I, for one, am one of the many people who grew up with and miss “Showtime At The Apollo.” I’m sure everyone has their own things that they miss about the show, but some of the things and people I wish I could see again include Amateur Night, Kiki Shepherd, The Sandman, and that old lady that used to sit down in front all the time. She was so well known by the crew that they knew her name. Good times… Well, if you’re like me and you’re pining for those good times to come back, make sure to thank Jamie Foxx, Marcus King and Don Weiner. These three have [ Read More ]
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- 11/9/2012
- by monique
- ShockYa
The Apollo Theater has has teamed up with CAA and has its sights set on expanding the Harlem mainstay in an effort to support the non-profit and its initiatives. As part of that expansion a partnership with Bet is forthcoming, entitled "Apollo Live!" The reality competition show is based on the Apollo's well-known weekly Amateur Night competish. Tony Rock is set to host the competition. The series will be executive produced by Jamie Foxx with Marcus King and Don Weiner. Expect music industry veterans: Gladys Knight, Doug E. Fresh and Michael Bivens (New Edition & Bell Biv DeVoe) as contestant advisors. Drawing upon the Apollo Theaters...
- 10/4/2012
- by Natasha Greeves
- ShadowAndAct
Getty Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx May Revive Showtime At the Apollo: Bet and Jamie Foxx are working together to bring back the talent showcase “Showtime at the Apollo.” The show, which has been off the air since 2008, was a popular variety program that has featured a host of future stars . The project will be produced by Foxx, Don Weiner, and Marcus King. [Deadline]
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Jamie Foxx May Revive Showtime At the Apollo: Bet and Jamie Foxx are working together to bring back the talent showcase “Showtime at the Apollo.” The show, which has been off the air since 2008, was a popular variety program that has featured a host of future stars . The project will be produced by Foxx, Don Weiner, and Marcus King. [Deadline]
Luke Campbell Is Dead Serious About Mayoral Run: Miami bass rapper Luther Campbell, also known as Uncle Luke,...
- 5/17/2011
- by Lyneka Little
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Exclusive: Long-running syndication variety show Showtime At the Apollo is staging a comeback, this time on Bet. The cable network is finalizing a deal for a pilot order to a Showtime at the Apollo revival executive produced by Jamie Foxx and the the show's original executive producer/director Don Weiner. If picked up to series, Showtime is expected to air as a primetime series on the cable network. As a young producer in the late 1980s, Weiner found a video camera, taped a demo and sold Showtime at the Apollo in weekly syndication, where it launched in 1987. Weiner eventually left to work on unscripted series, including Fox's So You Think You Can Dance. Following his departure, Showtime, which continued the tradition of The Apollo Theater's famous Amateur Night, went through several producing teams and hosts before ending its 21-year run in 2008. Weiner recently tracked down the rights to the franchise,...
- 5/16/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Every Monday at 9 pm/Et, MyNetworkTV promises you Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed, via a new series shedding light on the dark-ish arts. As you can imagine, some of the biz's biggest tricksters would not to have their slight-of-hand chopped off. Exec producer Don Weiner shares a peek at the secrets to be spilled, and offers his response to Big Magic's beef. — Matt Mitovich
TVGuide.com: How do you decide which tricks to reveal?
Don Weiner: The unique thing about this series is that in the 13 episodes, we are revealing about 120 illusions — from big, death-defying escapes and making giant objects appear and disappear, to close-up magic. We've collected illusions that we found were exciting and each showed off a different aspect of magic. It's a wide spectrum.
We've got lots more questions up our sleeve, after the jump.
TVGuide.com: How do you decide which tricks to reveal?
Don Weiner: The unique thing about this series is that in the 13 episodes, we are revealing about 120 illusions — from big, death-defying escapes and making giant objects appear and disappear, to close-up magic. We've collected illusions that we found were exciting and each showed off a different aspect of magic. It's a wide spectrum.
We've got lots more questions up our sleeve, after the jump.
- 10/6/2008
- by Matt Mitovich
- TVGuide.com - Features
Just as The Tom Joyner Show is firming up its production team, the upcoming syndicated music-variety series has added another major-market clearance. KABC-TV, the ABC O&O in Los Angeles, has cleared the weekly hourlong show for its October launch. The news means the show -- hosted by radio personality Joyner -- has been cleared in 75% of the country. In addition, Ehrich Van Lowe has been named executive producer, Don Weiner has been tapped as director-producer, and Jeffrey Kopp will serve as supervising producer of Tom Joyner, which will include performances by musicians and comedians, comedy sketches and offbeat local-market vignettes.
Just as The Tom Joyner Show is firming up its production team, the upcoming syndicated music-variety series has added another major-market clearance. KABC-TV, the ABC O&O in Los Angeles, has cleared the weekly hourlong show for its October launch. The news means the show -- hosted by radio personality Joyner -- has been cleared in 75% of the country. In addition, Ehrich Van Lowe has been named executive producer, Don Weiner has been tapped as director-producer, and Jeffrey Kopp will serve as supervising producer of Tom Joyner, which will include performances by musicians and comedians, comedy sketches and offbeat local-market vignettes.
Brad Small has joined the law firm of Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal & LaViolette as a partner. Small most recently was a partner at Manatt Phelps & Phillips. His list of clients includes Eva Longoria, Beverley Mitchell, Chyler Leigh, Megan Fox, Jesse Ventura, Triple H, Jim Frawley, Don Weiner, Mike Robe, Gil Cates Jr., Robert Berlinger, Cindy Chupack, Gary Randall Nick Pileggi and Aaron and Matthew Benay as well as Sander/Moses Prods. He was a member of The Hollywood Reporter's Next Generation class of 2003.
- 3/18/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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