Steven Paul
# Steven Paul

Steven Paul (nacido el 16 de mayo de 1959) es un cineasta, actor y gestor de talentos independiente estadounidense. Es el presidente, fundador y director ejecutivo de Crystal Sky Pictures.

## Vida y carrera

Paul nació en la ciudad de Nueva York . Su madre, Dorothy Koster Paul, era directora de casting y su padre se dedicaba al negocio de las inversiones. Comenzó su carrera como actor infantil a la edad de 7 años y comenzó a escribir obras de teatro cuando tenía 12 años. A la edad de 21 años, se convirtió en la persona más joven en dirigir una película de estudio importante con su debut como director Falling in Love Again, que también coescribió y produjo.

Los créditos de producción de Paul incluyen Never Too Young to Die, The Musketeer, Ghost Rider, Bratz: The Movie, Doomsday, Tekken, Ghost in the Shell, Rambo: Last Blood y la serie Baby Geniuses. También es el manager del actor Jon Voight y anteriormente dirigió a Gene Wilder, Michael Cimino y Bob Clark. Originalmente fundó Paul Entertainment a principios de la década de 1980, y se asoció con la actriz Bo Derek en 1987 para vender el largometraje inédito A Knight of Love.

En 2000, MM Media y Crystal Sky firmaron un acuerdo de cofinanciación de 12 películas.

En enero de 2017, Paul compró la empresa de distribución Echo Bridge.

## Filmografía

### Películas

**Escritor/Productor**

| Year | Title | Producer | Writer | Other | Director(s) | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | Mike's Talent Show | Executive | No | No | Jay Dubin | Television films |
| 1992 | Illusions | Sí | No | No | Victor Kulle | Television films |
| 1995 | The Tin Soldier | Sí | No | No | Jon Voight and Gregory Gieras | Television films |
| 1999 | Murder in a Small Town | Sí | No | No | Joyce Chopra | Television films |
| 1999 | Boys Will Be Boys | Sí | No | No | Dom DeLuise | Television films |
| 1999 | Arthur's Quest | Sí | No | No | Neil Mandt | Television films |
| 1999 | The Lady in Question | Sí | No | No | Joyce Chopra | Television films |
| 1999 | Noah's Ark | No | No | Sí | John Irvin | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | The Princess & the Barrio Boy | Sí | Story | No | Tony Plana | Television films |
| 2002 | Project Viper | Executive | No | No | Jim Wynorski | Television films |
| 2002 | ChromiumBlue.com | Executive | No | No | Zalman King and Scott Sampler | 13 episodes |
| 2005 | The Karate Dog | Sí | Sí | Sí | Bob Clark | Television film |
| 2011 | A Christmas Wish | Executive | No | No | Craig Clyde | Television film |
| 2013-2015 | Baby Geniuses Television Series | Sí | Sí | No | Sean McNamara | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Roseanne Barr & Rabbi Shmuley Show | Sí | No | No | Sean McNamara | Television special |

**Solo productor**

| Year | Title | Director |
| - | - | - |
| 1987 | Emanon | Stuart Paul |
| 1990 | Fate | Stuart Paul |
| 1993 | Bitter Harvest | Duane Clark |
| 1994 | Huck and the King of Hearts | Michael Keusch |
| 1994 | Hail Caesar | Anthony Michael Hall |
| 1994 | A Million to Juan | Paul Rodriguez |
| 1995 | Charlie's Ghost Story | Anthony Edwards |
| 1996 | Exit in Red | Yurek Bogayevicz |
| 1997 | Bombshell | Paul Wynne |
| 1998 | The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Adam Weissman |
| 1999 | The Prince and the Surfer | Arye Gross |
| 2000 | The Million Dollar Kid | Neil Mandt |
| 2006 | The Legend of Simon Conjurer | Stuart Paul |
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | Mark Steven Johnson |
| 2007 | Bratz: The Movie | Sean McNamara |
| 2008 | Doomsday | Neil Marshall |
| 2010 | Tekken | Dwight H. Little |
| 2011 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Mark Neveldine Brian Taylor |
| 2012 | Beyond | Josef Rusnak |
| 2013 | Robosapien: Rebooted | Sean McNamara |
| 2014 | The Final Song | Stuart Paul |
| 2017 | Ghost in the Shell | Rupert Sanders |
| 2018 | Reverse Heaven | Stuart Paul |
| 2019 | Dr. Jekyll Better Hide | Stuart Paul |
| 2024 | The Painter | Kimani Ray Smith |

**Productor ejecutivo**

| Year | Title | Director |
| - | - | - |
| 1993 | Deadly Exposure | Lawrence Mortorff |
| 1994 | Confessions of a Hitman | Larry Leahy |
| 1995 | The Whispering | Gregory Gieras |
| 2000 | Little Insects | Gregory Gieras |
| 2001 | The Musketeer | Peter Hyams |
| 2002 | Julie Walking Home | Agnieszka Holland |
| 2006 | Broken | Simon Boyes Adam Mason |
| 2006 | Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island | Gavin Scott |
| 2006 | Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island | Michael Hurst |
| 2007 | The Devil's Chair | Adam Mason |
| 2007 | Big Stan | Rob Schneider |
| 2011 | Down the Shore | Harold Guskin |
| 2011 | Pizza Man | Joe Eckardt |
| 2012 | The Forger | Lawrence Roeck |
| 2014 | Wolves | David Hayter |
| 2016 | Amazing Ape | Juliano Brotman |
| 2016 | Madtown | Charles Moore |
| 2016 | Smoking Guns | Savvas Michael |
| 2016 | AmStarDam | Lee and Wayne Lennox |
| 2016 | Dwelling | Kyle Mecca |
| 2017 | Security | Alain DesRochers |
| 2017 | Pottersville | Seth Henrikson |
| 2019 | Red Devil | Savvas D. Michael |
| 2020 | Tribal Get Out Alive | Matt Routledge |

**Actor**

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | Happy Birthday, Wanda June | Paul Ryan | |
| 1980 | Falling in Love Again | Stan the Con (1940's) | |
| 1982 | Slapstick of Another Kind | Air Force One 'Ensign' | |
| 1987 | Emanon | TV Director | |
| 1990 | Eternity | Stage Manager | |
| 1992 | The Double 0 Kid | Room Service Bellman | |
| 2000 | The Million Dollar Kid | TV Anchor | |
| 2003 | Urusei Yatsura: Only You | Chibi (voice) | English-language version |
| 2003 | Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love | Chibi (voice) | English-language version |
| 2004 | Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever | Chibi (voice) | English-language version |
| 2004 | Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter | Additional voices | English-language version |
| 2005 | Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling | Chibi (voice) | English-language version |
| 2009 | Opposite Day | Charles Tormell | |
| 2015 | A Christmas Eve Miracle | Mr. Ralph | |
| 2016 | JL Ranch | Man in Black Suit | |
| 2018 | The Ghost Beyond | Benjamin | |
| 2020 | JL Family Ranch 2 | Todd | |

### Televisión

**Escritor/Productor**

| Year | Title | Producer | Writer | Other | Director |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1980 | Falling in Love Again | Sí | Sí | No | Himself |
| 1982 | Slapstick of Another Kind | Sí | Sí | No | Himself |
| 1986 | Never Too Young to Die | Sí | Sí | No | Gil Bettman |
| 1990 | Eternity | Sí | Sí | No | Himself |
| 1992 | The Double 0 Kid | Sí | Story | No | Dee McLachlan |
| 1995 | Hourglass | Sí | Story | No | C. Thomas Howell |
| 1997 | The Protector | Sí | Story | No | Jack Gill |
| 1999 | Baby Geniuses | Sí | Story | Sí | Bob Clark |
| 1999 | A Dog of Flanders | Executive | No | Sí | Kevin Brodie |
| 2004 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | Sí | Story | Sí | Bob Clark |
| 2009 | Opposite Day | Sí | Story | Sí | R. Michael Givens |
| 2012 | Chilly Christmas | Sí | No | Sí | Gregory Poppen |
| 2013 | Baby Geniuses: Baby Squad Investigators | Sí | Sí | Sí | Sean McNamara |
| 2013 | Dracula: The Dark Prince | Sí | Sí | Sí | Pearry Teo |
| 2014 | Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt | Sí | Sí | Sí | Sean McNamara |
| 2014 | Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge | Sí | Sí | Sí | Wych Kaosayananda |
| 2014 | A Magic Christmas | Executive | No | Sí | R. Michael Givens |
| 2015 | A Christmas Eve Miracle | Sí | Story | Sí | R. Michael Givens |
| 2015 | Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby | Sí | Sí | Sí | Sean McNamara |
| 2016 | JL Ranch | Sí | Story | No | Charles Robert Carner |
| 2018 | Surviving the Wild | Sí | Story | Sí | Patrick Alessandrin |
| 2018 | Orphan Horse | Sí | Story | No | Sean McNamara |
| 2018 | The Ghost Beyond | Sí | Story | No | R. Michael Givens |
| 2020 | JL Family Ranch 2 | Sí | Story | No | Sean McNamara |

**Actor**

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | The Secrets of Isis | Kevin McCauley | Episode: ''Rockhound's Roost'' |
| 1995 | The Tin Soldier | Newscaster | Television film |

## Vida personal

Paul tiene dos hermanos, Stuart Paul (actor y director) y Bonnie Paul (actriz). Su sobrina es la actriz Skyler Shaye.

