The OC Producers
Josh Schwartz
Executive Producer
Josh Schwartz sold his first screenplay while he was still a junior in college. The script garnered Schwartz many fans around Hollywood and quickly opened doors in television.
His 2000 pilot Brookfield, starring Amy Smart and Eric Balfour, was produced for ABC, and the pilot Wall to Wall Records followed in 2001 for The WB.
With The OC, then 26-year-old Schwartz became the youngest person ever to create his own one-hour drama for network television.
Schwartz attended USC film school. The son of toy inventors, he was raised in Providence, Rhode Island, with his younger brother and sister. He lives in Los Angeles.
McG
Executive Producer
McG's feature film directorial debut, "Charlie's Angels," boasts
the biggest opening ever for a first-time director. The film
debuted at number one in the United States with over $40 million at
the box office, and it opened at number one in 31 territories
internationally, with total grosses over $250 million
worldwide. McG also directed the much-anticipated sequel,
"Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle."
Since the unprecedented success of his debut, McG has formed a
production company, Wonderland, with producing partner Stephanie
Savage. Wonderland has a first-look film deal with Columbia
Pictures and a television deal with Warner Bros.
Entertainment. Currently, Wonderland is developing "Hot
Wheels" for McG to direct for Columbia. In addition to "The
O.C.," Wonderland produced the television series "Fastlane" in the
2002-2003 season.
To date, McG has directed almost 50 music videos, featuring a diverse group of artists, such as Mase, Barenaked Ladies, Korn, Everclear, The Offspring, Wyclef Jean, Fastball, Spacehog, Sublime, Cypress Hill, Smash Mouth and Sugar Ray. In addition, he has directed commercials for The Gap, Ikea and Coca-Cola.
Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, McG grew up in Newport Beach,
California. He attended the University of California, Irvine,
graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology.
Bob DeLautentis
Executive Producer
Bob DeLaurentis is a 20-year veteran of the entertainment business, having written and sold his first feature script, "The Big Picture," to producer Tony Bill. This was followed by the sale of another film script, "Black Tie," developed with Curtis Hanson, and subsequent studio assignments, including a sequel to Bill's Academy Award-winning movie "The Sting."
In l983, DeLaurentis wrote the feature film "A Little Sex," which he produced with budding television producer Bruce Paltrow. DeLaurentis' partnership with Paltrow led to his first overall development deal at MTM and episodes of "The White Shadow" and "St. Elsewhere." In 1990, DeLaurentis moved full-time into the small-screen business, developing and producing with Paltrow the l992 series "Tattingers."
Following that, DeLaurentis went to FOX Television on his second overall deal, which led to a 4-year stint at Universal Television, where he co-created and executive produced with Dick Wolf two more series: "Mann and Machine" and "South Beach." DeLaurentis then moved to the USA Network for two years to executive produce "The Big Easy." In 1999, he went back to NBC to start up their new series "Providence." After running the show for three years, DeLaurentis continued at NBC for two more years in development, including work on the pilot "Chestnut Hill." DeLaurentis lives in Santa Monica with his wife, their two daughters and their yellow lab, Rosie.
