Grant Heslov


Producer

Biography

Life Events

1986

Met best friend and business partner George Clooney while guest appearing on "The Facts of Life" (NBC)

1992

Played Mason in the Fox TV movie "Revenge of the Nerds III"

1996

Portrayed a tabloid photographer in "The Birdcage"

1997

Appeared in the action thriller "Dante's Peak"

1998

Wrote and directed the short film "Waiting for Woody"

2001

Named VP of Development for Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney's production company Section 8

2002

Directed first feature film "Par 6"

2003

Co-executive produced "K Street" (HBO) with Clooney

2003

Co-produced "Intolerable Cruelty," starring Clooney and Catherine Zeta Jones

2003

Named President of Section 8 Television

2004

With Clooney, penned the screenplay for "Good Night and Good Luck"

2005

Produced and co-starred in the Clooney directed, "Good Night and Good Luck"; earned Oscar nominations Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay

2005

Directed and executive produced "Unscripted," a television series for HBO about struggling actors

2006

Formed Smokehouse Pictures with Clooney

2008

Produced "Leatherheads," starring and directed by Clooney

2009

Directed Clooney in "The Men Who Stare At Goats"; also co-produced with Clooney

2009

Co-produced "The American" with Clooney, who also starred

2011

Co-produced and co-wrote "The Ides of March" with Clooney, who also starred and directed

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