Acclaimed and Emmy-nominated Producer Leslie Greif is one of the most prolific figures in the entertainment industry, having worked on motion pictures and television projects in virtually every genre over the past 25 years. Greif has a tremendous amount of versatility and production experience, and is a top creator of high quality entertainment content. Greif is known for creating, writing, directing and producing award-winning and critically acclaimed projects. Greif is the founder and CEO of Thinkfactory Media (formerly Boutique TV), one of the only production companies that has created and produced award-winning programming in every genre of television including: features, award-winning documentaries, mini-series, branded entertainment, concerts, music specials, movies of the week, hybrid shows, and reality series.
Under the company’s recent expansion, Greif is leading the charge to ramp up the company’s slate of high profile projects which includes reality television series, scripted shows, branded entertainment content and feature films.
In the world of television, Greif established himself quickly when he co-created and executive produced the CBS runaway hit television series “Walker Texas Ranger,” starring Chuck Norris. The show ran for 204 episodes and is still seen around the world. Greif also produced documentaries on two of America’s most notable motion picture stars of the 21st century, “Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool” and the highly acclaimed “Brando” starring Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Martin Scorsese, Sean Penn and Robert Duvall just to name a few. “Brando” opened both the Cannes and Tribeca Film Festivals in 2008. Airing on TCM, the documentary garnered Greif an Emmy nomination for his work.
Greif has produced TV movies, series, mini-series and specials for all major networks including HBO, ABC, CBS, FOX, TNT, A&E, LIFETIME, DISCOVERY and USA. He is responsible for successful television series including “Gene Simmons Family Jewels,” now in production on its sixth season, making it the longest running celebrity docu-series in television history. Greif and his company also produced “Tony Danza: Teach” for A&E, “Eddie Griffin: Going For Broke,” “Battleground Earth: Ludacris Vs. Tommy,” “Rookies,” “Kissteria,” as well as 65 episodes of Lifetime’s “Intimate Portraits.”
Greif has produced and directed a number of feature film projects including the hilarious comedy “Funny Money” starring Chevy Chase, Penelope Ann Miller and Armand Asante. Greif also directed the critically acclaimed film “Keys To Tulsa,” an offbeat noir mystery with an illustrious cast that included Eric Stoltz, James Spader, Cameron Diaz, James Coburn and Mary Tyler Moore. Greif also produced New Line Pictures’ cop drama “Heaven’s Prisoners,” starring Alec Baldwin and Teri Hatcher; as well as the Rodney Dangerfield farce “Meet Wally Sparks,” which also starred Burt Reynolds. His movie of the week credits include Monday Night Mayhem” starring John Turturro, “Word of Honor” starring Don Johnson, and “Baby for Sale” starring Dana Delaney.
For his newly minted Thinkfactory Films banner, Greif is developing two high profile feature films: “Pound for Pound,” is based on the F.X. Toole acclaimed novel which Ron Shelton will direct from a script Greif wrote with Dennis Quaid, Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Brown slated to star. The other project is “Sleeping Around,’ an independently financed comedy which Greif wrote and will direct. |
