Kurta Biography
Source (google.com.pk)Paul Kurta began his career in film and television production in New York City. Kurta worked as a freelance Production Manager and Producer of commercials and documentaries until 1980-81 when he produced two seasons of the syndicated mystery/comedy series Tales Of The Unexpected for the academy award winning director/writer, Bert Salzman. Kurta's first feature assignment, "Q" The Winged Serpent, would be one of six collaborations (Blind Alley, Special Effects, Island of The Alive, The Stuff and Original Gangsters) with the legendary writer-director Larry Cohen.
Kurta wrote (with Kevin Scott) and produced (with Mitchell Maxwell), the feature adaptation of Kevin Wade's hit play, Key Exchange, directed by Barnet Kellman. On location in Iowa, Kurta produced (with Fredrick Zollo), Miles From Home which starred Richard Gere, Kevin Anderson and John Malkovich. The film, written by Chris Gerolmo and directed by Gary Sinise, was an Official U.S. Selection to Cannes in 1988. That same year, Kurta line-produced the Ace Award winning film, Long Gone for HBO which marked the first of five collaborations with writer-director, Martin Davidson. (Heart Of Dixie, Hard Promises, Lovers Of Deceit, Looking For An Echo)
Next Kurta co-produced She Said No and Joshua's Heart, two movies for television with Producers Steve White and Barry Bernardi. For Producer Steve Tisch, Kurta produced the award-winning HBO film, Afterburn, starring Laura Dern.
For Warner Brothers and Producers Arnon Milchan, Alan Riche and Tony Ludwig, Kurta co-produced and was the second unit director on Empire Records. Directed by Allan Moyle, the film became a cult classic and starred relative unknowns Renee Zellwegger, Liv Tyler and Anthony LaPaglia. Before re-uniting with Producers Riche-Ludwig on the Sony comedy, Tomcats by Greg Poirier, Producers Mark Burg and Jeremy Tannenbaum asked Kurta to line-produce John Grisham's The Gingerbread Man for the legendary director Robert Altman. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Daryl Hannah, Tom Berenger and Embeth Davidtz, the effects-driven film was shot entirely on location in Savannah, Georgia.
For Executive Producer/writer/director Kenneth Johnson and Fox Television, Kurta produced two popular Alien Nation MOWs; Body And Soul, Millenium. Then again for Fox, Kurta produced Rise And Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story, starring Peter Berg and directed by Michael Dinner.
Showtime's, Going To California proved to be one of Kurta's most challenging and gratifying production accomplishments: 20 consecutive episodes "on the road" in five states: Creator/writer, Scott Rosenberg, Exec.Producer Jeff Melvoin and writers Andre Nemic and Josh Applebaum.
By 2004, Executive Producers Rob Thomas and Joel Silver invited Kurta to produce the pilot and critically successful first season of Veronica Mars starring Kristin Bell and Enrico Colantoni.
Kurta traveled to New Orleans to produce the pilot for the F/X hit show The Riches. Created by Dmitri Lipkin (Hung) and directed by Carl Franklin, the show starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.
Playing Albuquerque for Pittsburgh, Kurta then produced the critically acclaimed Syfy Network mini-series, The Lost Room starring Peter Krause and Julianna Margulies.
Rear Adm. Kurta is the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. John A. Kurta of Columbia Falls, Mont. He graduated with merit from the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned an ensign in May 1981.
Sea assignments include: communications officer and anti-submarine warfare officer in USS Moinester (FF 1097); flag lieutenant on the staff of Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group 12; combat systems officer in USS Comte de Grasse (DD 974); and operations officer, combat systems officer and material officer on the staff of Commander, Destroyer Squadron 32. As commanding officer of MCM Rotational Crew Delta, he commanded USS Sentry (MCM 3) from January to July 1995, USS Guardian (MCM 5), in Sasebo, Japan, from August to February 1996, and USS Warrior (MCM 10) from July to October 1996. His next assignment was as assistant surface captain detailer in the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Then, he served as commanding officer, USS Carney (DDG 64), deploying with John F. Kennedy Battle Group.
He served as chief, Special Actions Division on the Joint Staff, and next commanded Destroyer Squadron 24 deploying again with John F. Kennedy Strike Group. He was director, Surface Officer Distribution Division (Pers-41) at the Navy Personnel Command; director for Policy, Resources and strategy for U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa; and, most recently, commander, Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa in Djibouti.
Kurta holds a master’s degree with honors in National Security Studies from Georgetown University and is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College in Montgomery, Ala. He completed a tour as a National Security fellow at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and various unit commendations.
Kurta re-teamed with Executive Producer Joel Silver and creators Ron Koslow and Trevor Munson to produce the pilot and first and only season of Moonlight for CBS and Warner's.
In 2009 Kurta produced the Mental Health Advocacy documentary, Speaking For Ourselves. Kurta also was the Executive Producer of Cherry, an independent feature shot in Michigan for writer/director Jeffrey Fine. The film stars Laura Allen, Kyle Gallner and Britt Robertson.
In 2010 Kurta produced another CBS pilot The Odds for Exec. Producers Joel Silver. He also produced the AMC pilot Hell On Wheels for Exec. Producers, Tony and Joe Gayton and Jeremy Gold. In 2011, Kurta produced the pilot Pan Am for ABC and AMC's new series Hell On Wheels.
Paul Kurta is married to Jacqueline Burnham Kurta and has two daughters, Michelle and Roxanne.
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