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Randy Tat
Born
NationalityAmerican
EducationCornish College of the Arts
University of Washington
OccupationProducer
Years active1987-present
Notable workFinding Andrea
Fourth Down and Love
Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Spouse(s)Sheryl Benezra
(m. 1992- present)
Children2
RelativesHarley Tat (brother)

Randy Tat is an American television and film producer. He is most known for producing the television series Finding Andrea and the film Fourth Down and Love.[1] He lives in Los Angeles, California.[2]

Career

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Tat was born in Seattle, Washington.[3][4] Tat graduated from the Cornish College of the Arts where he studied art and design and then attended University of Washington where he studied film and television. He is an alumnus of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.[5]

Films developed by Tat include Jade, Mission Impossible, The Phantom, The Saint, The Out-of-Towners, and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

He was the executive vice president at CFP productions from 1998 until 2011.[6][7][8][9] He then became the development executive at Renegade 83 Entertainment until 2017. He founded a media production company called Warner Drive Entertainment in 2020.

He has since produced the true-crime documentary television series Finding Andrea for Discovery+ and the podcast Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders for Wondery.[10][11] He produced the "Alaska Barn Rescue" episode of the television series In with the Old on Magnolia Network.[12] He also produced the film Fourth Down and Love.

Under the moniker "Tat on the Wall", Tat has exhibited artwork and sculpture pieces in art galleries across West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Sherman Oaks, San Diego, and Seattle.[3] Tat's paintings have uncredited features in the 1992 film Wayne's World.

He is a juror and panelist for the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Film Role Notes
1995 Jade Production Coordinator
1996 Mission Impossible
1996 The Phantom
1997 The Saint
1999 The Out-of-Towners
2003 How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days Production Associate

Television

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Year Show Role Notes
2021 Finding Andrea Executive Producer
2022 Fine Flick Film Fest TV Pilot
2023 Fourth Down and Love TV Movie
2023 In With The Old Season 5, Episode 8

Podcasts

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Year Podcast Role Notes
2022 Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders Executive Producer

References

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  1. ^ "Pascale Hutton & Ryan Paevey Are College Sweethearts In Fourth Down And Love". Celebrating The Soaps. 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  2. ^ "Dad Goes Shopping". Press Telegram. 2007-11-28. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  3. ^ a b "LA FILM EXEC RANDY TAT CLOWNS AROUND FOR ZIMMER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BENEFIT : LA IMC". la.indymedia.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ "Desi, The Self-Made Man". HuffPost. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  5. ^ "Digital Deltan: The Official Magazine of Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity" (PDF). The Digital Deltan. 2008.
  6. ^ Fleming, Michael (2004-02-20). "Peters to court young auds at Par shingle". Variety. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  7. ^ "Hollywood Creative Directory". Hollywood Creative Directories. 59: 86. 2007.
  8. ^ "People". CPMotionPictures. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  9. ^ Siegal, Tatiana (2005-12-27). "CFP Productions Inks Deal with Paramount". Backstage.
  10. ^ "Jupiter Entertainment's "Finding Andrea" to premiere on Discovery+ this fall". Realscreen. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  11. ^ "New Docuseries Finding Andrea Explores the Mysterious Disappearance of Louisville Mother Andrea Knabel". Investigation Discovery. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  12. ^ Stavick, Katie (2023-12-29). "Alaskan sisters' mission to restore Colony barns makes television premiere Friday". Frontiersman. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  13. ^ Frenzel, Anthony (2016-04-22). "Film Festival Gets Rolling". Telegraph Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  14. ^ Nollen, Diana. "A Day Away: Global flair at Julien Dubuque International Film Festival". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  15. ^ London, Michelle (2023-04-21). "JDIFF on the house: Films, panels, workshops, parties you can attend for free". Telegraph Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  16. ^ "Julien Dubuque International Film Festival" (PDF). 365 Ink. 1 (288): 19. April 6–19, 2017.
  17. ^ "Julien Dubuque International Film Festival Schedule" (PDF). 365 Ink. 1 (341): 23. 2019.
  18. ^ "Julien Dubuque International Film Festival 2019 Program". issuu. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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