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Daniel Lawrence Abrams

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Daniel Lawrence Abrams at the 2019 Beverly Hills Film Festival (script "EXABYTE" was an Official Selection).
Dan Abrams grew up in New York City and attended Trinity School (1st through 8th grade). Subsequently, he attended and graduated from Stuyvesant High School. His first summer job was as the Assistant Drama Director at Cedar Lake sleep-away camp. He then went to the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and graduated from the honors program with a BA in Psychology. In 1995, Dan was accepted into the inaugural year of the T-2000 program at Turner Entertainment in Atlanta. He enjoyed unprecedented access to high-ranking executives and fantastic opportunities to explore different facets of the industry. At the same time, he joined "Whole World Theater" as a collaborator and Producer (assisting in the development of subsequent television projects). In 1997, E! Entertainment Television hired Dan as an Associate Producer on a new biography series that would come to be known as E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998). He was soon after promoted to Writer-Producer and produced the highly rated Lenny Bruce & Orson Welles episodes. Dan went on to assorted producer positions on documentaries, reality shows, game shows and talk shows. His skills at the poker tables lead to him producing the "2000 World Series of Poker" for the Discovery Channel. This was widely recognized as being groundbreaking. He was the first to introduce running statistics to show who was in the lead and further present the game as a spectator sport. He subsequently produced "The World Poker Tour" in it's first season and wrote a strategy column for CardPlayer magazine. Dan wrote and directed a play entitled "Corpania" at the Stella Adler Theater. He also wrote and directed a pilot-presentation entitled "The R.A.s" at the HBO-Warner Bros. Television Workspace. Dan trained through level 3 at both "The Second City" and "The Groundlings". Dan used to perform stand-up comedy at "The Improv" in Hollywood, "The Ice House" in Pasadena as well as "Stand-up NY" and "The Comedy Celler" in NYC. Dan wrote, produced & directed the short film "The Knew-it-all" which played at three film festivals including The Big Apple Film Festival (held at Tribeca Cinemas in NYC). Dan is an active member of the Producers Guild of America. He has produced & moderated several industry panels for the PGA and written articles for its "Produced By" magazine. Dan has done 25+ directing assignments for HGTV's "House Hunters International" and continues to produce feature films such as "Mining for Ruby" (2014) and "On Wings of Eagles" (2017).
BornFebruary 14, 1973
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2001 - DIrector/Writer Dan Abrams with the cast of "THE R.A.s" (Jenna Fischer, Bob Gilliam, Josh Jacobson, Anna Cranage, Danielle Weeks) at the HBO/Warner Bros. Television Workspace
Daniel Lawrence Abrams at the 2016 LA Shorts Fest (co-produced The Derrick  Brothers' film "Architects of Crime"). Also pictured the team: Hilliard Guess, Indra Bartona, William A. Derrick III, Ko Massiah, Christopher B. Derrick, Peter Lucas.
"PINK & BLUE: COLORS OF HEREDITARY CANCER" - Red Carpet Premiere - October 2015
2015 - Filmmakers of the official selections in the Connect Film Festival - Downtown Independent Theater (Los Angeles).
Dan Abrams - April 2016
Daniel Lawrence Abrams at the Big Apple Film Festival 2011 where "The Knew-it-all" screened.
Screenplay accolades/laurels for EXABYTE (written by Daniel Lawrence Abrams) and THE VACATIONERS (written by Grant Taylor & Daniel Lawrence Abrams) as of September 22, 2019.
2018 - producer Daniel Lawrence Abrams, director Zoe Quist
2014 - MINING FOR RUBY - (red carpet premiere with director Zoe Quist, and stars Syd Wilder, Carrie Baker, Daniel Ponickly, and Antoinette Kalaj)
Daniel Lawrence Abrams at the 2016 LA Shorts Fest - co-produced The Derrick  Brothers' film "Architects of Crime"). Also pictured the team: William A. Derrick III, Indra Bartona, David DeSantos, Ana Zimhart, Christopher B. Derrick.
Daniel Lawrence Abrams at the 2019 Beverly Hills Film Festival (script "EXABYTE" was an Official Selection).
Whole World Theatre - 1996

Known for

On Wings of Eagles (2016)
On Wings of Eagles
5.6
  • Producer
  • 2016
Billy Zane, Carrie Baker, Mischa Barton, Zoe Quist, Jonathan Bennett, Daniel Ponickly, and Antoinette Kalaj in Mining for Ruby (2017)
Mining for Ruby
5.9
  • Producer
  • 2017
House Hunters International (2006)
House Hunters International
7.0
TV Series
  • Director
The Writers' Room (2013)
The Writers' Room
7.3
TV Series
  • Producer(as Dan Abrams)

Credits

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Producer

  • Rage of March
    • producer
    • Pre-production
  • Good Side of Bad
    • consulting producer
    • Post-production
  • The Vacationers
    • producer
    • Pre-production
  • Insane Jane: Taco Tuesday (2018)
    Insane Jane: Taco Tuesday
    • consulting producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Billy Zane, Carrie Baker, Mischa Barton, Zoe Quist, Jonathan Bennett, Daniel Ponickly, and Antoinette Kalaj in Mining for Ruby (2017)
    Mining for Ruby
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Longtails (2016)
    Longtails
    • consulting producer
    • 2016
  • Ana Zimhart in Architects of Crime (2016)
    Architects of Crime
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • On Wings of Eagles (2016)
    On Wings of Eagles
    • co-executive producer
    • 2016
  • Chloe Haaland in Currently Adopted (2015)
    Currently Adopted
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Pink & Blue: Colors of Hereditary Cancer (2015)
    Pink & Blue: Colors of Hereditary Cancer
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Deet 'n Bax Save Th World (2015)
    Deet 'n Bax Save Th World
    • consulting producer
    • 2015
  • The Writers' Room (2013)
    The Writers' Room
    • supervising producer (as Dan Abrams)
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Treasure King (2014)
    Treasure King
    • senior producer (as Dan Abrams)
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Zoe Quist, Daniel Ponickly, Christopher Soren Kelly, and C. Ashleigh Caldwell in Raw Cut (2013)
    Raw Cut
    • co-producer
    • 2013
  • Swamp Murders (2013)
    Swamp Murders
    • producer (as Dan Abrams)
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Beach Memories
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Havilah Malone in The Amandas (2012)
    The Amandas
    • supervising producer (as Dan Abrams)
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Rocco's Dinner Party (2011)
    Rocco's Dinner Party
    • supervising producer (as Dan Abrams)
    • TV Series
    • 2011

Director

  • House Hunters International (2006)
    House Hunters International
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2018
  • Chloe Haaland in Currently Adopted (2015)
    Currently Adopted
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2015
  • The Knew-It-All (2010)
    The Knew-It-All
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2010
  • The Smart Show
    • Director (as Dan Abrams)
    • Video
    • 2008
  • Bif Naked Bride
    • Director (as Dan Abrams)
    • Video
    • 2007

Writer

  • The Vacationers
    • Writer
    • Pre-production
  • Chloe Haaland in Currently Adopted (2015)
    Currently Adopted
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • The Knew-It-All (2010)
    The Knew-It-All
    • Writer (as Dan Abrams)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • The Smart Show
    • Writer (as Dan Abrams)
    • Video
    • 2008
  • Bif Naked Bride
    • written by (as Dan Abrams)
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Vincent Van Patten, Lynn Gilmartin, and Tony Dunst in World Poker Tour (2003)
    World Poker Tour
    • writer (as Dan Abrams)
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Edward D. Wood Jr., Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Vincent Price, James Whale, A.J. Benza, and Lon Chaney in E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998)
    E! Mysteries & Scandals
    • writer (as Dan Abrams)
    • TV Series
    • 1998
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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Dan Abrams
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • February 14, 1973
    • New York City, New York, USA
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    In high school, he somehow won a bronze medal in a major wrestling tournament without winning a single match.

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