Exclusive: Lee Daniels has picked a new President for the TV arm of his production company and to run his Inclusion Fund.
Moving up from Head of Development for Lee Daniels Entertainment, to boss of Lee Daniels Television, Marc Velez will now run point on all new smalls screen projects for the Oscar nominee’s shingle, I’ve learned. At the same time, in a display of the emphasis the Empire co-creator is putting on bringing new voices and new talent into the industry, ex-Imagine and ex-Weinstein Company Svp Velez will run the Lee Daniels Inclusion Fund for his Wme-signed boss.
“It’s so boss having Marc at the helm of Lde TV” Star co-creator Daniels told Deadline today of Velez’s promotion. “He is one of the most creative minds in the game and I’m beyond proud to be working alongside another gay man of color,” added the Lee Daniels Entertainment CEO.
Moving up from Head of Development for Lee Daniels Entertainment, to boss of Lee Daniels Television, Marc Velez will now run point on all new smalls screen projects for the Oscar nominee’s shingle, I’ve learned. At the same time, in a display of the emphasis the Empire co-creator is putting on bringing new voices and new talent into the industry, ex-Imagine and ex-Weinstein Company Svp Velez will run the Lee Daniels Inclusion Fund for his Wme-signed boss.
“It’s so boss having Marc at the helm of Lde TV” Star co-creator Daniels told Deadline today of Velez’s promotion. “He is one of the most creative minds in the game and I’m beyond proud to be working alongside another gay man of color,” added the Lee Daniels Entertainment CEO.
- 4/8/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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