Thomas Albert Bliss (born December 13, 1952) is an American motion picture producer and executive producer. He is a founding partner at

Strike Entertainment Strike Entertainment was an American production company founded in 2002 by Marc Abraham, Thomas Bliss and Eric Newman. Strike's films were distributed through Universal Studios as well as various other majors. Its first film produced was '' ...

. From 1984 to the present, Bliss has been credited with producing more than 30 productions (including '' The Hurricane'' and ''

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'')

Career

Bliss attended

UCLA Film School The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (UCLA TFT), is one of the 12 schools within the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) located in Los Angeles, California. Its creation was groundbreaking in that it was the first time a leadi ...

(1975), later returning to

UCLA School of Law The University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (commonly known as UCLA School of Law or UCLA Law) is the law school of the University of California, Los Angeles. History Founded in 1949, the UCLA School of Law is the third oldest of t ...

for law school (

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, 1982). He was admitted to The

State Bar of California The State Bar of California is an administrative division of the Supreme Court of California which licenses attorneys and regulates the practice of law in California. It is responsible for managing the admission of lawyers to the practice of law ...

in 1983. Bliss is a graduate of

Directors Guild of America The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of Film director, film and Television director, television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Dir ...

Producers Training Plan. Bliss is a member of the

and the

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Awards

Bliss has been honored with a

Peabody Award The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Foster Peabody, George Peabody, honor what are described as the most powerful, enlightening, and in ...

, two CableACE Awards, and an

American Red Cross The American National Red Cross is a Nonprofit organization, nonprofit Humanitarianism, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. Clara Barton founded ...

Humanities Service Medal.

Select filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

;Second unit director or assistant director ;Production manager ;Miscellaneous crew ;Thanks

Television

;Second unit director or assistant director ;Production manager

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bliss, Thomas 1952 births Film producers from California Living people UCLA Film School alumni UCLA School of Law alumni People from Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles