Dan Halsted

Dan Halsted

Dan Halsted is an American film producer.

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Career

Dan Halsted was born in New York on July 12, 1962, but moved to Beverly Hills, California in 1976 and later graduated from the University of California Los Angeles with a B.A. in Political Science. His Hollywood career started in 1984 as an assistant to Scott Rudin at 20th Century Fox before later becoming an agent at United Talent Agency (formerly Bauer Benedek Agency).[1]

Halsted proved to have an eye for successful commercial projects early on, and while at 20th Century Fox and UTA, he packaged and sold films such as THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, NEW JACK CITY, THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS, K-9, ROBOCOP, CASUALTIES OF WAR, JUMPING JACK FLASH, PREDATOR and THE UNTOUCHABLES.[2][3]

Halsted left the representation business in 1990 to instead focus on production. He found a home at Hollywood Pictures, a division of Walt Disney Studios, and worked with some of the industry’s biggest names, including Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg. Dan continued to show his talent for producing successful films while at Disney, and oversaw various projects such as THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, TOMBSTONE, EVITA, MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS, ENCINO MAN, SON IN LAW, THE JOY LUCK CLUB and WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING.

After leaving Disney in the mid 1990s, Halsted formed a partnership with Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone, and the two created a joint production company called Illusion Entertainment.[4] Together, they produced films such as NIXON, U TURN, THE ART OF WAR, THE CORRUPTOR, BEYOND BORDERS, FREEWAY, ANY GIVEN SUNDAY and the award-winning documentary THE LAST DAYS OF KENNEDY AND KING for TBS.[5]

In 1999, with the help of Paramount Pictures, Halsted ventured out on his own with a multi-year, first-look production deal with Mandalay Pictures. That same year, he produced the award-winning, critical smash hit THE VIRGIN SUICIDES,[6] and the blockbuster action film S.W.A.T., starring Colin Farrell and Samuel L. Jackson. During this time, Halsted also executive produced the hit TNT series WITCHBLADE and the movie SERVING SARAH, starring Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley.[7]

One of Halsted’s final projects as a full-time producer was the award-winning GARDEN STATE, starring writer-director Zach Braff and Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman. Halsted was instrumental in finding buyers for the film, which started as a relatively unknown independent and eventually sold for $5 million to Miramax Films and Searchlight Pictures at Sundance 2004.[8][9]

MANAGE-MENT

In 2004, Halsted returned to representation and formed his own company, MANAGE-MENT, specializing in writers and directors of film, television and the stage.[10]

Manage-ment television clients are past and current writers and producers of such shows as MAD MEN,[11] BREAKING BAD,[12] HUNG,[13][14] FALLING SKIES,[15] SUITS, ROYAL PAINS,[16] FAIRLY LEGAL, U.S. OF TARA,[17] FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS,[18] THE SOPRANOS,[19] FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS,[20] ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT,[21] RESCUE ME,[19] THE INBETWEENERS,[22] ARMY WIVES, I JUST WANT MY PANTS BACK and ADVENTURE TIME.[23] The company also represents the creators of PARTY OF FIVE[24] and IN PLAIN SIGHT,[25] as well as several staff writers on new network shows REVENGE at ABC and SMASH at NBC.

Manage-ment represents [26] many established and celebrated writers and directors of such films as the upcoming THE KILLER ELITE,[27] starring Robert De Niro, Clive Owen and Jason Statham, BLUE VALENTINE,[28] GREEN LANTERN,[20] FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS,[18] WALL STREET,[29] NOTORIOUS,[30] BEE MOVIE,[21][31] EAGLE VS SHARK,[20] 9 1/2 WEEKS, WHAT LIES BENEATH,[32] GLORY ROAD,[33] OBSELIDIA,[34] THE PAT TILLMAN STORY,[35] GAS LAND[36] and W.[29]

Manage-ment is currently producing the television shows OVER/UNDER with USA Network,[37] starring Steven Pasquale,[38] Caroline Dhavernas and Anthony Carrigan; and THE ENCLAVE, from the co-executive producers of MAD MEN, with Fox TV Studios and USA.[39] Manage-ment is actively developing several films, including DOWN at Relativity[40] and F***ING ENGAGED starring Jessica Biel.[41]

Halsted and Manage-ment also provide equity consulting and investment banking services to financiers, with services provided on such films as MICHAEL CLAYTON, THE NAMESAKE, GARDEN STATE,[42] the 2010 Best Documentary Emmy nominee CRIPS AND BLOODS: MADE IN AMERICA[43] and SAMSARA, the sequel to BARAKA.

In addition, Manage-ment represents[26] many successful and acclaimed New York playwrights including Thomas Bradshaw, Catherine Butterfield, Sheila Callaghan, Josh Conkel, Lisa D'Amour, Daniel Goldfarb, Jason Grote, Lisa Kron, Young Jean Lee, Erica Lipez, Gabe McKinley, David Myers, Eric Simonson, David West Read, Victoria Stewart, Gary Sunshine, Lucy Thurber and Evan Wiener.

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References

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  2. ^ Christensen, Mark. "Fine Young Canibals." American Film. June 1988.
  3. ^ Stadiem, William. "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Agent." Interview. August 1989.
  4. ^ Hindes, Andrew; Petrikin, Chris (May 18, 1999). "Halsted homestead: Producer inks 1st-look deal with Mandalay". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117502172.html. Retrieved November 7, 2009. 
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  6. ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (April 21, 2000). "The Virgin Suicides, Sofia Coppola finds the bare-bones poetry of Jeffrey Eugenides' novel". Salon. http://salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/04/21/suicides/index.html. Retrieved February 12, 2010. 
  7. ^ Sokolosky, Bob (August 27, 2000). "Imagery, special effects and acrobatics on 'Switchblade'". The Press-Enterprise. 
  8. ^ Gallagher, Steve (January 19, 2004). "Sundance Acquisitions". Filmmaker Magazine. http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/blog/2004/01/sundance-acquisitions.php. Retrieved November 7, 2009. 
  9. ^ Harris, Dana; Dunkley, Cathy (January 18, 2004). "Co-hosted 'Garden' party tops 'Dance deal blizzard: M'max, Fox joint procurement sets tone for active fest". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117898668.html. Retrieved November 7, 2009. 
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  24. ^ "Christopher Keyser". IMDb Pro. http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm040899/. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
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  28. ^ "Cami Delavigne". IMDb Pro. http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2337556/. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
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  30. ^ "Notorious (2009)". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472198/. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  31. ^ "Barry Marder". IMDb Pro. http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0546267/. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  32. ^ "Sarah Kernochan". IMDb Pro. http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0449576/. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  33. ^ "Bettina Gilois". IMDb Pro. http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0319619/. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  34. ^ "Diane Bell". IMDb Pro. http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm3643727/. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
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  36. ^ "Josh Fox". IMDb Pro. http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1068198/. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
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