HBO, WWE Tag Team on ‘Andre The Giant’ Documentary

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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The life of iconic pro wrestler Andre The Giant will be the subject of an upcoming HBO documentary, the network and the WWE announced Monday.

The Bill Simmons Media Group will produce Andre The Giant, which will chronicle the life and a career of Andre Roussimoff, the bigger than life seven-foot, 500-pound WWE wrestling legend.

Emmy-Award winning director and producer Jason Hehir will serve as the director of the film, the first collaboration between WWE and HBO.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.