Connor Schell

Connor Schell at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards

Connor Schell is an Emmy and Peabody Award winning producer of movies and TV shows.[1] He is the co-creator and executive producer of the 30 for 30 series for ESPN.[2] He has executive produced more than 80 episodes of that series.[3] He is also a creator and executive producer of 30 for 30 shorts.[4]

Films

Connor is a producer of the 2016 documentary film O.J.: Made in America along with Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow and Libby Geist.[5] O.J.: Made in America was directed by Ezra Edelman and is an eight-hour documentary that premiered to extraordinary reviews at Sundance Film Festival in 2016. It also played at the Tribeca Film Festival and HotDocs before it was released theatrically. O.J.: Made in America premiered on ABC on June 11, 2016.[6]

Along with Bill Simmons, Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray and Joe Roth, Connor served as an Executive Producer of the 2014 Disney film Million Dollar Arm starring Jon Hamm.[7]

Schell is also an Executive Producer for the upcoming Disney film Queen of Katwe which is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2016. Queen of Katwe is the first Disney film on which ESPN Films has a presentation credit. It is directed by Mira Nair and it stars Lupita Nyong'o and David Oyelowo.[4]

Television production

The 30 for 30 series, created by Schell and Bill Simmons has become the gold standard of sports storytelling. The show was created in 2007 and has aired since 2009. It has won four Emmy Awards[8] and a Peabody Award.[9] In 2012, Simmons and Schell announced the creation of 30 for 30 shorts.[10] In 2014, Schell and Simmons discussed the series at the Paley Center with Jason Hirschhorn.[11]

Working with Maura Mandt and MaggieVision productions, Schell is the executive producer of the annual ESPY Awards on ABC.[12] He has been the executive producer of the show since 2013.

In 2014, the Disney XD channel premiered the series Becoming which was created by Schell, Bill Simmons, Erin Leyden and Gentry Kirby. Becoming is a series of 30 minute documentaries profiling today's superstar athletes when they were kids and so far episodes have aired about LeBron James, Alex Morgan, Tim Howard, Henrik Lundquist, Chris Paul and CC Sabathia. The show is executive produced by Schell and Simmons along with Libby Geist, Maverick Carter and LeBron James.[13]

Education

He has degrees from Harvard University and Columbia Business School.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Connor Schell". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  2. ↑ Sandomir, Richard (2015-03-21). "Documentaries Are the Go-To Players of Sports Television". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  3. ↑ Rose, Lacey (2010-06-21). "Talking TV With ESPN's Connor Schell - Forbes". Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  4. 1 2 3 "Connor Schell - ESPN MediaZone". espnmediazone.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  5. ↑ "Forty Under 40: Connor Schell". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  6. ↑ Times, Los Angeles. "ESPN sends a message in film-vs-TV debate: It will qualify upcoming O.J. Simpson series for the Oscars". latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  7. ↑ "ESPN's Bill Simmons, Connor Schell to Exec Produce 'Million Dollar Arm' (Exclusive) | Hollywood Reporter". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  8. ↑ "Fourth Annual Television Academy Honors". Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  9. ↑ "30 For 30". Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  10. ↑ Sandomir, Richard. "ESPN Doubles Up on '30 for 30' Documentary Series". Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  11. ↑ The Paley Center for Media (2015-01-29), Bill Simmons, Connor Schell & Jason Hirschhorn talk Sports Storytelling at 2014 Paley IC Summit, retrieved 2016-07-01
  12. ↑ "ESPN execs explain decision to give Caitlyn Jenner an ESPY | SI.com". si.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  13. ↑ Kevin Noonan. "LeBron James and ’30 for 30′ Producers Set Sports Docu Series at Disney XD | Variety". variety.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.

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