Тони Крантц

Tony Krantz is an American television executive, producer, writer, and director. Krantz started his career in the American entertainment industry as an agent, and spent 15 years at Creative Artists Agency working in capacities ranging from mailroom trainee and messenger at the start of his career, to eventually running the Primetime Television Department, where he personally packaged ER, Twin Peaks, Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place and The West Wing, among many other television series. Under his leadership, there were 32 shows on the primetime lineup that CAA represented when Krantz left to start the next part of his career. After leaving CAA, Krantz transitioned into producing television, and was one of the founders of Imagine Television and its CEO. Krantz left Imagine in 2002 to pursue a somewhat different path on the creative side of the industry as a film director. He has since directed three films, Sublime, Otis, and The Big Bang, and is currently the principal and owner of the independent production company, Flame Ventures.