Marty Adelstein is Co-Chief Executive Officer, with Shawn Levy, of 21 Laps/Adelstein, a Los Angeles-based television production company with a two-year overall deal at 20th Century Fox.
In its first development season, 21 Laps/Adelstein has sold seven projects, including Man Up, a comedy from writer Jack Burditt, which is set up at ABC; a drama at FBC being adapted by Cynthia Cidre from Neil McMahon's series of novels about sleuthing physician Carroll Monks; and an FBC comedy starring J.B. Smoove and written by Aaron Shure. Mr. Adelstein is also currently producing the new series Teen Wolf, the first season of which is airing MTV through the winter of 2011. The show stars Tyler Posey, Tyler Hoechlin, and Dylan O'Brien.
His career in Hollywood began some 25 years ago, and has spanned the vocations of not only producer but also manager and agent. In 1996, he helped launch Endeavor, which would eventually become one of the entertainment industry's leading talent agencies. While helping to guide the agency, he worked closely with such clients as David E. Kelley, Bonnie and Terry Turner, Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, and World Wrestling Entertainment. In 2002, he left the agency and joined producer Neil Moritz' Original Film, focusing on building Original's television business while continuing to manage his longtime friend and client David E. Kelley. He was executive producer of the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-nominated series Prison Break; and produced the series Tru Calling.
In his earlier projects with Hanna producer Scott Nemes, Mr. Adelstein produced Glen Morgan's Black Christmas, starring Michelle Trachtenberg, and Paul Scheuring's The Experiment, starring Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker.
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