Leelai Demoz

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Leelai Demoz (* 1968 ) is an American film producer , documentary filmmaker and screenwriter who was nominated for an Oscar for his 2001 work On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom .

Life

Demoz graduated from Northwestern University and is the son of a late linguistics professor who also taught there. Together with actor Jeremy Piven , Demoz founded the production company Luscious Mayhem Productions .

He is married.

Filmography

Demoz worked occasionally as an actor, for example in 1985 for TJ Hooker , but is also active as a producer:

  • 2006: Jeremy Piven's Journey of a Lifetime
  • 2012-2013: Hardcore Pawn

Awards

Won
Nominated
  • 2001: Oscar - " Best Documentary, Short Subjects " for On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom
  • 2002: Emmy - " Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Programming - Long Form " for On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kelly Moriarty and Leelai Demoz , The New York Times website. Retrieved January 3, 2014.