Jerry Leider's life-long career in the entertainment industry as a producer and executive most recently includes producing, with Robert Shapiro, a major motion picture version of My favorite Martian for Walt Disney Pictures.

Currently, he serves as an executive producer on Payne, a comedy series for CBS staring John Larroquette in an American version of the classic British series Fawltey Towers.

Along with these projects, he  produced the cable-TV movie Trucks, based on a short story by Stephen King for the USA Network.

Although an independent film and TV producer for the past six years, Mr. Leider was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ITC Entertainment Group. the worldwide film and television production and distribution company.

At ITC, Mr. Leider orchestrated a turnaround in the company's feature production program. During his tenure there, nine features opened, including the Academy Award winner Sophie's Choice, The Dark Crystal, the critically acclaimed thriller The Stepfather, and Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael.

Additionally, more than 30 television and cable movies were produced and aired on all three networks, as well as HBO and Showtime, while Mr. Leider headed the company, including the highly-rated Malice in Wonderland, The Ann Jillian Story, and the critically acclaimed David and Unnatural causes. Mr. Leider also was responsible for more than one high-profile network miniseries:  The Billionaire Boys Club, Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story, and Sidney Sheldon's Windmill of the Gods.

Through his own independent production company, Mr. Leider has produced numerous features, including The Jazz Singer, with Neil Diamond and Sir Laurence Olivier, and Trenchcoat, starring Margot Kidder and Robert Hays. His many TV movie executive producer credits under his own banner include Willa, with Deborah Raffin, Alistair MacLean's Hostage Tower and I Alone Survived starring Blair Brown.

Mr. Leider previously held major executive posts with the CBS Television Network, was partner in the Ashley Famous Agency, Inc. (now ICM), and from 1969 to 1976 was senior executivee at Warner Bros., first as President of Warner Bros. Television and thereafter, Executive Vice President in charge of Foreign Theatrical Productions, based in Rome, Italy.

Born in Camden, N.J., Mr. Leider attended public schools and Syracusee University. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in Drama to Bristol University in England, where he finished his Master's thesis. For several years, Mr. Leider worked as a producer/director on Broadway and in London. Among his Broadwayy successes include Sir John Gielgud's outstanding one-man show The Ages of Man and The Visit, starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. He also co-produced the Broadway musical Shinbone Alley, which starred Eartha Kitt and Eddie Bracken, and in London Tennessee William's Suddenly Last Summer.

Mr. Leider is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He was a three-term Chairman of The Caucus of Producers, Writers, and Directors and past President of the Hollywood Radio and Television Society.

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