Irvin Gelb
- Manager
- Producer
Having grown up glued to television and movie screens Irv has a lifetime of experience in the entertainment industry. His career in multifarious business sectors including entertainment production/distribution, new business development and consumer retail has taken him to virtually every corner of the globe from Japan to South America and Europe.
While working with one of Japan's largest conglomerates Mitsubishi International Corporation Irv started and built up their entertainment division having responsibility for purchasing programming for Japan's top television, cable and satellite networks including The Simpsons and The Playboy Channel. He then joined Japan Satellite Broadcasting (WOWOW channel) to start their Los Angeles procurement and production office.
While with WOWOW Irv produced films, television shows and plays such as the film "Chaplin", Tony award winning "Will Rogers Follies", the Japanese version of the American Music Awards, the Emmys, the American Cinema Awards and the Entertainment Report (a version of "Entertainment Tonight").
Utilizing his producing experience and industry contacts, Irv now manages actors and is developing television and film projects with other producers and award-winning writers/directors. One of the projects is a television series based on the life 1950s iconic self-portrait pin-up photographer Bunny Yeager for which Irv owns the life story rights of. Also projects with producer Michael Ewing and Brazil's award winning director Marcelo Galvao are in development.
While working with one of Japan's largest conglomerates Mitsubishi International Corporation Irv started and built up their entertainment division having responsibility for purchasing programming for Japan's top television, cable and satellite networks including The Simpsons and The Playboy Channel. He then joined Japan Satellite Broadcasting (WOWOW channel) to start their Los Angeles procurement and production office.
While with WOWOW Irv produced films, television shows and plays such as the film "Chaplin", Tony award winning "Will Rogers Follies", the Japanese version of the American Music Awards, the Emmys, the American Cinema Awards and the Entertainment Report (a version of "Entertainment Tonight").
Utilizing his producing experience and industry contacts, Irv now manages actors and is developing television and film projects with other producers and award-winning writers/directors. One of the projects is a television series based on the life 1950s iconic self-portrait pin-up photographer Bunny Yeager for which Irv owns the life story rights of. Also projects with producer Michael Ewing and Brazil's award winning director Marcelo Galvao are in development.