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- From 'Friends' to Tyler Perry
- Growing Tyler Perry Studios
- Changing The Narrative
- Reimagining Hollywood
Ozzie’s road to Hollywood was full of plot twists and turns of fate. The security guard job at the WB lot placed him — time and time again - in the room where it happens. Areu wanted to be a police officer and was waiting on a training date. As the days passed, the sitcom "Friends" was quickly soaring in popularity and they needed someone like Ozzi...
Areu spent the next 13 years side by side with Perry, growing, learning and leading the rapid growth of Tyler Perry Studios. Working alongside Perry as he built his empire from the ground up was the best education, Areu said, adding that it was also invaluable to have Perry’s complete confidence. Areu still gushes when he talks about his former bos...
Areu is gleaning many lessons from his years of experience with Perry and, like his mentor, is focused on creating opportunities for people of color, in particular, behind-the-scenes creatives like writers, producers and show runners. “It’s good to get out of the echo chamber of Los Angeles,” said Kim Leadford, president of Areu Bros. Studios. Lead...
During a recent visit to the Areu Bros. Studio, the campus was enjoying a rare moment of silence — there were no shows, music videos or movies in production. Just a few weeks before, the hip-hop artist Drake had finished shooting a music video, and the cast and crew of “Coming to America 2” had just packed up after eight months of production. For n...
Dec 16, 2019 · Ozzie Areu, the son of Cuban immigrants, presides over the nation’s first major Latino-owned-and-operated film studio: a sprawling 60-acre site in Atlanta that he plans to turn into an...
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Cuban-American producer Ozzie Areu is the Founder & CEO of Areu Bros. Studios, the first Latino-owned and operated film and television studio in the United States. www.areubros.com. Ozzie's introduction to the entertainment industry began with a security guard position at Warner Bros.
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Aug 21, 2019 · Here’s a Q&A with one of the honorees, Ozzie Areu, Founder and Chairman of Areu Bros. Studios. Q: What can other CEOs can do to win such great admiration from their stakeholders?
Cuban-American producer Ozzie Areu is the Founder & CEO of Areu Bros. Studios, the first Latino-owned and operated film and television studio in the United States. www.areubros.com. Ozzie's introduction to the entertainment industry began with a security guard position at Warner Bros.
