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George Paige - Bio
George received his B.A from Rider University and Ed.M from Temple University - beginning an academic career as a college instructor.
While teaching at the University of Vermont George’s career path changed following a chance meeting with the head of a Hollywood production company and an offer to run his NYC offices. Seeing an opportunity to inspire on a larger scale, George accepted and began his second career path going on to become an award-winning television and film producer.
George has been continuously inspired to create and produce family-friendly programs. These include: The New Mickey Mouse Club for Walt Disney Studios which launched the careers of Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling and Christina Aguilera; the TV movie ‘Twas the Night, with Bryan Cranston; Here’s To You Mickey Mouse, celebrating Mickey’s 60th birthday for Disney; Double Trouble and Medieval Mischief, featuring teen stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) for BMG; the animated DVD premier movie The Nutty Professor starring Drake Bell for The Weinstein Company and Brer Rabbit starring Nick Cannon for Universal Studios Family Entertainment; and a series of children’s musicals for Good Housekeeping Magazine.
In addition to his family-oriented projects, George has been involved with such varied productions as HBO's story of JIm Morrison in The Doors: Dance on Fire; Michael Jackson...The Legend Continues for Showtime; Starfighter, the sequel to the classic motion picture The Last Starfighter; The Three Stooges film directed by the Farrelly Brothers for Fox Studios; The Independent, starring Jerry Stiller and Janeane Garafalo; Jerry Lewis: King of Comedy; Abbott & Costello meet Jerry Seinfeld; and Bob Hope…Laughing with the Presidents, hosted by Tony Danza.
George has also worked with musical artists such as Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, The Doors, Smokey Robinson, Rod Stewart, Brian Wilson, Marie Osmond, Fleetwood Mac, Men At Work, Burt Bacharach/Dionne Warwick, The Police, Marvin Gaye, The Go-Go's,The Temptations and Stevie Wonder. George was also the legendary band Aerosmith's manager and Edgar Winter for a short but exciting stint (he survived with all his limbs, liver and brain cells intact.)
George maintains his interest in academia through frequent lecturing and workshops on television and film production at UCLA and the University of Southern California's School of Cinema (USC).
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