Leslie Greif
American film director
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Leslie Greif (born July 30, 1954) is an American director, writer, and film and television producer.[1]
Career
Greif began his career as an NBC page out of NBC-Burbank. He later was a producer with the television series Sins in 1986.[2]
Greif's first film as a director was Keys to Tulsa in 1997.[3] The film was not well received by critics.[4][5]
In 2007 he both wrote the screenplay and directed the comedy film 10 Rules for Sleeping Around.[6]
Greif's some other works include Walker Texas Ranger (1993–2001)[7], Meet Wally Sparks (1997)[4], Monday Night Mayhem (2002), Gene Simmons Family Jewels (2006–2012)[8], Funny Money (2006)[9], Brando (2007)[10], Hatfields & McCoys (2012)[2], Texas Rising (2015)[11], Sun Records (2017)[12], The Offer (2022)[13], The Gray House (2026)[14] and High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam (2026).[15] He has worked extensively in TV mini-series, reality television, full-length features and scripted television. Greif's production team includes Adam Reed, Adam Freeman, Herb Nanas, Joanne Rubino and Aaron Semmel at his production company ThinkFactory Media in Santa Monica.[16] In 2012, Hatfields & McCoys, for which Greif was executive producer, won two Primetime Emmy Awards (Kevin Costner for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie and Tom Berenger for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie).[17]