Tyrone "Ty" Jones

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Tyrone "Ty" Jones

Born Tyrone Simpson Jones
February 17, 1962 (1962-02-17) (age 46)
Flag of the United States Detroit, Michigan,

USA
Occupation Screenwriter, Film Producer

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Tyrone "Ty" Jones is an African-American, motion picture screenwriter and producer in the genres of action, drama and comedy.

He began his writing career in the mid-1980's, as an Advertising Copywriter with the, J. Walter Thompson Advertising Company in Detroit, Michigan. Writing copy for such national accounts as, Ford Motor Company, Kraft Foods and Champion Automotive Group. From 1989-90, Jones worked as an associate writer for the hit NBC television drama, "LA Law."

Since then, Jones has collaborated with longtime friend and business partner -- music and international concert promoter, Bruce E. Hervey (d. June 16, 2006), under the banner of Vision Entertainment Group, to write, develop and produce several screenplays for theatrical release and cable television broadcast. After the untimely death of Mr. Hervey, Jones and his new company, Sunlight Films have recently signed a financing deal with SDE Media Group, L.L.C. of Las Vegas, Nevada to develop a number of Jones' current screenplays for film and television production. Mr. Jones has recently garnered much international acclaim for his production of "For Honor of Country." A film which depicts the plight of Japanese-American's internment in segregation camps at the outset of World War II and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Jones also lectures and works extensively with the Ministério da Cultura in Rio De Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil, in an effort to develop Brazilian screenwriters and filmmakers and to promote the Brazilian film industry worldwide.

Jones holds a B.A. in Journalism/History and M.F.A. in Film & Television. He currently maintains residences in Los Angeles, California, Spanish Springs, Nevada and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

[edit] Career

[edit] Writer-Producer Filmography

  • Twenty-Four Hours In Memphis (2008) (story and screenplay) (producer)
  • Super Moms (Documentary Feature) (2008) (executive producer)
  • For Honor and Country (2007) (story and screenplay) (producer)
  • When Night Falls Over Paris (2007) (story and screenplay) (producer)
  • Last Days Of Small Heroes (2007) (screenplay)
  • The Inside Game (2007) (television cable series) (creator) (co-executive producer)
  • Shark (2007) (story and screenplay) (co-producer)
  • Hearts Of Gold (2006) (story and screenplay) (producer)
  • So Por Hoje (Just for Today) (2006) (English translated screenplay) (co-producer) (international production) (Brazil)
  • The Other Side Of The Fence (2006) (story) (international production) (Israel)
  • Hunt For The Red Prince (2006) (story)
  • Super Moms (2006) (documentary feature) (producer)
  • Letters from Saigon (2006) (story and screenplay)
  • Marianne Kohn (2005) (story)
  • Twenty Years Ago (2005) (story and screenplay) (co-producer)
  • Anti-Christ (2005) (story and screenplay)
  • Last Days Of Poe (2004) (story and screenplay)
  • Devine Wind (2004) (story)
  • The Gardener's Daughter (2003) (story)
  • Seven Days In Harlem (2002) (story and screenplay)
  • Second Billing (2001) (story and screenplay)
  • The Clay Pigeon (2000) (story)
  • The Millennium Factor (2000) (documentary) (writer) (producer)
  • Sixties Diary (1999) (television pilot) (writer) (associate producer)
  • The Black Rose Of Ravensbruck (1998) (story and screenplay)
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