‘A LESSON IN ROMANCE’

PRODUCTION BIOS

LARRY LEVINSON (Executive Producer) – Larry Levinson has served as executive producer on a wide range of movies, from miniseries to feature films. He has overseen numerous Hallmark Channel Original Movies in every genre, from adventure to drama to romance.

Levinson also executive produced the popular Hallmark Channel Mystery Movie franchises “Jane Doe,” “McBride,” “Mystery Woman” and “Murder 101.”

His film credits include “Larry McMurtry’s Streets of Laredo” and “Larry McMurtry’s Dead Man’s Walk.” He executive produced Burt Reynolds’ “Hard Times” telefilms featuring detective Logan McQueen. He also executive produced, with actor Dennis Quaid, “Everything that Rises” and “Mark Twain’s Roughing It.” With actor Tom Berenger, Levinson executive produced “Rough Riders.”

For the Hallmark Channel, Levinson’s substantial work as executive producer on original films includes “The Last Cowboy,” ”Straight From the Heart,” “Love Comes Softly,” “Audrey’s Rain,” "The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay,” “Hard Ground,” “A Time to Remember,” “Just Desserts,” “A Place Called Home,” “The Long Shot (Believe in Courage),” “Life on Liberty Street,” “King Solomon’s Mines,” “La Femme Musketeer,” “The Trail to Hope Rose,” “The Reading Room,” “Our House,” “Where There’s A Will,” “Love’s Enduring Promise,” “Out of the Woods,” “Thicker Than Water,” “Always and Forever,” “The Three Gifts” and “Love Begins.”

Levinson also served as executive producer on “The Christmas Card” in 2007. The film stands as the Hallmark Channel’s highest-rated original movie.

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RON OLIVER (Director) – Emmy® award nominated writer/director/producer Ron Oliver, has received international acclaim for his signature blend of sly humor, thrilling suspense and dazzling visual style. Twice nominated for the prestigious Director's Guild of America Award, Oliver started his career with the cult hit "Hello Mary Lou/Prom Night Two" - called "the Blue Velvet of high school horror movies" by the Los Angeles Times - and since then has directed and/or written feature films and television all over the world.

His work includes such cultural landmarks as "The Chris Isaak Show," "Queer As Folk" and "Beggars and Choosers" as well as the hugely influential "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" He served as producer/writer and principal director on the TV phenomenon "Goosebumps" and received an Emmy® nomination for producing the NBC/Discovery series "Scout's Safari," filmed on location in South Africa.

His re-imagining of Warner Brothers' "Dennis the Menace" and Walt Disney's "Harriet the Spy" saw both film franchises successful launch for a new generation. The DVD release of his

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Oliver has directed numerous made for TV movies including the Hallmark Channel Original Movies, “Cupid” starring Joel Fisher and Jamie Kennedy, “The Music Teacher” starring Annie Potts, “Smooch” with Kellie Martin and Kiernan Shipka and “Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade” starring Autumn Reeser and Lifetime’s “Her Husband’s Betrayal” and “The Trainer.”

As an author, his short fiction has appeared in several literary collections, including "Sons of Darkness," "Flesh and the Word 3" and the Bram Stoker Award nominated "Queer Fear" as well as its Lambda Literary Award winning sequel "Queer Fear II." Several of these stories have been optioned by acclaimed indie film producer ("(500) Days of Summer") Steven J. Wolfe and Regent Entertainment and Oliver is adapting them for the big screen.

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TERENCE BRODY (Writer) – Born and raised in Staten Island, New York, Terence Brody is an active lieutenant for the FDNY. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Kean University of New Jersey. Continuing his education after college, Brody worked at Film/Video Arts of New York City and attended classes by screenwriting guru Marilyn Horowitz.

“A Lesson In Love,” is his first produced feature length film. “Rescuing Madison,” produced by Larry Levinson Productions, will be going into production soon. Brody is also currently working on an episodic script for television.

Brody currently lives in Patchogue, New York with his wife Christine and two small children, Riley and Quinn.

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