Rod Dovlin
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Rod Dovlin is a producer, director, and writer
of television
and film
projects. He currently serves as producer for the NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
TV program, in association with KDOC-TV
in Los Angeles
.
Dovlin is best known for his behind-the-scenes
documentary
work on feature films for major studios, including Terminator Salvation
, The Princess and the Frog, Bolt
, Jonah Hex
, My Bloody Valentine 3D and the upcoming Warrior
(starring Tom Hardy
).
Dovlin's behind-the-scenes work led him to syndicated television programming, where he contributed to programs including Extra
, Entertainment Tonight
, Hard Copy
and Access Hollywood
.
In addition, Dovlin worked for E! Entertainment Television, in an on-camera role as a correspondent for their long running series, The Gossip Show. Dovlin was offered to host the show, after the departure of hostess Downtown Julie Brown
over a contract dispute. Dovlin declined the offer, instead taking the position of music
reporter for the network's E! News Daily program.
Starting out in 1988, at the now-defunct PASS Sports (covering games for the Detroit Red Wings
, Detroit Pistons
, and Detroit Tigers
), Dovlin left Michigan for Los Angeles in 1993. Unable to find work as a TV producer, Dovlin began writing for a new local entertainment publication, AXCESS Magazine. Within his first year with the magazine, he had become the Entertainment Editor and brought in cover stories with celebs like Quentin Tarantino
, Salma Hayek
, Sandra Bullock
, Robert Rodriguez
and many others.
While writing for the magazine, Dovlin was approached by a casting agent who said that he "had the look" for a TV show she was currently casting. That show was Beverly Hills 90210 and, despite the lack of any professional acting experience, that chance meeting led to Dovlin's three seasons of work on "90210", as well as reoccurring appearances on the West Coast based soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful
.
It was during this time when Dovlin was contacted by the talent department at E! Entertainment Television about appearing on their network. Dovlin became the first on-camera talent to appear on two programs (E! News Daily and The Gossip Show) simultaneously on E!
Uneasy with life in front of the camera, Dovlin began to work as a freelance television producer for numerous outlets. Dovlin's exceptional interview skills and easy-going manner with celebrities led to work for Warner Bros. Pictures, Atlantic Records
, Walt Disney Pictures
, PepsiCo
, Sony Pictures, Lion's Gate Films, Starbucks
and numerous other studios, labels, corporations and networks.
Dovlin was once rumored to be part of the cast of the TMZ
television series. This was not true, however, the rumor most likely began due to Dovlin's involvement in developing TMZ
from a web site into a TV series, but Dovlin departed the production before the series came to air.
Dovlin has also written and directed numerous commercials and promos for companies including T.G.I. Friday's
and JAKKS Pacific
.
Currently, Dovlin serves as Senior Producer for Black Diamond Media, Inc. and remains based in Los Angeles.
(TV series) (producer
) (2010
)
My Bloody Valentine 3D (Making of): Deep Inside 'My Bloody Valentine (video documentary short) (producer
) (2009
)
My Bloody Valentine 3D: Sex, Blood and Screams - The Make-up Effects (video documentary short) (producer
)(2009
)
HBO First Look
– Terminator Salvation
(TV series documentary) (associate producer) (2009)
The Family That Preys
, Behind the Scenes: Casting the Family (video documentary short) (associate producer) (2009
)
The Family That Preys
, Behind the Scenes: Two Families, Two Legends (video documentary short) (associate producer) (2009
)
The Family That Preys
, Behind the Scenes: Delving Into the Diner (video documentary short) (associate producer) (2009
)
The Family That Preys
, Behind the Scenes: Preying in the Big Easy (video documentary short) (associate producer) (2009
)
Making a Scene (Fox Movie Channel
TV series documentary)
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
of television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
projects. He currently serves as producer for the NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood is a professional wrestling television program for the National Wrestling Alliance that currently airs on KDOC-TV Los Angeles in the United States. The series premiere was on September 17, 2010....
TV program, in association with KDOC-TV
KDOC-TV
KDOC-TV is an independent television station based in Orange County, California . The station's transmitter is located on Mount Wilson, California...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Dovlin is best known for his behind-the-scenes
Making-of
In cinema, a making-of, also known as behind-the-scenes, is a documentary film that features the production of a film or television program...
documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
work on feature films for major studios, including Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by McG and starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. The fourth installment in the Terminator series, the film is set in 2018 and focuses on the war between Skynet and humanity, with the human Resistance fighting...
, The Princess and the Frog, Bolt
Bolt
-Fasteners:*A cap screw, as used in a bolted joint*Screw, a cylindrical threaded fastener*Dead bolt, a kind of locking mechanism*Bolt , an anchor point used in rock climbing-Weaponry:*Bolt , a mechanism used in firearms...
, Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
Jonah Woodson Hex is a Western comic book antihero created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga and published by DC Comics. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is horribly scarred on the right side. Despite his poor reputation and personality, Hex is bound by a personal...
, My Bloody Valentine 3D and the upcoming Warrior
Warrior
A warrior is a person skilled in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based society that recognizes a separate warrior class.-Warrior classes in tribal culture:...
(starring Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy
Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy is an English actor. He is best known for playing the title character in the 2008 British film Bronson, the character of Eames in Inception, and the villain Praetor Shinzon in Star Trek Nemesis...
).
Dovlin's behind-the-scenes work led him to syndicated television programming, where he contributed to programs including Extra
Extra
Extra, extras or xtra may refer to:* Extra , a performer who appears in a nonspeaking capacity* Extra , a term in the sport of cricket* Extra , a brand of chewing gum...
, Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
, Hard Copy
Hard Copy
Hard Copy is an American tabloid news television show that ran in syndication from 1989 to 1999. Hard Copy was aggressive in its use of questionable material on television, including gratuitous violence....
and Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein. In previous years, Doug Dougherty and...
.
In addition, Dovlin worked for E! Entertainment Television, in an on-camera role as a correspondent for their long running series, The Gossip Show. Dovlin was offered to host the show, after the departure of hostess Downtown Julie Brown
Downtown Julie Brown
Julie Dorne Brown, also known as Downtown Julie Brown , is an English actress and former MTV VJ.Of mixed race, Brown's father, Valentine Brown, was Jamaican and her mother, Doreen, is white...
over a contract dispute. Dovlin declined the offer, instead taking the position of music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
reporter for the network's E! News Daily program.
Starting out in 1988, at the now-defunct PASS Sports (covering games for the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
, Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
, and Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
), Dovlin left Michigan for Los Angeles in 1993. Unable to find work as a TV producer, Dovlin began writing for a new local entertainment publication, AXCESS Magazine. Within his first year with the magazine, he had become the Entertainment Editor and brought in cover stories with celebs like Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
, Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek
Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez de Pinault is a Mexican film actress, director and producer. She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role as Frida Kahlo in the film Frida.-Early life:...
, Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Annette Bullock is an Academy Award winning American actress and producer who rose to fame in the 1990s after roles in successful films such as Demolition Man, Speed, The Net, A Time to Kill, and While You Were Sleeping. She continued with films such as Miss Congeniality, The Lake House,...
, Robert Rodriguez
Robert Rodriguez
Robert Anthony Rodríguez is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and musician. He shoots and produces many of his films in his native Texas and Mexico. He has directed such films as Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn, The Faculty, Spy Kids, Sin City, Planet...
and many others.
While writing for the magazine, Dovlin was approached by a casting agent who said that he "had the look" for a TV show she was currently casting. That show was Beverly Hills 90210 and, despite the lack of any professional acting experience, that chance meeting led to Dovlin's three seasons of work on "90210", as well as reoccurring appearances on the West Coast based soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
.
It was during this time when Dovlin was contacted by the talent department at E! Entertainment Television about appearing on their network. Dovlin became the first on-camera talent to appear on two programs (E! News Daily and The Gossip Show) simultaneously on E!
Uneasy with life in front of the camera, Dovlin began to work as a freelance television producer for numerous outlets. Dovlin's exceptional interview skills and easy-going manner with celebrities led to work for Warner Bros. Pictures, Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
, PepsiCo
PepsiCo
PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company...
, Sony Pictures, Lion's Gate Films, Starbucks
Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
and numerous other studios, labels, corporations and networks.
Dovlin was once rumored to be part of the cast of the TMZ
TMZ on TV
TMZ on TV, or simply TMZ and TMZTV, is an American syndicated entertainment and gossip news television show that premiered on September 10, 2007. The program is generally aired on Fox, The CW and MyNetworkTV affiliates, though a majority of the stations that carry the series are Fox affiliates...
television series. This was not true, however, the rumor most likely began due to Dovlin's involvement in developing TMZ
TMZ.com
TMZ.com is a celebrity news website that debuted on November 8, 2005. It was a collaboration between America Online and Telepictures Productions, a division of Warner Bros., until Time Warner divested AOL in 2009. However, it is still affiliated with AOL News and has the AOL News logo affixed in...
from a web site into a TV series, but Dovlin departed the production before the series came to air.
Dovlin has also written and directed numerous commercials and promos for companies including T.G.I. Friday's
T.G.I. Friday's
T.G.I. Friday's is an American restaurant chain focusing on casual dining. The company is a unit of the Carlson Companies. Its name is taken from the expression TGIF...
and JAKKS Pacific
Jakks Pacific
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a designer and marketer of toys and consumer products, with a range of products that feature numerous children's toy licenses...
.
Currently, Dovlin serves as Senior Producer for Black Diamond Media, Inc. and remains based in Los Angeles.
TV and Film
NWA Championship Wrestling from HollywoodNWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood is a professional wrestling television program for the National Wrestling Alliance that currently airs on KDOC-TV Los Angeles in the United States. The series premiere was on September 17, 2010....
(TV series) (producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
) (2010
2010 in American television
The following is a list of events that affected American television in 2010, a year marked by the usual debuts, cancellations, and continuations of shows; the launches, closures, or rebrandings of channels; but also significant cable/satellite carriage disputes, as well as...
)
My Bloody Valentine 3D (Making of): Deep Inside 'My Bloody Valentine (video documentary short) (producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
) (2009
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
)
My Bloody Valentine 3D: Sex, Blood and Screams - The Make-up Effects (video documentary short) (producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
)(2009
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
)
HBO First Look
HBO First Look
HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in 1992 with a documentary on A League of Their Own starring Tom Hanks, and still airs today. The series shows behind-the-scenes looks at the filming and interviews with the actors. The show...
– Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by McG and starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. The fourth installment in the Terminator series, the film is set in 2018 and focuses on the war between Skynet and humanity, with the human Resistance fighting...
(TV series documentary) (associate producer) (2009)
The Family That Preys
The Family That Preys
The Family That Preys is a 2008 American drama written, produced and directed by Tyler Perry. The screenplay, focuses on two families, one wealthy and the other working class, whose lives are intertwined in both love and business....
, Behind the Scenes: Casting the Family (video documentary short) (associate producer) (2009
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
)
The Family That Preys
The Family That Preys
The Family That Preys is a 2008 American drama written, produced and directed by Tyler Perry. The screenplay, focuses on two families, one wealthy and the other working class, whose lives are intertwined in both love and business....
, Behind the Scenes: Two Families, Two Legends (video documentary short) (associate producer) (2009
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
)
The Family That Preys
The Family That Preys
The Family That Preys is a 2008 American drama written, produced and directed by Tyler Perry. The screenplay, focuses on two families, one wealthy and the other working class, whose lives are intertwined in both love and business....
, Behind the Scenes: Delving Into the Diner (video documentary short) (associate producer) (2009
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
)
The Family That Preys
The Family That Preys
The Family That Preys is a 2008 American drama written, produced and directed by Tyler Perry. The screenplay, focuses on two families, one wealthy and the other working class, whose lives are intertwined in both love and business....
, Behind the Scenes: Preying in the Big Easy (video documentary short) (associate producer) (2009
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
)
Making a Scene (Fox Movie Channel
Fox Movie Channel
The Fox Movie Channel is a channel which shows movies uncut and commercial-free.-Overview:Movie content consists mainly of selections from 20th Century Fox's library of releases through the 1990s and movies produced exclusively for television. Widescreen versions are shown whenever available....
TV series documentary)
- The Day the Earth Stood StillThe Day the Earth Stood StillThe Day the Earth Stood Still is a 1951 American science fiction film directed by Robert Wise and written by Edmund H. North based on the short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates. The film stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Sam Jaffe, and Hugh Marlowe...
(1 January 2008) - (producerTelevision producerThe primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
) (2008) - Nim's IslandNim's IslandNim's Island is a 2008 Australian adventure-fantasy film directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin and starring Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler. The story is based on the book Nim's Island by Wendy Orr. A young girl, Nim, seeks help from the author of her favorite adventure...
(30 April 2008) - (producerTelevision producerThe primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
) (2008) - Mirrors (31 August 2008) - (associate producer)(2008)
- City of EmberCity of EmberCity of Ember is a 2008 science fiction-fantasy film based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Jeanne DuPrau. It was directed by Gil Kenan from a screenplay by Caroline Thompson, and stars Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Bill Murray, Mackenzie Crook, Martin Landau and Tim Robbins.-Plot:In the...
(26 September 2008) - (producerTelevision producerThe primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
) (2008) - Meet DaveMeet DaveMeet Dave is a 2008 American family comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and starring Eddie Murphy. The film was co-written by Bill Corbett and Rob Greenberg...
(30 September 2008) - (associate producer) (2008) - Max PayneMax PayneMax Payne is a BAFTA Award–winning third-person shooter video game developed by Finnish developers Remedy Entertainment and published by Gathering of Developers in July 2001 for Microsoft Windows. Ports created later in the year for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and the GameBoy Advance were published by...
(30 November 2008) - (associate producer) (2008) - Dragonball Evolution (1 January 2009) - (associate producer)) (2009)
- 12 Rounds12 Rounds12 Rounds is a British rock band formed by Atticus Ross and singer Claudia Sarne, who are married. After the release of their first album, Jitter Juice, they toured with the Sneaker Pimps. 12 Rounds played the Reading Festival in 1996...
(1 January 2009) - (producerTelevision producerThe primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
)(2009) - Street FighterStreet Fighter, commonly abbreviated as SF, is a series of Fighting Games developed in Japan in which the players pit the video games' competitive fighters from around the world, each with his or her own unique fighting style, against one another...
(1 January 2009) - (associate producer) (2009)
Miscellaneous
- What's Your Wish? (ABC FamilyABC FamilyABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
TV movie) (co-producer) (2003)
External links
- Rod Dovlin's page on IMDB
- http://www.facebook.com/roddovlinRod Dovlin on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
] - http://www.twitter.com/roddovlinRod Dovlin on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
] - Rod Dovlin at Black Diamond Media
- Rod Dovlin at NWA Hollywood