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As Co-Founder and CEO of Insomnia Media Group (IMG), Jeffrey Bowler stands at the helm of one of the most versatile entertainment companies in Hollywood. Insomnia's services run the gamut from film development and production to financing as well as book publishing. In October 2008, the Academy Awards named Bowler's documentary "Downstream" as one of the "short listed" films that would be in Oscar contention.

Since co-founding the firm in 2002, Bowler has navigated Insomnia's success in producing and financing films such The Grand, starring Woody Harrelson, Ray Romano and Cheryl Hines, which was named "one of the top ensemble comedies of the past 25 years" as well as producing the highly anticipated 2009 release of the Brittany Murphy thriller, "Across The Hall". Bowler recently wrapped production on the feature film "Minkow" which will be in theaters in 2010. Early in Bowler's career he served as Executive Producer and director of the Emmy-nominated series "Driven" for VH1.

At the age of 20, Bowler got his early start in the entertainment industry in 1994 after moving from Boston to Los Angeles. At the age of 22, he was a top creative/business executive at Bandai overseeing one of the most successful product license successes of the 1990s, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. After a successful stint at Bandai, at the age of 24, Bowler became a leading executive at the World Wresting Federation (now the WWE), overseeing the entertainment entities talent development, licensing and branding.

During his tenure at the WWF, the company experienced record breaking revenues and television ratings worldwide and the launch of WWE Films. During Bowler's time at WWF the company launched Dwayne Johnson aka "The Rock" into a marketable box office star successfully through co-producing the feature films The Mummy Returns and The Scorpion King. At the WWF, Bowler cemented key relationships with most major movie studios and television networks which eventually inspired him to go on and start Insomnia Media Group with close friend Bret Saxon in 1999. The new company quickly became a success with Bowler securing a three year "house keeping" deal at MTV Networks and in 2004 securing Insomnia Media Group an exclusive "first look" deal at Fox TV Studios, where IMG became the main contributor to the studios development/production slate with over 50 television shows picked up under the deal with Fox. In 2007, Insomnia Media Group received $550M in private equity funding to expand the firm's ability to fund additional in-house movie projects, purchase film libraries and look to make strategic acquisitions of talent and entertainment management firms. Beyond his work with Insomnia Media Group, Bowler is a member of the Producers Guild of America and was the youngest invited speaker at NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives). He also writes, directs and produces. Bowler is currently ramping out to start production on the high profile TV series "The Saint". In the summer of 2010 Bowler will be directing the feature film comedy "Low Blow" with his business partner Bret Saxon. Bowler and Saxon co-wrote the story.

Jeffrey Bowler was born and raised in New England. The Bowler family were very well known throughout New England and the east coast for the fine boat and ship building business founded by Gordon Bowler (grandfather) in the 1920s after arriving from England. When not building boats, the Bowler family was making custom kitchens for the New England elite, including the Kennedy Compound and JFK.

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related to the late actor Robert Urich, who starred in many films and television series including "Lonesome Dove" and "Spencer For Hire". Robert died at the age of 55 after battling with cancer.

His daughter Kaley, wrote, produced and directed her first film at the age of 7 years old in 2005. She has been in film school since 2004.

Actor Tiny "Debo" Lister, known for his roles in "5th Element", "Friday" and playing "ZUES" the wrestler in the WWF, is the godfather to his children.

At the age of 9, he was a print and live event model for the WWF (World Wrestling Federation) in Boston. 14 years later at the age of 24, he became one of the top executives at the WWF.

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