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The Gary L. Pudney Company
President and Executive Producer with over 100 hours of network and international television programs, 1998 to present.

ABC Television
*Executive Producer, exclusive contract to develop tele-films and mini-series, 1988-90
*Senior Vice-President and Executive in charge of Talent and Special Projects
Supervised production of 250 Network Television productions, 1978-88
*Vice-President, Specials and Talent, 1969-75
*Vice-President, Nighttime Tape Program production, 1972
*Vice-President, Variety Programs, 1972
*Executive Producer, “Stage 67” weekly television series (26 1-hour specials) 1967-68

Co-President
Paradigm Entertainment, Los Angeles, 1988-90

Young Street International, Los Angeles Vice-President and Executive Producer – 1976-77

International Creative Management (ICM)
Vice-President, Television Dept. – Los Angeles 1975-76

Compton Advertising Agency, New York
Vice-President, Programming, 1964-65

Young and Rubicam Advertising Agency, New York
Vice-President, Programming, 1962-64

California Studios, Hollywood
Vice-President, Development, 1960-62

CBS Television, Los Angeles
Guest Relations Staff, 1952-56

Military Service:
US Air Force, Captain, Motion Picture Officer

Education:
UCLA, Bachelor of Arts
Theatre Arts major in Motion Pictures and television. 1956

Additionally:
Board Member LA QUINTA ARTS FOUNDATION – 10 YEARS
Board Member “THE BROADWAY WALK OF STARS” – 5 YEARS

Executive Producer Television Credits

ABC Milestones:

Established - NEW TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Supervised 20 Academy Awards telecasts, highlighted by engaging JOHNNY CARSON as Host for 6 years

Supervised 5 American Comedy Award telecasts

Supervised 20 American Music Awards, Hosted by DICK CLARK

1st AIDS Benefit honoring ELIZABETH TAYLOR and BETTY FORD, “Commitment to Life Gala AMFAR”

Special OLYMPICS ABC International Games Awards
15 UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY National Television Telethons

10 MUSEUM of Radio and Television Galas

RONALD REGAN Inaugural Galas – supervised television production

NELSON MANDELA – Man of the Year Award, Monte Carlo

20 ABC’S NATIONAL ABC AFFILIATES AND ABC’S BOARD OF GOVERNOR’S MEETINGS AND GALAS

More ABC TELEVISON CREDITS:

WORLD MUSIC AWARDS – 2 hour special, Monaco
1993, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06
CHAMPIONS OF MAGIC I, II, III – 1 hour special
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELIZABETH TAYLOR: A Celebration of Life, 2 hour special
WHERE IT’S AT: THE ROLLING STONES STATE OF THE UNION
CEASAR’S PALACE 30TH: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

NBC TELEVISION CREDITS

WORLD’S GREATEST MAGIC – Las Vegas World Greatest Magic I, II, III, IV, and V – 2 hour special

LANCE BURTON#1 - MASTER MAGICIAN: THE LEGEND BEGINS
LANCE BURTON #2 - MASTER MAGICIAN: THE ENCOUNTER
LANCE BURTON #3 - MASTER MAGICIAN: TOP SECRETS

HIDDEN SECRETS OF MAGIC

HOUDINI: UNLOCKING HIS SECRETS

THE HIDDEN SECRETS OF MAGIC

THE WORLD’S WILDEST MAGIC

DEATH DEFYING THRILLS

LAUREUS SPORTS AWARDS I, II, III, IV, V – 2 hour special
Monaco and Portugal (NBC and TBS Television)

FANTASIES OF THE STARS – 1 hour special

THE MILLION DOLLAR VIDEO CHALLENGE – Twelve 1 hour gameshows

“WITH MURDER IN MIND” – 2 hour movie of the week

“YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS”, starring Charles Bronson, 2 hour movie of the week.

CBS TELEVISON CREDITS

“ONE SPECIAL NIGHT”, starring Julie Andrews and James Garner, 2 hour movie of the week

PBS Televsion:

THE MUSIC CENTER: 25th ANNIVERSARY
LOS ANGELES, 2 hour special

 

 

 

 




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The Gary L. Pudney Company

CONTACT: Judith Laurence                                        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TOLL FREE: 1-866-755-8655

Conversations with Gary”- A Lecture Series
 “Private stories of Public Lives”

     The Gary L. Pudney Company is pleased to announce an exciting, new opportunity to get the Inside Scoop about the Rich and Famous – www.GaryLPudney.com.  Known in Hollywood as “the person who knows more famous people in the world than anyone else alive,” Gary L. Pudney, an award winning Producer, Star Maker and Legend in the Broadcasting Industry, puts his five decades of show business experience into his new lecture series, “Conversations with Gary.”  As former Senior Vice-President of Specials, Talent and Special Projects for ABC television for 25 years, Mr. Pudney brings first hand intimate knowledge to his conversations about the world’s most celebrated people… Stars, Celebrities, Royalty, Industry Leaders, Politicians... all Gary’s friends!
 
     Gary Pudney has recently returned from a successful lecture tour on Holland America’s cruise lines’ World Cruise, where his “Conversations With Gary” included: “The Last Star: Elizabeth Taylor”, “Behind Palace Doors: HRH Princess Diana & HSH Princess Grace”, “Best Friends: Julie Andrews & Carol Burnett” and “We Loved Lucy: Lucille Ball.”  Further “Conversations with Gary” performed this year have included “The Hepburns – Audrey & Kate”, “Best Enemies – Joan Crawford & Bette Davis”, “The Guys – Cary Grant & Jimmy Steward with contemporaries George Clooney & Tom Hanks”, and “Heresssssss Johnny – Johnny Carson!”

     Additional “Conversations with Gary” lectures highlight fascinating information, such as:  “Secrets of the Stars”, “Who’s In - Who’s Out”, “Tabloid Kings & Queens”, “Talk Show Giants”, “The Golden Age of Hollywood, “Sirens Of The Screen,” “Richest People In The World”, “Titans Of The Networks”, “Making It In Show Business,” “The White House, Oval Office & Camp David” and more.  For a complete list of lecture topics, please visit www.ConversationswithGary.com.
 
      After Executive Producing and supervising over 500 hours of prime-time television specials, which garnered countless Emmy Awards, Mr. Pudney proves through his state-of-the-art website that, as he says, “Everyone has two businesses… theirs and Show Business!”

     Gary has recently been nominated for a “Star” on The Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the Television Industry and the Broadcasting Industry as a whole. His  sponsor for this is Ms. Loreen Arbus-Goldenson, Philanthropist, Television Producer and daughter of Leonard H. Goldenson, the Founder of The American Broadcasting Company (ABC), with whom Gary worked closely, for over two decades. Gary’s Humanitarian Efforts are Noble and Vast. He is honored that Ms. Arbus-Goldenson has lent her support for this endeavor.

     Gary’s past honors and awards have included the “International Television Program
Award”, the “Film Advisory Motion Picture & Television Award”, the “Outstanding International Broadcasting Award”, the “Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Television Award”, “The Hollywood Radio & Television Society Honor” and the “Princess Grace Foundation Award” among others.

     Another of Mr. Pudney’s accomplishments was the creation, with Elizabeth Taylor of the world’s first benefit for AIDS, establishing the “American Foundation for AIDS Research.” The gala, “A Commitment to Life”, honoring 1st Lady Betty Ford, was one of Hollywood’s most star-studded events of the decade. He produced, for ABC Television, “Elizabeth Taylor’s 65th Birthday Celebration. The special, “Happy Birthday Elizabeth” was the highest rated special of the year on ABC and raised one million dollars for the “Aids” effort.

     Gary Pudney remains a Pioneer in the Broadcasting Industry, respected and honored by his peers. His future entrepreneurial efforts will continue to evolve and entertain. His forthcoming Book and Memoirs promises to be a revealing personal look at the world’s most famous people. His lecture series, “Conversations With Gary”, will captivate, enthrall and delight the audiences. His life with words and pictures about the world’s celebrities will be a unique experience for the reader and the listener.
 
    Please contact Judith Laurence for information on engaging Mr. Pudney to make your next event or fundraiser a showstopper - your Club, School, Business or Function will truly benefit. Gary’s ‘Private Stories of Public Lives’ are not to be missed.

 

 

 

 




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MR. PUDNEY’S LECTURES REACH THE WIDEST AND MOST DIVERSE AUDIENCES. HE SAYS “EVERYONE HAS TWO BUSINESSES…..THEIRS AND SHOW BUSINESS.”  HE HAS EARNED THE RESPECT AND TRUST OF THE “WHO’S WHO” OF FAMOUS PEOPLE, MANY OF WHOM HAVE BECOME HIS PERSONAL AND INTIMATE FRIENDS.

“CONVERSATIONS WITH GARY “

AN INTIMATE VIEW OF THE WORLD’S MOST CELEBRATED
PEOPLE, GOING BEHIND THE SCENES WITH 
FASCINATING CELEBRITIES… STAGE, SCREEN, TELEVISION STARS,
POLITICIANS AND ROYALTY…AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE
COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY FROM TELEVISION TO CABLE TO
THE INTERNET, AND MAKING IT IN THE INDUSTRY…AN IN
DEPTH LOOK AT “SHOW BUSINESS”, “THE FORCES BEHIND IT” AND
“THE STORIES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS”

“SECRETS OF THE STARS”

A REVEALING LOOK OF NEVER BEFORE
KNOWN TALES OF FAMOUS PERFORMERS
…..SPICY, INFORMATIVE AND FUN…..

“LEGENDARY SIRENS OF THE SCREEN”
THEIR BEAUTY, ROMANCE AND CAPTIVATING ALLURE

GRETA GARBO
MARLENE DIETRICH
OLIVA DE HAVILLAND
JOAN FONTAINE
JOAN CRAWFORD
LANA TURNER
BETTE DAVIS
RITA HAYWORTH
AVA GARDNER
HEDY LAMARR
GLORIA SWANSON

“FEMALE STAR ICONS”

ELIZABETH TAYLOR
JUULIE ANDREWS
CAROL BURNETT
JULIA ROBERTS
OPRAH WINFREY
MADONNA

“MALE STAR ICONS
CLINT EASTWOOD
SEAN CONNERY
JACK NICHOLSON
DENZEL WASHINGTON
WILL SMITH
HARRISON FORD
TOM CRUISE
MICHAEL DOUGLAS
FRANK SINATRA
SEAN PENN

“FRIENDSHIP…FRIENDSHIP…IT’S THE
PERFECT FRIENSHHIP:

HOLLYWOODS’ MOST ENDEARING SISTERHOOD:

JULIE ANDREWS
CAROL BURNETT

“POOR LITTLE RICH GIRLS…
MONEY CAN’T BUY HAPPINESS”

BARBARA HUTTON
GLORIA VANDERBILT
DORIS DUKE
CHRISTINA ONASSIS

 “LADIES WE LOVED”
HSH PRINCESS GRACE
HRH PRINCESS DIANA
LUCILLE BALL
AUDREY HEPBURN
KATHERINE HEPBURN

“THE RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD”
ONE BILLION DOLARS IS NO LONGER ENOUGH TO
GET INTO THE WORLD’S MOST EXCLUSIVE CLUB OF
CELEBRITIES, ROYALTY, MOGULS,ANS,
SPORTSMEN AND SOCIETY

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A BILLIONAIRE…
YOU JUST HAVE TO LIVE LIKE ONE!

AMONG THEM:
BILL GATES
WARREN BUFFETT
MADONNA
OPRAH WINFREY
PRINCE ALWALEED BIN TALAL ALSAUD
TIGER WOODS
STEVEN SPEILBERG
JOHN KLUGE
SUMNER REDSTONE
THE SULTAN OF BRUNI
DONALD TRUMP
KOBE BRYANT
DAVID GEFFEN
TOM HANKS
HRH QUEEN ELIZABETH II

“REAGAN”

THE MAN BEHIND THE MYTH

“TITIANS OF THE FOUR GREAT NEWWORKS”
“ABC – CBS – NBC – FOX”

A DISCUSSION OF DIFFERENT STYLES, GOALS, METHODS
AND RUTHLESSNESSS OF THE NETWORK FOUNDERS

LEONARD H. GOLDENSON
WILLIAM PALEY
DAVID SARNOFF
RUPERT MURDOCH


MAJESTIES AND HIGHNESSES

AN INTIMATE LOOK BEHIND PALACE DOORS

“THE GRIMALDI’S OF MONACO”

HSH PRINCE RAINER
HSH PRINCESS GRACE
HSH PRINCESS CAROLINE
HSH PRINCE ALBERT
HSH PRINCESS STEPHANIE

“THE WINDSORS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM”

HRH THE QUEEN MOTHER
HRH QUEEN ELIZABETH II
HRH PRINCE PHILIP
HRH PRINCE CHARLES
HRH PRINCESS DIANA
HRH PRINCE ANDREW
HRH PRINCE EDWARD
HRH PRINCESS ANNE
HRH DUCHESS OF YORK
CAMILLA PARKER BOWLES

“FAMOUS FAMILIES & THEIR SECRETS”

KENNEDY’S
ONASSIS’S
JACKSON’S
ANNENBERGS
HILTONS
SINATRAS

“ONCE UPON A TIME”
WE WILL NEVER FORGET THEIR MEMORY

HSH PRINCESS GRACE
HRH PRINCESS DIANA

“TALK SHOW GIANTS”

JOHNNY CARSON
JAY LENO
DAVID LETTERMAN
OPRAH WINFREY

“THE ONASSIS WOMEN”

MARIA CALLAS
JACKIE KENNEDY ONASSIS
CHRISTINA ONASSIS

“KENNEDY WIVES”

JACKIE KENNEDY ONASSIS
JOAN KENNEDY
ETHEL KENNEDY

“WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS PEOPLE”

MUHAMMED ALI
ELIZABETH TAYLOR
NELSON MANDELA
OPRAH WINFREY
TIGER WOODS
MICHAEL JACKSON

“ICONS OF HOLLYWOOD –
WE CAN NEVER FORGET!”

INGRED BERGMAN
HUMPHREY BOGART
KATHERINE HEPBURN
AUDREY HEPBURN
JOHN WAYNE
BING CROSBY
GREGORY PECK
CARY GRANT
ELIZABETH TAYLOR
RICHARD BURTON
LUCILLE BALL
BOB HOPE
DAVID NIVEN
KIRK DOUGLAS

“CELEBRITY ROUNTABLE- ONE MAN’S OPINION

AN INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION WITH THE
AUDIENCE ABOUT THE LIVES OF THE RICH & FAMOUS

“Q AND A”
“ANY QUESTIONS?”

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ABOUT FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH AN
EXTENSIVE LIST OF HUNDREDS OF NAMES – ALL OF WHICH
GARY L. PUDNEY PERSONALLY KNOWS, AND CAN COMMENT ON,
WITH HIS FASCINATING, INTERESTING, AND UNUSUAL
 EXPERIENCES THAT HE IS EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU

“LEGENDS – THE CENTURIES’ MOST
UNFORGETTABLE NAMES”

INTIMATE & REVEALING TALES OF THE GREAT
TALENTS OF OUR TIME! A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK
AT THE SOMETIMES “SCANDELOUS”… SOMETIMES
“SERENE” BEHAVIOR OF OUR MOST ADMIRED WOMEN AND MEN!

(CUSTOMZIED LECTURES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)

 

 

 

 




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