PAUL ADLER
E-MAIL:pauladler@earthlink.net

online resume

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TELEVISION PRODUCER
THE TV GUIDE CHANNEL                                                             9/99 - present
SEGMENT PRODUCER
Write and edit stories for INSIDER, the TV GUIDE CHANNEL's signature celebrity profile segment;  produce breaking news stories for ENTERTAINMENT NEWS;  develop new programming, including CELEBRITY DISH, an irreverent look at celebrity entertaining and cooking.

Have produced recent interviews with:  Martin Short, Roma Downey, Dixie Chicks, Sarah Ferguson, Carson Daly, Jo Dee Messina, Emme, others.

E! Online
E! Entertainment
Television
 
 
 

E! ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION,  New York, NY                      2/97 – 9/99
FREELANCE FIELD  AND  SEGMENT PRODUCER 
Conduct on-camera interviews; research, write, and supervise editing of stories (Avid, etc.); direct camera crews on location.

E!shows include:  E! NEWS DAILY, CELEBRITY PROFILE, BEHIND THE SCENES, THE GOSSIP SHOW, TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY, MODEL, FASHION EMERGENCY, ON E! (original specials) and 
E! INTERNATIONAL.

Long-form interviews:  Anne Heche, Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Denzel Washington, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Gloria Estefan, 
Franco Zeffirelli, Andrea Bocelli, Lisa McRee, Robin Leach, Michael Keaton, Queen Latifah, Michael Bolton, Joan Rivers, Enya, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Calvin Klein, Randy Travis, Christie Brinkley, Stephanie Seymour, Daisy Fuentes, Tyra Banks, Quentin Tarentino, Tommy Hilfiger, Gloria Reuben, Irwin Winkler, Ed Pressman, Paul Schrader, Norman Jewison, and Harvey Weinstein.


STYLE shows include: DINING IN STYLE: LE CIRQUE (Co-Producer); DINING IN STYLE: NOBU (Producer), DINING IN STYLE:  FIREBIRD  (Producer), HOMES WITH STYLE (Field Producer), MODEL (Field Producer), WHAT IS STYLE (Field Producer).

Recent interviews:  Todd Oldham, Michael Kors, Brewer Twins, Cynthia Rowley, Amber Valetta, Inez Rivero, Alek Wek, Tomiko, Leilani Bishop, Matt King.

TELEPICTURES PRODUCTIONS / WB NETWORK                                   7/98
FIELD PRODUCER
SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE'S FALL 1998 FASHION PREVIEW show.
TF1 TELEVISION NETWORK   Paris, France                                10/96–12/96
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER/VOICE-OVER
"THAT’S THE REVUE," a 90-minute New Year’s Eve special for France’s #1-rated network, on the history of the French Musical Revue.
Co-hosted by Liza Minnelli.
WNEV-TELEVISION/ CBS (Currently WHDH/NBC) Boston, MA 1983-1984
ON-AIR HOST/PRODUCER
Hosted/produced a series of ½ hour, prime-time specials which addressed the problems of adolescence (alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, etc.).

ON-AIR REPORTER for LOOK, a two-hour daily, live magazine-format program based on the magazine.

  OTHER MEDIA EXPERIENCE
The Daily News Current THE DAILY NEWS CURRENT  New York & Paris, France         6/96 – 10/97
COLUMNIST
Weekly columnist for an internet-based daily newspaper (former Paris correspondent).  Column covered Entertainment, Multimedia, Travel.
NBC ENTERTAINMENT  Los Angeles, CA                                       1992-1993
MANAGER OF CASTING
Worked closely with the Sr. Vice-President of Talent in supervising the casting of prime-time drama series, as well as M.O.W.s and mini-series; 
Collaborated on the development of new series concerning the placement of talent;
Assisted with the negotiation of contracts for actors and freelance casting directors employed by the network.
WALT DISNEY AND TOUCHSTONE PICTURES  Los Angeles, CA      1992
MANAGER OF CASTING
Worked closely with the Vice-President of Casting in supervising the casting of feature films for Walt Disney and Touchstone Pictures
Acted as liaison between studio executives and freelance casting directors during pre-production of films.
PAUL ADLER CASTING, INC.  Los Angeles, CA                             1987-1991
CASTING DIRECTOR/CASTING ASSOCIATE  (see below)
Handled all aspects of casting, including research, auditions, budgets, and contract negotiation.
EDUCATION
SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE           Bronxville, New York
Concentrations in journalism, psychology, literature and production of film/theatre.
ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM        Arlington, MA
Diploma with Honors, 1984
MISCELLANEOUS

Languages:       French (fluent), some German.

Other:               Have worked as a professional translator (French to English) for several major 
                         companies, including Reebok, Airwick, 3M, TF-1 TV, and Broadway Books.

Computers:       MS Word for Macintosh and PC (Windows 95), Netscape, others.

CASTING DIRECTOR &                           ** (see note below)
CASTING ASSOCIATE / ASSISTANT CREDITS 

















 

CASTING ASSOCIATE / ASSISTANT:
    FATAL ATTRACTION  Michael Douglas, Glenn Close
    WALL STREET   Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen
    BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY Tom Cruise
    UNCLE BUCK   John Candy, Macaulay Culkin
    HONEY I BLEW UP THE KID Rick Moranis
    THREE MEN AND A LITTLE LADY Tom Selleck, Ted Danson
    PROMISED LAND  Meg Ryan, Kiefer Sutherland
    BACKTRACK   Jodie Foster, Dennis Hopper
CASTING DIRECTOR:
    ZANDALEE   Nicolas Cage, Marisa Tomei
    PAST MIDNIGHT   Natasha Richardson, Rutger Hauer
    PRAGUE   Sandrine Bonnaire, Bruno Ganz
    DEAD ON   Ray Sharkey
 
 updated May 2000

**a note to actors:
While I appreciate your correspondence and links to your pictures and resumes,
please note that I am no longer working as a Casting Director and am therefore
no longer in any position to assist you in you search for work in this field.