Dan Halsted

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Dan Halsted is a film producer.

Halsted's career has encompassed all aspects of the Hollywood business, from running a major Hollywood studio to producing both successful blockbusters and critical independent hits^{[citation needed]}, to starting one of the top five talent agencies^{[citation needed]}. After 25 years in the industry Halsted has incorporated the cumulative wealth of his diverse experience and expertise into his own company.

MANAGE-MENT – an organization that integrates talent management, development, production, and financing. He began his career assisting Scott Rudin before exploring new terrain as an agent at United Talent Agency. Here he directed his propensity for packaging projects into a diverse roster of both critical and commercial successes, such as There's Something about Mary, New Jack City, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Robocop, and The Untouchables. Later as executive VP at Hollywood Pictures, working with Michael Eisner, Halsted involved with guiding the development of The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Tombstone, Evita, Mr Holland’s Opus, Encino Man, Son in Law and While You Were Sleeping.

In partnership with Oscar winning filmmaker Oliver Stone, Halsted produced many important and interesting projects such as Nixon, U Turn, and Any Given Sunday. On his own he found commercial and critical success as a producer for S.W.A.T., The Virgin Suicides and Garden State, which became an indie film sensation^{[citation needed]} and whose soundtrack went platinum^{[citation needed]}. His TV work includes; The Day Nixon was Shot, Witchblade and Sofia Coppola’s TV debut Platinum.

After years in the industry, Halsted formed MANAGE-MENT. Some recent projects include films such as Michael Clayton(nominated for seven Academy Awards this year), Namesake and Made in America (recently selected for the Sundance film festival – Halsted’s fifth film at Sundance)^{[citation needed]} and TV shows such as Mad Men (winner of 2007 Golden Globe for writing), Arrested Development, Weeds and Six Feet Under - Each multiple Golden Globe and Emmy winners.