Peggy Chane
Executive Producer
After a five-year stint at Paramount Pictures, Peggy formed CPC Entertainment to develop, produce, and direct television, PLAYS, and features. Peggy has received numerous ENDORSEMENTS from people in the entertainment industry. CPC's first TV movie, IN THE EYES OF A STRANGER starring Justine Bateman and Richard Dean Anderson ranked #14 in the ratings when it aired on CBS-TV. Her credits include:


Peggy Chane		 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:



DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF TV AND FILM -
PARAMOUNT PICTURES:

  • PATTERNITY (FEATURE)
    Starring Burt Reynolds / Director David Steinberg

  • BOSOM BUDDIES (ABC-TV SERIES)
    Exec. Producer / Writer / Director Chris Thompson
    Writers Ian Praiser / Howard Gewirtz
    Starring Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari



PARAMOUNT PICTURES:

  • THE BIG EASY (ABC-TV MOVIE)
    Producer Joseph Stern, Dan Curtis Productions

  • THE LAST NINJA (ABC-TV MOVIE)
    Producer Tony Spinner, Director William A. Graham

  • TAKING ADVANTAGE (SYNDICATION PILOT)
    Producer Andy Friendly, Director Bruce Gowers

  • COMMAND 5 (ABC-TV MOVIE)
    Producer Tony Spinner, Director E. W. Swackhammer

 PRODUCTION MANAGER:

  • URGH! A MUSIC WAR (LORIMAR / UA FEATURE)
    Producer Michael White, Starring Oingo Boingo, Police, Devo

  • ROBIN TROWER SPECIAL (BBC-TV)
    Producer / Director Derek Burbidge

  • THE OLD GRAY WHISTLE TEST (BBC-TV)
    Producer Mike Appleton (Various Music Video Spots)

  • HEAVENLY DAYS (SOLARIS PICTURES SYNDICATED SERIES

  • THE TOTAL WOMAN (WARNER BROS INTERACTIVE TV PILOT)
    Producer / Director Don Epstein



ASSOCIATE PRODUCER:

  • XI WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES - SAPPORO, JAPAN (NBC-TV)
    Producer Dick Auerback, Director Ted Nathanson

  • U.S.I.A. - UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
    Variety series, Docmentary series, and Specials
    for worldwide distribution

  • PRODUCED SHOW OPEN & PRODUCTION COORDINATOR:
    MISS UNIVERSE AND MISS U.S.A. PAGEANTS (CBS-TV)
    Santo Domingo, Hong Kong, Niagara Falls, Charleston
    Executive Producer Bob Finkel



 ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:

  • HALLMARK HALL OF FAME - A STORM IN SUMMER (NBC-TV)
    Writer Rod Serling, Starring Peter Ustinov

  • DICK SCHAAP SHOW (NBC-TV PRIMETIME)
    Producer / Director Don Ellis

  • MAGIC! MAGIC! MAGIC! (PBS-TV)
    Producer Phil Hobel, Director Martin Charnin

  • TV TIMES (ABC-TV)
    Exec. Producer David Susskind

EDUCATION:

  • B.A. Motion Picture / TV Production, University of Wisconsin (Madison)
    Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, CT (Grades 3-12)

 MEMBERSHIP:

  • PGA, ATAS, HRTS, NYTV Academy, IFP, University Club
    Cinewomen, Women In Film (NY & LA)



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DIRECTING HISTORY

PLAYS DIRECTED: During the past 5 years, Peggy Chane has directed plays at THE PLAYWRIGHT'S GROUP at the Irish Arts Centre, Theatre Forty-Beverly Hills, Women In Theater, the Inner City Cultural Center, and Women In Film.

BORGIA ON MY MIND by Jack Matcha (Comedy)
SHADES OF RED by Norman Herman (Drama)
HIGH CONCEPT by Judy Korotkin (Comedy)
RADIO BLUES by Nancy McCoy (Comedy)
FINAL EXIT: GOING 1ST CLASS by Jack Matcha (Comedy)/TD>
DON'T SAY THAT by Tom Carrico (Drama)
ZEBRA by Eleanor Dufy (Drama)
NIGHT CALL by Jack Matcha (Comedy)
VIRTUAL REALITY by Bou Tillisch (Drama)
NO TRESPASSING by Elaine Barnard (Comedy)
WHITE LIES by Jack Matcha (Comedy)
PANDORA'S BOX by Greg Liffick (Musical Drama)
THE DISAPPEARANCE by Elaine Barnard (Comedy)
CARMEN by Jack Matcha (Comedy)
POSSESSED by Elaine Barnard (Drama)
DEPLETION by Jack Matcha (Comedy)
IN TURNAROUND by Ken Sekiguchi (Drama)
ENCOUNTER by Jack Matcha (Comedy)
TIMESHARE by Elaine Barnard (Comedy)
PAINTING CHURCHES by Tina Howe (Drama)

TRAINING:

Joan Darling's ACTING WORKSHOP, Directed and Acted
Judith Weston's ACTING FOR DIRECTORS Workshop (1 year)
ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES Repertory Workshop
Lilyan Chauvin's DIRECTING WORKSHOP
WOMEN IN FILM'S Performers / Writers Workshop, Directing member


EXPERIENCE RELATING TO DIRECTING:

STILL PHOTOGRAPHER: Various Motion Picture and TV Production Stills, and the mainstage acts in Las Vegas at the Desert Inn, Sands, Riviera, and Sahara hotels



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ENDORSEMENTS of
CPC ENTERTAINMENT and Peggy Howard Chane


David Sheffield, top grossing Writer and Writer / Producer, NUTTY PROFESSOR, COMING TO AMERICA, BOOMERANG
"Like any other natural force of nataure, Peggy Chane will not be denied. She goes after a project with the persistence of a rottweiler. I like rottweilers."


Jacqueline George, Warner Brothers Production Supervisor & Co-Producer of RICHIE RICH, DEMOLITION MAN, BATMAN & ROBIN
"CPC Entertainment's projects are critically and commercially viable and then some. Chane has unlimited perseverance and determination. She never says no, never, I can't. She's a winner. I can't wait to work with her again."


Susan G. Schaefer, Entertainment Attorney, THE LAST DON, THE TITANIC, THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
"Peggy Chane is honorable, with wonderful taste in people and material."


Karin Wakefield, Head Literary Agent at Epstein-Wyckoff and Associates
"Chane has extensive relationships with Studio executives, the mini-studios, and independents; as well as with talent, whether it be writers or actors, Peggy Chane has the knowledge, and the hands-on experience to get the job done, done right, and for a good price."


Donald K. Epstein, President, Epstein Productions, Inc.
"Peggy Chane is a producer of the highest caliber, efficient, serious, and thoroughly professional. She knows and understands the business in all its aspects and would be a distinct asset heading up any production team. I recommend her for any assignment she seeks. In addition, she is a very nice lady!"


Jack Thompson, Rosebud Entertainment, Inc., Producer STAGECOACH, ANGEL AND THE BADMAN
"Peggy Chane is multi-talented in every phase of the Entertainment business. I would recommend her for any job she sets out to do, knowing that she will deliver in a most efficient and creative manner."


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IN THE EYES OF A STRANGER
PEGGY CHANE found the writer,
developed the script, and
Executive Produced this top-
rated thriller movie for CBS-TV,
ranking #14 in the ratings.
"In the Eyes of a Stranger" focuses on the
dangerous liaison between a maverick cop
(Richard Dean Anderson) and a murder witness
(Justine Bateman) with a murky past
assigned to protective custody. A 1992
TV-movie filmed on location in Toronto.


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