Gerald T. Olson

Gerald T. Olson, an alumnus of San Francisco State University, obtained his initial industry experience working as a Production Assistant on children's television movies, and feature films produced by industry legend Roger Corman. As a First Assistant Director, he contributed to such pictures as Malibu Beach, The Lady in Red, Outside Chance, and Rock 'n' Roll High School with The Ramones. When admitted to the Directors Guild of America, he served as an Assistant Director on the Buck Rogers TV series. He then returned to features, producing the indie horror film Bloody Birthday for veteran producer Max J. Rosenberg. After serving as Associate Producer on Repo Man, Olson was hired as Director of Production by HBO, where he supervised a slate of TV series and movies produced in the United States, Canada, Australia and the U.K., culminating in his re-cut of the HBO movie Fortress. Following his stint at HBO, he became VP of Production at New Line Cinema, where he supervised the studio's entire production slate and served as a Producer as well. Olson has since worked as a Producer for major studios and TV networks in the United States and abroad. In addition, Olson directed for the Freddy's Nightmares TV series and served as second unit director on numerous feature films and television movies.