Larry Tanz
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Larry Tanz is an entertainment industry executive.
Tanz served four years as CEO and President of LivePlanet
, the entertainment company founded by Matt Damon
and Ben Affleck
. He oversaw strategy and operations, as well as key projects for the company. He led the company through its only four years of profitability. Tanz joined LivePlanet during the startup phase in late summer 2000 from AOL Time Warner, where he was Director of Strategy and Operations. At AOL Time Warner, he was a founder of Netscape
Netbusiness. Before joining AOLTW he was a Senior Associate at Mercer Management Consulting (now named Oliver Wyman
), where he helped Fortune 100 clients develop and implement new products and strategies.
Tanz co-founded a charity in 2006 with partners Matt Damon
, Keith Quinn
, and Marc Joubert which later became known as H2O Africa Foundation
.
He was also on the staff of the Harvard Lampoon
.
Tanz served four years as CEO and President of LivePlanet
LivePlanet
LivePlanet is a production company that invests in content for television and new media platforms. It was founded in 2000.-History:The company was started by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore and Sean Bailey...
, the entertainment company founded by Matt Damon
Matt Damon
Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon is an American actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting , from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck...
and Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt , better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in Kevin Smith's films such as Mallrats and Chasing Amy...
. He oversaw strategy and operations, as well as key projects for the company. He led the company through its only four years of profitability. Tanz joined LivePlanet during the startup phase in late summer 2000 from AOL Time Warner, where he was Director of Strategy and Operations. At AOL Time Warner, he was a founder of Netscape
Netscape
Netscape Communications is a US computer services company, best known for Netscape Navigator, its web browser. When it was an independent company, its headquarters were in Mountain View, California...
Netbusiness. Before joining AOLTW he was a Senior Associate at Mercer Management Consulting (now named Oliver Wyman
Oliver Wyman
Oliver Wyman is an international management consulting firm. Founded in 1984, the firm adopted its current form in May 2007, when Mercer Oliver Wyman joined with Mercer Management Consulting and Mercer Delta to become one firm named Oliver Wyman. Oliver Wyman is headquartered in New York City with...
), where he helped Fortune 100 clients develop and implement new products and strategies.
Tanz co-founded a charity in 2006 with partners Matt Damon
Matt Damon
Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon is an American actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting , from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck...
, Keith Quinn
Keith Quinn
Keith Quinn may refer to:*Keith Quinn , New Zealand sports commentator*Keith Quinn , Irish footballer...
, and Marc Joubert which later became known as H2O Africa Foundation
H2O Africa Foundation
The H2O Africa Foundation has merged with WaterPartners to form Water.org. Water.org was co-founded by Matt Damon and Gary White of WaterPartners in July 2009....
.
He was also on the staff of the Harvard Lampoon
Harvard Lampoon
The Harvard Lampoon is an undergraduate humor publication founded in 1876 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Overview:Published since 1876, The Harvard Lampoon is the world's longest continually published humor magazine. It is also the second longest-running English-language humor...
.
Production credits
- Producer on the Emmy-nominated series Project GreenlightProject GreenlightProject Greenlight was a contest and television series focusing on first-time filmmakers being given the chance to direct a feature film. It was created by Alex Keledjian, developed by Eli Holzman and produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Sean Bailey, and Chris Moore through their production...
for Bravo Network and HBO - Producer on the film Running the SaharaRunning the SaharaRunning the Sahara is a documentary feature film that chronicles the Ray Zahab, Charlie Engle, and Kevin Lin's attempt to run across the entire Sahara desert...
- Executive Producer on the film First DescentFirst DescentFirst Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s.The snowboarders featured in this movie represent three generations of snowboarders and the progress this young sport has made over the past two decades...
for Universal PicturesUniversal Pictures-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire... - Executive Producer on the game Gears of War: Race to E3 for MTV NetworksMTV NetworksMTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operations of many television channels and Internet brands, including the original MTV channel in the United States...
and Xbox Live - Executive Producer of the series The Entertainer for E!E!E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
- Co-Producer on the feature film FeastFeast (film)Feast is a 2005 black comedy horror film, a result of Project Greenlights third season, the amateur filmmaking documentary series and contest. The winning team was composed of writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, and director John Gulager...
for Dimension FilmsDimension FilmsDimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. It was formerly used as Bob Weinstein's label within Miramax Films, to produce and release genre films... - Executive Producer on the online series Fan Club for MSNMSNMSN is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft. The Microsoft Network debuted as an online service and Internet service provider on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of the Windows 95 operating system.The range of services offered by MSN has changed since its...