Neil Meron

{{short description|American film and television producer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Neil Meron | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|10|26}}<ref name="LAT 2003"/> | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], New York | education = [[Brooklyn College]] | occupation = film and television producer | years_active = 1989 – present | website = }}

'''Neil Meron''' (born October 26, 1955)<ref name="LAT 2003">{{cite web | last = Jensen | first = Elizabeth | title = Music men: Zadan-Meron change tune, leap into action-adventure | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/01/08/music-men-3/ | work = Los Angeles Times | date = January 8, 2003 | quote = Meron, 48}}</ref><ref name="glbtq" /> is an American film producer known for producing the [[Film adaptation|film adaptations]] of ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' and ''[[Hairspray (2007 film)|Hairspray]]''. With partner [[Craig Zadan]] he ran the production company Storyline Entertainment until Zadan's death in 2018. Meron continues to run the company.

==Life and career== Meron, born in Brooklyn, New York, attended [[Samuel J. Tilden High School]] in the same borough and [[Brooklyn College]], graduating in 1976. He is [[Jewish]]. <ref>Pop Entertainment Archives. [https://www.popentertainmentarchives.com/post/neil-meron-and-marc-platt-resurrecting-jesus-christ-superstar-live-in-concert]. </ref> He became Zadan's assistant with the duo working for [[Joseph Papp]] at the [[Public Theater]] in the 1970s.<ref>Neumaier, Joe. [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2007/07/15/2007-07-15_music_men.html#ixzz0QW8SUV6R "Music men"]. ''New York Daily News''. July 15, 2007.</ref> They formed the production company "Storyline Entertainment", producing films and television features.<ref name="glbtq">[http://www.glbtq.com/arts/zadan_c.html Zadan, Craig (b. 1949), and Neil Meron (b. 1955)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004183532/http://www.glbtq.com/arts/zadan_c.html |date=October 4, 2009 }}. glbtq.com. Accessed September 8, 2009.</ref> He is openly [[homosexual|gay]].<ref name=glbtq/><ref name="Advocate">{{cite journal |date=December 24, 2002 |first=Michael |last=Giltz |title=''Chicago''{{`s}} gay mafia |journal=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JGQEAAAAMBAJ&q=craig-zadan+neil-meron+gay&pg=PA59 |accessdate=December 21, 2013 }}</ref>

''Back'', from Storyline Entertainment and [[CBS]] Paramount Network, is a 2009 CBS television pilot which centers on a man (portrayed by [[Skeet Ulrich]]) who disappeared in the wake of the [[9/11]] terrorist attacks- but who suddenly shows up, eight years later. The story was to follow the man as he reconnects with his family and adjusts to a world that has dramatically changed. Dean Widenmann wrote the project and was to serve as supervising producer, while Storyline's Zadan and Meron were Executive Producers.

He and [[Craig Zadan]] have produced the [[85th Academy Awards|85th]], [[86th Academy Awards|86th]] and [[87th Academy Awards|87th]] Oscar telecasts.

==Filmography== *''[[If Looks Could Kill (film)|If Looks Could Kill]]'' (1991) *''[[Gypsy: A Musical Fable#Film and TV versions|Gypsy]]'' (1993) (TV) *''[[Twists of Terror]]'' (1997) (TV) Executive Producer *''[[Cinderella (1997 film)|Cinderella]]'' (1997) *''[[Annie (1999 film)|Annie]]'' (1999) *''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' (2002) *''[[Lucy (2003 film)|Lucy]]'' (2003) *''[[The Music Man (2003 film)|The Music Man]]'' (2003) (TV) *''[[It's All Relative]]'' (2004) (TV, 11 episodes) *''[[GLAAD Media Awards|16th Annual GLAAD Media Awards]]'' (2005) (TV) *''[[Wedding Wars]]'' (2006) (TV) *''[[The Bucket List]]'' (2007) *''[[Hairspray (2007 film)|Hairspray]]'' (2007) *''[[Living Proof (2008 film)|Living Proof]]'' (2008) *''[[A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film)|A Raisin in the Sun]]'' (2008) (TV) *''[[Drop Dead Diva]]'' (2009) (TV) *''[[Footloose (2011 film)|Footloose]]'' (2011)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068242/ Footloose (2011)]. IMDb.com.</ref> *''[[Smash (TV series)|Smash]]'' (2012) (TV) *''[[Steel Magnolias (2012 film)|Steel Magnolias]]'' (2012) (TV) *''[[Bonnie & Clyde (2013 miniseries)|Bonnie and Clyde: Dead and Alive]]'' (2013) (TV) *''[[The Sound of Music Live!]]'' (2013) (TV) *''[[Peter Pan Live!]]'' (2014) (TV) *''[[The Wiz Live!]]'' (2015) (TV) *''[[Hairspray Live!]]'' (2016) (TV) *''[[Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert]]'' (2018) (TV) *''[[Annie Live!]]'' (2021) (TV) *''[[13 (2022 film)|13]]'' (2022)

==Awards and nominations== In 2008, Zadan and Meron were awarded the Career Achievement Award by the Casting Society of America. He has been nominated for the [[Emmy Award]] eight times, along with his co-executive producer Zadan (and the respective producers).

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0581117}}

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