Mike Valerio is a writer, producer, director, and executive in the

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for over 20 years. Valerio has worked on over a hundred TV shows, films, documentaries, and

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and over a

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and entertainment companies. Valerio is most famous for his 1999 film ''Carlo's Wake''.

Filmography (partial)

* ''Alison Mathews: Art Matters'' – (2008) ( Short Documentary) (Writer-director-Producer) *

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– (2007) (Documentary film) ( Creative consultant) * My Network TV Premiere Special – (2006) (TV movie) (Writer-

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producer) * NBC Premiere Week Preview – (2005) (TV) (Writer-director) * ''Carlo's Wake'' – (1999) (Feature film) (Screenwriter-director) * ''Stealth Force'' – (1993) (Unproduced film) (Screenwriter) * ''King B: A Life in the Movies'' – (1993) (Documentary film) (Writer-director-Producer)

''Carlo's Wake'' (1999) (feature film)

''Carlo's Wake'', is an

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starring

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winners

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and

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. The film also stars actress/ writer Rosie Taravella who wrote the play "Pa's Funeral" on which Carlo's Wake is based. Taravella and Valerio co-wrote the screenplay together and were later married in 1994. Carlo's Wake, Valerio's first feature film and was received with

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success. Valerio and Taravella divorced in 2004.

Education and background

Valerio graduated from

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in 1980 and began his career as producer of

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. Valerio has since worked as a writer/ director/ producer &

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at companies including

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, and

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Entertainment executive

Valerio has held many

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positions at various

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and entertainment companies. * Director of Special Projects and omedyPrograms,

* Executive director of Creative Services,

Prods. * Vice President of Special Projects,

Broadcasting * Director of Filmmaking#Development, Jay Silverman Productions

References

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