ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
KEN
KWAPIS (Director) is an award-winning director who has moved
easily between the worlds of feature filmmaking and television
directing. He previously directed “The Sisterhood of
the Traveling Pants,” a film adaptation of Ann Brashares’ best-selling
novel, starring Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively
and Alexis Bledel. Kwapis recently signed to direct the film
adaptation of another best seller, He’s Just Not That
Into You.
For
television, Kwapis helped launch some of the most innovative
comedies of the past decade. He directed the pilot of NBC’s
Emmy Award-winning series “The Office,” starring
Steve Carell, John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson, and directed
this season’s premiere and final episodes. Kwapis earned
an Emmy nomination for his work as a producer-director of FOX’s “Malcolm
in the Middle.” He also directed the pilots for the groundbreaking
HBO series “The Larry Sanders Show,” and the Emmy
Award- winning “The Bernie Mac Show.” He also directed
episodes of such critically acclaimed comedies as “Freaks
and Geeks” and “Bakersfield, P.D.”
Kwapis’ feature film credits include the romantic comedies “The
Beautician and the Beast,” starring Fran Drescher, and “He
Said, She Said,” starring Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth Perkins. “He
Said, She Said” was conceived and co-directed with Kwapis’ wife
Marisa Silver. His other films include “Dunston Checks
In,” starring Jason Alexander and Faye Dunaway; “Vibes,” starring
Jeff Goldblum and Cyndi Lauper; and “Sesame Street Presents:
Follow That Bird,” starring Jim Henson’s Muppets.
Kwapis’ film “Sexual Life” marked his first
effort as a writer-director. Adapted from Arthur Schnitzler’s
play “La Ronde,” “Sexual Life” premiered
to rave reviews at the Los Angeles Film Festival and aired
on Showtime in 2005. The ensemble cast includes Anne Heche,
Elizabeth Banks and Kerry Washington.
Kwapis
studied filmmaking at Northwestern University and the University
of Southern California. He won the Student Academy Award
in Dramatic Achievement for his USC thesis film “For
Heaven’s Sake,” an adaptation of Mozart’s
one-act comic opera Der Schauspieldirektor (“The Impresario”).
KIM
BARKER (Screenwriter/Story) counts “License to Wed” as
her first produced feature screenplay. Her next project, the
comedy “All About Steve,” stars Sandra Bullock
and is set to begin production this summer.
TIM
RASMUSSEN & VINCE DI MEGLIO (Screenwriters) count “License
to Wed” as their first screenplay credit for a major
studio. They are currently in post-production on their debut
comedy feature “Smother.” Written by Rasmussen & Di
Meglio, with Di Meglio directing and Rasmussen producing, the
film stars Diane Keaton, Dax Shepard, Liv Tyler and Mike White.
WAYNE
LLOYD (Story) counts “License to Wed” as
his first onscreen writing credit. He previously worked in
production on such films as “The Fog,” “Scary
Movie 3” and “Hope Springs.”
MIKE
MEDAVOY (Producer) has played a role in the success of some
300 feature films over the past four decades. Seventeen of
those films were nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture
and seven have won, including “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s
Nest,” “Rocky,” “Platoon,” “Dances
With Wolves,” “The Silence of the Lambs,” “Amadeus” and “Philadelphia.”
In
1995, Medavoy founded Phoenix Pictures with Arnold W. Messer,
and the company has since produced over 30 films. Phoenix’s
recent films include David Fincher’s “Zodiac,” starring
Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr. and Anthony
Edwards; “Miss Potter,” directed by Chris Noonan
and starring Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor and Emily
Watson; Steven Zaillian’s “All the King’s
Men,” with Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, James Gandolfini,
Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Clarkson and Anthony Hopkins; and Marcus
Nispel’s “Pathfinder,” with Karl Urban. Rod
Lurie’s “Resurrecting the Champ,” starring
Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett, premiered at the 2007
Sundance Film Festival and will be released this summer.
The
company’s other film productions include “The
Mirror Has Two Faces,” “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” “U
Turn,” “Urban Legend,” “Lake Placid,” “Basic,” “Dick,” “The
Thin Red Line” and “Holes.”
Medavoy
began his career in the mailroom at Universal Studios and
from there was promoted to casting director. In 1965, he
joined General Artist Corporation and soon after a merger
with Creative Management Agency was promoted to Vice President.
He became one of the leading talent agents in Hollywood, and
maintained a client roster that included Jane Fonda, Hal Ashby,
Michael Crichton, Tony Richardson, Karel Reisz, Steven Spielberg,
Terrence Malick, Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, John Milius,
Robert Aldrich, Jeanne Moreau and George Cukor. In 1971, Medavoy
joined International Famous Agency as Vice President in charge
of the motion picture department and was involved in packaging
such films as “The Sting,” “Young Frankenstein” and “Jaws.”
In
1974, Medavoy shifted gears to film production, joining United
Artists as Senior Vice President of Production. During his
tenure, he, together with his colleagues and superiors, influenced
the production and release of such seminal films as “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Rocky” and “Annie
Hall.”
Medavoy
co-founded Orion Pictures in 1978, and was integral in bringing
the world such award-winning pictures as “Platoon,” “Amadeus” “RoboCop,” “Mississippi
Burning,” “Hannah and Her Sisters,” “The
Terminator”, “Dances with Wolves” and “The
Silence of the Lambs.”
In
1990, Medavoy assumed chairmanship of TriStar Pictures and
helped bring to fruition such acclaimed films as “Philadelphia,” “Terminator
2: Judgment Day,” “Sleepless in Seattle,” “Cliffhanger,” “The
Fisher King,” “Basic Instinct,” “Legends
of the Fall” and “Hook.”
Aside
from entertainment, Medavoy has been a longtime community
activist and humanitarian. He serves on the Board of Directors
of various organizations, including the Museum of Science
and Industry and the Los Angeles Board of Parks and Recreation.
He is also a member of the University of Tel Aviv, a trustee
of the UCLA Foundation, an advisor to the Board at the Kennedy
School at Harvard University, a member of the Council on Foreign
Relations and an honorary fellow of the DeSantis Center National
Advisory Board. In 2002, former California Governor Gray Davis
appointed Medavoy to the California Anti-Terrorism Information
Center’s Executive Advisory Board.
He
is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1992 Motion
Picture Pioneer of the Year Award; the 1998 Cannes Film Festival
Lifetime Achievement Award; the 1999 UCLA Neil H. Jacoby
Award; the 2004 Louis B. Mayer Motion Picture Award from
Florida Atlantic University; and the UCLA School of Theater,
Film and Television and Producer’s Guild of America Vision
Award. He was honored in 2005 by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
ARNOLD
W. MESSER (Producer) teamed with his longtime colleague
and friend Mike Medavoy to launch Phoenix Pictures after two
decades in the industry as one of the most influential executives.
As President and Chief Operating Officer of Phoenix since 1995,
he has overseen more than 30 features, many as producer or
executive producer.
Messer
is a graduate of Harvard Law School and began his entertainment
career in 1979 as senior counsel of Columbia Pictures Television.
After a stint as Viacom International’s Vice President
of Business Affairs, he was named Senior Executive Vice President
and President of TriStar Pictures’ Telecommunications
Group in 1983. He oversaw all theatrical production and ancillary
marketing activities of the company.
In 1987, he returned to Columbia Pictures as Executive Vice
President, where he supervised worldwide television production
and distribution, negotiating major international television
agreements. In 1989, he was named President of the International
Releasing Group for Sony Pictures Entertainment. In that role,
Messer was in charge of long-term global strategy and overseeing
international production.
Among
Messer’s feature film producing credits are “Zodiac,” “Pathfinder,” “Miss
Potter,” “All the King’s Men” and “Basic.” He
also served as executive producer of “Stealth” and
the television series “The Chris Isaak Show.”
Currently,
Messer serves as executive producer on the drama “Resurrecting
the Champ,” which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film
Festival and will be released this summer. The film stars Samuel
L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett.
NICK
OSBORNE (Producer) is a founding partner of Underground
Films, a production company based in Los Angeles.
Alongside
his partner, Trevor Engelson, Nick most recently served as
executive producer on the comedy adventure “Zoom,” starring
Tim Allen, Chevy Chase and Courteney Cox, and co-executive
producer on ABC Family’s holiday comedy “Santa
Baby.”
Upcoming
projects for Osborne and Underground Films include the inspirational
drama “Class Act,” starring Halle
Berry; the comedies “All About Steve,” starring
Sandra Bullock, “Rising Son,” “Muskrat Love,” “Soccer
Mom,” and “Wishworks.”
He
is currently penning a screenplay adaptation of Agatha Christie’s
spy thriller Destination Unknown, and has just finished his
first novel, The Convert.
Osborne
began his entertainment career as an intern for Silver Pictures
and later for Phoenix Pictures, where he worked his way through
the ranks to Vice President of Production. At Phoenix, he
worked on a diverse slate of films, including “Apt
Pupil,” “U Turn,” “The Thin Red Line” and “Lake
Placid.” In 1998, Osborne shepherded the hit thriller “Urban
Legend” to the big screen.
In
1999, he left Phoenix to start his own production company,
O/Z Films, where he served as an executive producer on the “Urban
Legend” sequel “Urban Legends: Final Cut.” In
2001, O/Z Films evolved into Underground Films.
Osborne
studied at USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program,
and has a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford
University. He has also served as an aid worker and teacher
with International Rescue Committee’s Project Trust in
Peshawar, Pakistan.
ROBERT
SIMONDS (Producer) is one of Hollywood’s most
prolific producers of motion picture comedies and family films.
His over 30 features have generated in excess of $3.5 billion
worldwide.
BRADLEY
J. FISCHER (Executive Producer) is currently Co-President
of Production for Phoenix Pictures. He most recently served
as producer on David Fincher’s “Zodiac,” starring
Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr. and Anthony
Edwards. The film marked his second collaboration with screenwriter
and coproducer James Vanderbilt after the two completed the
mystery thriller “Basic,” for which Fischer served
as a co-executive producer.
Fischer
began his career at Phoenix in 1998 as an executive assistant
to the company’s Chairman and CEO, Mike Medavoy.
Within a year, he was promoted to director of development,
and, by 2002, he was named Vice President of Production. In
2004, he became the company’s Senior Vice President of
Production and in January of 2007 he was promoted to Co-President
of Production.
He
also recently served as executive producer on Marcus Nispel’s
Viking saga “Pathfinder,” starring Karl Urban,
Clancy Brown and Russell Means, and as producer on the upcoming
drama “Resurrecting the Champ,” directed by Rod
Lurie, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett.
Fischer graduated from Columbia University in 1998 with a
B.A. in Film Studies and Psychology.
DAVID
THWAITES (Executive Producer) is currently Co-President of
Production at Phoenix Pictures. He most recently served as
producer on “Miss Potter,” starring Renée
Zellweger, and as executive producer on “All the King’s
Men,” starring Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, James
Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Clarkson and Anthony Hopkins.
Born
and educated in England, Thwaites began his career as a child
actor appearing in a number of television series over a ten-year
period. At the age of 18, while an undergraduate at London
University, he co-founded a film production company that
developed a number of projects, including a short called “The
Skip,” which aired on the UK’s Channel Four.
Thwaites
moved to Los Angeles in 2000, and began his career in Hollywood
as an assistant to Phoenix Pictures’ Chairman
and CEO, Mike Medavoy.
KIM
ZUBICK (Executive Producer) is currently President of the
Robert Simonds Company, where she oversees all feature film
development and production. Recent Robert Simonds Company
releases include “The Pink Panther” and “Cheaper
by the Dozen.”
Zubick
most recently served as co-producer on the family comedy “Yours,
Mine and Ours,” starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo.
In addition to “License to Wed,” Zubick is currently
serving as executive producer of the upcoming comedies “Father
Knows Less” and “Furry Vengeance.” Her additional
film credits include “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” “Rebound” and “Taxi.”
Formerly, Zubick served as Senior Vice President of Stewart
Pictures for producer Allyn Stewart, and, prior to that, as
Vice President of Production at MGM. She graduated magna cum
laude from Mount Holyoke College.
DANA
GOLDBERG (Executive Producer) is President of Production
at Village Roadshow Pictures. Since joining the company nine
years ago, she has been involved with Village Roadshow Pictures’ entire
slate of films, including “The Matrix” trilogy, “Ocean’s
Eleven,” “Training Day,” “Mystic River,” “Miss
Congeniality,” “Rumor Has It,” and “Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory.” She also served as an executive
producer on the Academy Award-winning Best Animated Feature “Happy
Feet,” starring the voice talent of Robin Williams, Elijah
Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman; “Taking
Lives,” starring Angelina Jolie; “The Dukes of
Hazzard,” starring Johnny Knoxville and Seann William
Scott; and “The Lake House” starring Keanu Reeves
and Sandra Bullock.
Prior to joining Village Roadshow Pictures, Goldberg spent
three years with Barry Levinson and Paula Weinstein at Baltimore/Spring
Creek Pictures, where she was Vice President of Production.
She began her career in show business as an assistant at Hollywood
Pictures.
BRUCE
BERMAN (Executive Producer) is Chairman and CEO of Village
Roadshow Pictures. The company will co-produce 60 theatrical
features in a joint partnership with Warner Bros. through 2007,
with all films distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures
and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.
The
initial slate of films produced under the pact included such
hits as “Practical Magic,” starring Sandra
Bullock and Nicole Kidman; “Analyze This,” teaming
Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal; “The Matrix,” starring
Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne; “Three Kings,” starring
George Clooney; “Space Cowboys,” directed by and
starring Clint Eastwood; and “Miss Congeniality,” starring
Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt.
Under
the Village Roadshow Pictures banner, Berman has subsequently
executive produced such wide-ranging successes as “Training
Day,” for which Denzel Washington won an Academy Award; “Ocean’s
Eleven,” starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia
Roberts; its sequels “Ocean’s Twelve” and “Ocean’s
Thirteen”; “Two Weeks’ Notice,” pairing
Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant; “Mystic River,” starring
Sean Penn and Tim Robbins in Oscar-winning performances; the
second and third installments of “The Matrix” trilogy, “The
Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”;
Tim Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” starring
Johnny Depp; the Oscar- winning animated comedy adventure “Happy
Feet”; and the romantic comedy “Music and Lyrics,” pairing
Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore.
Village
Roadshow’s upcoming projects include the psychological
thriller “The Brave One,” directed by Neil Jordan
and starring Jodie Foster; the sci-fi action thriller “I
Am Legend,” starring Will Smith; and the comedy “Get
Smart,” starring Steve Carell.
Berman got his start in the motion picture business working
with Jack Valenti at the MPAA while attending Georgetown Law
School in Washington, DC. After earning his law degree, he
landed a job at Casablanca Films in 1978. Moving to Universal,
he worked his way up to production Vice President in 1982.
In
1984, Berman joined Warner Bros. as a production Vice President,
and was promoted to Senior Vice President of Production four
years later. He was appointed President of Theatrical Production
in September 1989, and, in 1991, was named President of Worldwide
Theatrical Production, where he served through May 1996. Under
his aegis, Warner Bros. Pictures produced and distributed such
films as “Presumed Innocent,” “GoodFellas,” “Robin
Hood: Prince of Thieves,” the Oscar-winning Best Picture “Driving
Miss Daisy,” “Batman Forever,” “Under
Siege,” “Malcolm X,” “The Bodyguard,” “JFK,” “The
Fugitive,” “Dave,” “Disclosure,” “The
Pelican Brief,” “Outbreak,” “The Client,” “A
Time to Kill” and “Twister.”
In May of 1996, Berman started Plan B Entertainment, an independent
motion picture company at Warner Bros. Pictures. He was named
Chairman and CEO of Village Roadshow Pictures in February 1998.
JOHN
BAILEY (Director of Photography) has enjoyed relationships
with directors as varied as Paul Schrader, Lawrence Kasdan,
Michael Apted and Ken Kwapis. ”License to Wed” marks
his third collaboration with Kwapis.
He
has also worked with such leading directors as John Schlesinger,
Robert Redford, Herbert Ross, Walter Hill, Stuart Rosenberg,
Harold Ramis, Wolfgang Petersen, Jonathan Demme, Robert Benton,
James L. Brooks and Sam Raimi, as well as such directors on
their feature debuts as Richard LaGravenese, Jennifer Jason
Leigh & Alan Cumming and Callie Khouri.
In
an eclectic career, Bailey has photographed such mainstream
Hollywood films as “Ordinary People,” “Silverado,” “The
Accidental Tourist,” “Groundhog Day,” “In
the Line of Fire,” “As Good as It Gets,” “How
to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “The Sisterhood of the
Traveling Pants” and “Must Love Dogs”; such
offbeat films as Norman Mailer’s “Tough Guys Don’t
Dance” and Jason Miller’s “That Championship
Season”; and such genre-bending pictures as “Swimming
to Cambodia,” “A Brief History of Time” and “The
Kid Stays in the Picture.”
Bailey’s other film credits include “Divine Secrets
of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood”; “The Anniversary Party”; “The
Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in The Universe”;
Paul Schrader’s “Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters,” for
which he shares the 1985 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best
Artistic Contribution with composer Philip Glass and production
and costume designer Eiko Ishioka; “Incident at Loch
Ness” for Werner Herzog; and “The Architect,” which
debuted at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.
His
upcoming projects include the romantic comedy “How
I Met My Boyfriend’s Dead Fiancée,” due
out this September, and John Krasinski’s directorial
debut film “Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.” Bailey
is currently shooting the crime comedy “Mad Money” for
Callie Khouri.
Beyond
his work as a cinematographer, Bailey also directed the 1994
film noir thriller “China Moon,” starring
Ed Harris, Benecio del Toro and Madeline Stowe, and has written
essays and film articles for the New York Times, American Cinematographer,
ICG and DGA Monthly. He has served on the juries of the Venice
Film Festival and CamerImage in Poland, on the Board of Governors
of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and as vice
president of the American Society of Cinematographers. Bailey
is married to noted film editor Carol Littleton.
GAE
BUCKLEY (Production Designer) reunites with director Ken
Kwapis on “License to Wed.” She previously served
as production designer on Kwapis’ “The Sisterhood
of the Traveling Pants,” Kevin Costner’s Western
drama “Open Range,” starring Robert Duvall, Costner
and Annette Bening and the action-filled “Death and Life
of Bobby Z.” She is currently in pre-production on “The
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.”
As
an art director, Buckley’s film credits include “What
Women Want,” “Coyote Ugly,” “Tin Cup,” “The
Craft,” “The Little Rascals,” “Indecent
Proposal” and “Three Wishes.” Her set designer
credits include “Wayne’s World,” “Coneheads” and “Good
Night and Good Luck.”
Buckley began her career in filmed entertainment with work
on music videos and commercials. She received a degree in Architecture
from Cornell University, and has also studied drawing at The
Brooklyn Academy of Art and scenic painting at The Lester Polikoff
School of Scenic Painting in New York City.
KATHRYN
HIMOFF (Editor) counts “License to Wed” as
her fourth collaboration with director Ken Kwapis. She previously
worked with Kwapis on “The Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants,” “Sexual Life” and the pilot episode
of the Emmy Award-winning comedy series “The Office.” Additionally,
she edited the pilot episode of the Golden Globe-winning primetime
series “Ugly Betty.”
Himoff
also recently edited and co-produced the indie noir thriller “Lonely Hearts,” starring John Travolta,
James Gandolfini and Salma Hayek. Her other film credits include “Pollock,” for
Ed Harris; the documentary “Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion”;
Rob Zombie’s “House of a 1000 Corpses”; Roger
Avary’s “Killing Zoe”; and Allison Anders’ “Mi
Vida Loca.”
Prior to establishing a career in film editing, Himoff served
as a story development executive for various film production
companies in Los Angeles, and received a degree in Theater
from Boston University.
CHRISTINE
SACANI (Co-Producer) is a veteran producer of more
than 40 film and television productions.
Prior
to filming “License to Wed,” she served
as co-producer and line producer on Ken Kwapis’ 2005
screen adaptation of the best-selling Ann Brashares novel The
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Sacani previously co-produced “New
York Minute,” starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
With
television production as the foundation of her producing
career, Sacani counts among her accomplishments the Emmy
Award-winning family dramas “Eloise at Christmastime” and “Eloise
at the Plaza,” starring Julie Andrews and Sofia Vassilieva;
the musical drama “South Pacific,” starring Glenn
Close and Harry Connick Jr.; the crime drama “Thin Air,” with
Joe Montegna and Marcia Gay Harden; and the two critically
acclaimed productions “Trapped in a Purple Haze,” starring
Jonathan Jackson and JoBeth Williams, and “The Rosa Parks
Story,” starring Angela Bassett.
Born in New York, Christine graduated from New York University
with a B.F.A. in film and television. She began her career
in the entertainment industry in 1987 and moved to Los Angeles
in 1988 to pursue her career as a producer.
LOUIS
PHILLIPS (Co-Producer) joined Phoenix Pictures in 2001,
and is currently Senior Executive Vice President of Production,
Post-Production and Music. Prior to joining Phoenix, he had
been a production executive at Paramount, Disney and Jim Henson
Pictures.
Phillips
most recently served as an executive producer on David Fincher’s “Zodiac,” and is executive
producer on the upcoming drama “Resurrecting the Champ,” starring
Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett. His other executive producing
credits include “Miss Potter,” starring Renée
Zellweger, Ewan McGregor and Emily Watson; and “Holes,” Andrew
Davis’ adventure drama starring Sigourney Weaver and
Jon Voight.
In
addition to “License to Wed,” Phillips also
co-produced Marcus Nispel’s Viking saga “Pathfinder” and
the mystery thriller “Basic,” starring John Travolta
and Samuel L. Jackson. In 2005, Phillips produced “Urban
Legends: Bloody Mary,” the third film in the hit horror
franchise.
TREVOR
ENGELSON (Co-Producer) most recently served as executive
producer of the comedy adventure “Zoom,” starring
Tim Allen. He is currently a partner at Underground Films & Management
with producer Nick Osborne.
Underground
Films’ upcoming projects include the inspirational
drama “Class Act,” starring Halle Berry, and the
comedies “All About Steve,” starring Sandra Bullock, “Venus
Kincaid,” “Stepmonster,” “Rising Son,” “Muskrat
Love,” “Soccer Mom” and “Wishworks.”
Engelson
started his film career on the set of the action movie “Deep Blue Sea” as
a production assistant, and thereafter became an assistant
at Endeavor Talent Agency. He is a graduate of the USC Annenberg
School of Communications.
CHRISTOPHE
BECK (Composer) has composed the score of well over 40 feature
films and nearly 20 television shows. With over 15 years
of experience, Beck has scored a wide array of projects,
including such action films as “The Sentinel” and “Elektra,” the
comedies “The Pink Panther” and “Bring It
On,” and such dramas as “Under the Tuscan Sun” and “Year
of the Dog.”
He
also recently composed the score of “We Are Marshall,” starring
Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox and David Strathairn. His
other film credits include “School for Scoundrels”; “Yours,
Mine and Ours”; “Taxi”; “A Cinderella
Story”; “Saved!”; “Garfield”; “Cheaper
by the Dozen”; “American Wedding”; and “Just
Married.”
Beck
began his scoring career on the Canadian television series “White
Fang,” and from there went on to score three seasons
of the hit television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” for
which he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition.