Charlie Corwin
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Charlie Corwin is the founder and CEO of Original Media, a subsidiary of Endemol USA, which is headquartered in New York. He has produced a variety of critically acclaimed movies, television, and digital programs and was named one of Variety
's "10 Producers to Watch" in 2006.
Corwin co-founded Original Media in 2002. He has created and produced hundreds of hours of television including both scripted and unscripted series such as the TLC
series Miami Ink
and its spinoff LA Ink
, the Bravo series The Rachel Zoe Project
which returns for a fourth season in 2011, The Gayle King Show
which debuted in 2011 on OWN, and NBC
's The Philanthropist
Corwin's feature film credits include The Squid and the Whale
, Half Nelson
, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
, August and Twelve
, directed by Joel Schumacher
based on the best-selling novel of the same name. All of Corwin’s films have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
, and together have been nominated for two Academy Awards
. three Golden Globes (including Best Picture) and 14 Spirit Awards (including Best Picture).
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
's "10 Producers to Watch" in 2006.
Corwin co-founded Original Media in 2002. He has created and produced hundreds of hours of television including both scripted and unscripted series such as the TLC
TLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
series Miami Ink
Miami Ink
Miami Ink is an American reality show on TLC that follows the events that took place at a tattoo shop in Miami Beach, Florida. The show premiered in July 2005 and has finished broadcasting its fourth season...
and its spinoff LA Ink
LA Ink
LA Ink is an American reality show on TLC that follows the events of the High Voltage Tattoo tattoo studios in Los Angeles, California...
, the Bravo series The Rachel Zoe Project
The Rachel Zoe Project
The Rachel Zoe Project is an American reality docudrama series starring celebrity stylist, Rachel Zoe, and her styling assistants, Taylor Jacobson and Brad Goreski. The series premiered on September 9, 2008 on the Bravo television network...
which returns for a fourth season in 2011, The Gayle King Show
The Gayle King Show
The Gayle King Show is the name of several programs which have been hosted by Gayle King, friend and business associate of Oprah Winfrey. The first show to be called The Gayle King Show was a half-hour syndicated television show which lasted one season, running from 1997 to 1998.In September 2006,...
which debuted in 2011 on OWN, and NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's The Philanthropist
The Philanthropist
The Philanthropist is a quarterly academic journal devoted to the legal, management and accounting issues facing charitable and not-for-profit organizations in Canada. It was founded as an occasional publication of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Canadian Bar Association - Ontario in...
Corwin's feature film credits include The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 American drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach and produced by Wes Anderson. It tells the semi-autobiographical story of two boys in Brooklyn dealing with their parents' divorce in the 1980s. The film is named after a giant squid and sperm whale diorama...
, Half Nelson
Half Nelson (film)
Half Nelson is a 2006 American drama film directed by Ryan Fleck and written by Anna Boden and Fleck; it stars Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps and Anthony Mackie. The film was scored by Juno Award winning Canadian band - Broken Social Scene. Gosling received an Academy Award nomination for lead actor...
, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a 2006 American drama film based on a 2001 memoir of the same name by author and musician Dito Montiel, which describes his youth in Astoria, New York during the 1980s....
, August and Twelve
Twelve (film)
Twelve is a 2010 crime film directed by Joel Schumacher. The film was written by Jordan Melamed, adapted from the novel of the same name by Nick McDonell. The film tells a story of drug addiction, violence, and sex among wealthy teenagers from Manhattan's Upper East Side...
, directed by Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher
Joel T. Schumacher is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.-Early life:Schumacher was born in New York City, the son of Marian and Francis Schumacher. His mother was a Swedish Jew, and his father was a Baptist from Knoxville, Tennessee, who died when Joel was four years old...
based on the best-selling novel of the same name. All of Corwin’s films have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
, and together have been nominated for two Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
. three Golden Globes (including Best Picture) and 14 Spirit Awards (including Best Picture).