Kerry McCluggage

Kerry McCluggage (born October, 1954) is the owner and president of Craftsman Films, an independent production company developing motion picture and television content.[1] He was Chairman of Paramount Television Group and President of Universal Television for more than ten years each.[2] He was a co-founder of United Paramount Network (UPN).[3] At Paramount Television, he oversaw programs such as Cheers , its spinoff Frasier , the Star Trek franchise, Entertainment Tonight , The Arsenio Hall Show , Judge Judy , Judge Joe Brown and Judge Mills Lane .[4] and grew the operation from $700 million to $3.2 billion, making it one of the leading television production companies.[5] From mid-2018 until the end of 2018, McCluggage was CEO of IDW Media Holdings (Idea and Design Works), a subdivision of IDW Publishing.[5]

Kerry McCluggage
BornOctober, 1954
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationMotion picture producer, Film industry executive
Years active1975–present

Education

At the University of Southern California, McCluggage studied broadcasting and film and became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He later gained his MBA at the Harvard Business School, graduating in 1978. He currently serves on the Sigma Chi Foundation Board of Governors.[6]

Filmography

McCluggage has developed and supervised many television series including: The A-Team, Coach, Deadwood, The Equalizer, Frasier, JAG, Northern Exposure, Law & Order, Miami Vice, Murder She Wrote, Knight Rider, Quantum Leap, Cheers, and Entertainment Tonight.[2]

While an executive at Universal Pictures, he also worked on The Breakfast Club, Out of Africa and Cocktail.

References
  1. "Kerry McCluggage and Christopher Crowe Sell Feature Film Script to Paramount Pictures". prnewswire.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. Lippman, John (September 26, 1991). "McCluggage Will Head Paramount TV". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  3. Kerry McCluggage profile Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine, alluminationfilmworks.com; accessed July 13, 2015.
  4. McNary, Dave (November 12, 2002). "Par TV vet crafts prod'n firm". variety.com. Variety Media. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  5. Kit, Borys (July 25, 2018). "Veteran TV Executive Kerry McCluggage Named CEO of IDW Media Holdings (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  6. "Sigma Chi Foundation Board of Governors 1939-2014" (PDF). Sigma Chi Foundation Annual Report 2014. Sigma Chi Foundation. p. 13. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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