# Tony Leech

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{{short description|American filmmaker (born 1968)}}

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{{Infobox person
|name = Tony Leech
|image =TonyLeechProfilePic01.jpg
|birth_date = {{birth_date_and_age|1968|5|28}}
|birth_place = [Southfield, Michigan](/source/Southfield%2C_Michigan), U.S
|occupation = Filmmaker
|years_active = 1990–present
}}

'''Tony Leech''' (born May 28, 1968) is an American filmmaker. He attended [Oral Roberts University](/source/Oral_Roberts_University) in [Tulsa, Oklahoma](/source/Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma).  While a student there, Leech and fellow ORU student Mark Steele, along with some friends, wrote and performed a sketch comedy show called '''Standing Room Only''', or SRO.  Leech acted, wrote, directed, and edited for the ''[Fire By Nite](/source/Fire_By_Nite)'' Christian variety show that was based at [Willie George Ministries](/source/Willie_George_Ministries) in [Tulsa](/source/Tulsa). He also worked on projects with [Teen Mania Ministries](/source/Teen_Mania_Ministries), then based in Tulsa and headed by ORU-alumnus [Ron Luce](/source/Ron_Luce).

Tony acted in the 1990 music video/short film ''[Beyond Belief](/source/Beyond_Belief_(1990_film))'' by the [Christian rock](/source/Christian_rock) band [Petra](/source/Petra_(band)).  He was a writer for the Christian variety show ''Carman: Time 2'' hosted by singer [Carman (singer)](/source/Carman_(singer)).  In 1999, Leech acted in 3 feature films, ''Pit of Vipers'', ''[Holy Hollywood](/source/Holy_Hollywood)'' (along with [Mickey Rooney](/source/Mickey_Rooney) and [Camille Keaton](/source/Camille_Keaton)) and ''[Chillicothe](/source/Chillicothe_(film))'', a [Todd Edwards](/source/Todd_Edwards_(film_writer)) film on which he also served as first assistant director.

Leech later served as co-writer, co-director, and editor of the 2005 animated feature film ''[Hoodwinked!](/source/Hoodwinked!)'', in conjunction with friends [Cory Edwards](/source/Cory_Edwards) and [Todd Edwards](/source/Todd_Edwards_(film_writer)). The film was released by [The Weinstein Company](/source/The_Weinstein_Company). In 2006, he created and sold the animated project ''[Escape from Planet Earth](/source/Escape_from_Planet_Earth)'' — a story about a group of aliens from around the universe who attempt a prison break from Area 51 — to [The Weinstein Company](/source/The_Weinstein_Company). He then collaborated with the Edwards brothers again to write ''[Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil](/source/Hoodwinked_Too!_Hood_vs._Evil)'', the 2011 sequel to ''[Hoodwinked!](/source/Hoodwinked!)''.

Leech has also written, directed and edited a number of short films, including "Squared," selected as Horror Short of the Week by [Blumhouse](/source/Blumhouse), "Gene," an official selection of the 2010 [Woodstock Film Festival](/source/Woodstock_Film_Festival), and "Exit Interview," winner of Chapter 7 for [Canon](/source/Canon_(company)) & [Vimeo](/source/Vimeo)'s "The Story Beyond the Still" contest. Several of Leech's short films can be seen on [Vimeo](/source/Vimeo).

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0498555}}
*[http://vimeo.com/tonyleech Tony Leech]
*[http://www.blumhouse.com/2017/04/27/horror-short-of-the-week-face-the-stranger-within-in-squared/ ]

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