Stephen McEveety
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Stephen "Steve" McEveety is an American
film producer. The son of Joseph McEveety, and nephew of Bernard McEveety
and Vincent McEveety
, Hollywood film directors/producers, he has over 30 years experience in senior positions in the entertainment industry.
McEveety is one of six children, and attended Notre Dame High School and Loyola Marymount University
. He and his wife Susie have four children. As a child, Steve McEveety appeared in episodes of the golden age TV series Gunsmoke
, My Three Sons
, and Star Trek
. Later, he worked as an assistant director and production manager.
McEveety worked many years at Mel Gibson
's Icon Productions
where he executive produced What Women Want
, Payback, Anna Karenina
, Immortal Beloved
,
The Man Without a Face
and Braveheart
, the last of which garnered ten Academy Award nominations and won five. McEveety produced The Passion of the Christ
, Airborne, which he also wrote, as well as 187, Paparazzi, and We Were Soldiers
.
After completing an exclusive producing deal with Icon, McEveety partnered with David Segel
, John Shepherd
and Todd Burns to launch Mpower Pictures
. The company's first release was the Toronto Award Winning Bella
. McEveety produced An American Carol
, written & directed by David Zucker, and The Stoning of Soraya M.
, written & directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh
, that took 2nd Runner Up at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival. Through Mpower Pictures McEveety also produced the movie Snowmen
(October, 2011), which won the Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award, Runner-up, the Dallas International Film Festival Audience Award, the TIFF Sprockets Golden Sprocket Award and the Heartland Crystal Heart Award. Most recently, McEveety produced Machine Gun Preacher
with Mpower Pictures, in association with a number of other companies.
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film producer. The son of Joseph McEveety, and nephew of Bernard McEveety
Bernard McEveety
Bernard E. McEveety, Jr. was an American director.-Family:Born in New Rochelle, New York; his brothers, Vincent McEveety and Joseph McEveety were also Hollywood directors and producers...
and Vincent McEveety
Vincent McEveety
Vincent Michael McEveety is an American director and producer.- Career :TelevisionVince McEveety has directed numerous Emmy Award winning television series, including The Untouchables, Gunsmoke, six Star Trek , Magnum, P.I., How the...
, Hollywood film directors/producers, he has over 30 years experience in senior positions in the entertainment industry.
McEveety is one of six children, and attended Notre Dame High School and Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States...
. He and his wife Susie have four children. As a child, Steve McEveety appeared in episodes of the golden age TV series Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....
, My Three Sons
My Three Sons
My Three Sons is an American situation comedy. The series ran from 1960 to 1965 on ABC, and moved to CBS until its end on August 24, 1972. My Three Sons chronicles the life of a widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas , raising his three sons.The series was a cornerstone of the CBS...
, and Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
. Later, he worked as an assistant director and production manager.
McEveety worked many years at Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in...
's Icon Productions
Icon Productions
Icon Productions LLC is an American independent production company founded in August 1989 by actor/director Mel Gibson and Australian producing partner Bruce Davey.-History:Icon started when Gibson was having trouble in financing the 1990 film Hamlet...
where he executive produced What Women Want
What Women Want
What Women Want is a 2000 American romantic comedy film, directed by Nancy Meyers and starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. The movie was a box office success with a domestic gross of $182,811,707 and a worldwide gross of $374,111,707, against a budget of $70 million.-Plot:Nick Marshall, a Chicago...
, Payback, Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1997 film)
Anna Karenina is a 1997 film by director Bernard Rose, and starring Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean. The film is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Leo Tolstoy. It was the first international version to be filmed entirely in Russia, at locations in St...
, Immortal Beloved
Immortal Beloved (film)
Immortal Beloved is a 1994 film about the life of composer Ludwig van Beethoven . The story follows Beethoven's secretary and first biographer Anton Schindler as he attempts to ascertain the true identity of the Unsterbliche Geliebte addressed in three letters found in the late composer's private...
,
The Man Without a Face
The Man Without a Face
The Man Without a Face is a 1993 drama film starring and directed by Mel Gibson. The film is based on Isabelle Holland's 1972 novel of the same name. Gibson's directorial debut received respectful reviews from most critics.-Plot:...
and Braveheart
Braveheart
Braveheart is a 1995 epic historical drama war film directed by and starring Mel Gibson. The film was written for the screen and then novelized by Randall Wallace...
, the last of which garnered ten Academy Award nominations and won five. McEveety produced The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American drama film directed by Mel Gibson and starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus. It depicts the Passion of Jesus largely according to the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John...
, Airborne, which he also wrote, as well as 187, Paparazzi, and We Were Soldiers
We Were Soldiers
We Were Soldiers is a 2002 American war film that dramatizes the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14, 1965. The film was directed by Randall Wallace and stars Mel Gibson. It is based on the book We Were Soldiers Once… And Young by Lieutenant General Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L...
.
After completing an exclusive producing deal with Icon, McEveety partnered with David Segel
David Segel
David Alexander Segel is an American businessman, currently residing in the State of California with his wife and three children. Segel is an active investor in financial services and media assets...
, John Shepherd
John Shepherd (actor)
John Shepherd is an American actor and producer who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role in the 1985 horror film Friday the 13th: A New Beginning as Tommy Jarvis and speaks in the commentary of the Deluxe Edition of the film in 2009.Other movies he starred in were...
and Todd Burns to launch Mpower Pictures
Mpower Pictures
Mpower Pictures is the production company of David Segel, Stephen McEveety, John Shepherd , and Todd Matthew Burns.Mpower Pictures was launched with Bella , winner of the Toronto Film Festival People's Choice Award, produced in association with Metanoia Films.Since then, Mpower Pictures has...
. The company's first release was the Toronto Award Winning Bella
Bella (film)
Bella is a 2006 film directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde starring Eduardo Verastegui and Tammy Blanchard. Set in New York City, the film is about the events of one day and the impact on the characters' lives.-Plot:...
. McEveety produced An American Carol
An American Carol
An American Carol is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Zucker and starring Kevin Farley. In some other countries the film is known as Big Fat Important Movie...
, written & directed by David Zucker, and The Stoning of Soraya M.
The Stoning of Soraya M.
The Stoning of Soraya M. is a 2008 American drama film adapted from French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam's 1990 book La Femme Lapidée, based on a true story...
, written & directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Cyrus Nowrasteh , born September 19, 1956, is an American screenwriter and director of theatrical films, television shows, and made-for-TV movies. He is best known for his involvement in the controversial docudrama The Path to 9/11.- Biography :...
, that took 2nd Runner Up at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival. Through Mpower Pictures McEveety also produced the movie Snowmen
Snowmen (film)
Snowmen is a family film written and directed by Robert Kirbyson. It was released at the Tribeca Film Festival on May 1, 2010. According to the Hollywood Reporter, "the film might prove a bit too offbeat for mainstream theatrical success, though it might well prove popular on DVD and cable."The...
(October, 2011), which won the Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award, Runner-up, the Dallas International Film Festival Audience Award, the TIFF Sprockets Golden Sprocket Award and the Heartland Crystal Heart Award. Most recently, McEveety produced Machine Gun Preacher
Machine Gun Preacher
Machine Gun Preacher is a 2011 action biopic film about Sam Childers, a biking preacher-defender of Sudanese orphans. The movie was written by Jason Keller, directed by Marc Forster and stars Scottish actor Gerard Butler as Childers...
with Mpower Pictures, in association with a number of other companies.