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Lloyd Segan is an American film and television producer, and executive producer and partner at Piller/Segan, an independent content production company.


Television production

Segan made his foray into television in 2001 with '' The Dead Zone'' based on
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's novel of the same name. Executive produced by Segan and
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, the series debuted on June 16, 2002, on the
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. The series, produced over a 7 year production cycle is now syndicated globally. Following ''The Dead Zone'', Segan, Michael Piller and Shawn Piller executive-produced ''
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''. This series, which debuted on
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, was the network’s first-ever original scripted series. ''Wildfire'' ended after four seasons and audiences petitioned for the show to remain on the air by sending truckloads of hay, 500 cast iron horseshoes, apples, rope, and 1,000 pounds of carrots to ABC Family. In 2007, Segan and Shawn Piller executive-produced the ABC Family series, ''
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''. In a review released soon after the premiere of the show, ''
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'' claimed that ''Greek'' "captures the spirit of the hedge-fund age like nothing else." ''Greek'' ran for a 6-season cable cycle and brought the network a new audience demographic that it had not attracted before. Segan served as an executive producer on Syfy’s one-hour drama series '' Haven'' which stars Emily Rose ('' ER''). The series was the first to be co-production between NBC Universal Global Networks, Syfy, and Shaw Media. During its first season, ''Haven'', based on the novella ''The Colorado Kid'' by
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, was called “A must-see show” by ''
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''. "Haven" spanned for six cable cycles on Syfy. Segan currently serves as executive producer on the
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.''


Film production

Segan produced the Scott Lew-penned and
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-directed '' Sexy Evil Genius'' starring
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,
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,
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and
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. Segan’s other feature film credits include 2006's ''
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'', a college-set comedy starring Patrick Fugit and
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; New Line Cinema's ''
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'', a hip-hop horror film starring
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; New Line's '' The Bachelor'', starring
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; the controversial cult hit ''
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'', and its follow-up '' The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day'', starring
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; Showtime’s Emmy-nominated film, ''
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'', based on the life of
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; the Eric Schaeffer comedy ''Wirey Spindell'';
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' thriller '' Judgment Night'', starring
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, Cuba Gooding Jr.,
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;
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’s action-drama '' Blown Away'' with
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; and the
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movie '' Crossworlds''.


Personal life

Before becoming a producer, Segan was a programming executive at NBC, then a motion picture and literary agent at InterTalent Agency, where he represented leading film directors and writers. Segan is married to former Disney executive and critically acclaimed producer Allison Lyon Segan, and together they have two daughters. He earned his BA at
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. He also holds a Master of Professional Studies from
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and a JD degree from
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.


Filmography

''He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.''


Film

;Thanks


Television

''Year refers to air dates and does not reflect series exhibition cycles.''


References


External links

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