Bruce David Klein is a producer, director, and writer of television, film, and digital entertainment. He is the founder of Atlas Media Corp. and serves as its president and executive producer. On the television front, Klein was an early innovator in cable programming, responsible for series such as ', Breaking Vegas and History's Lost & Found, It Could Happen Tomorrow, ', and ' and Behind The Bash with Giada DeLaurentiis. More recently, he has been responsible for producing and/or executive producing hundreds of hours of television including 5 Star Secrets and Hotel Impossible, Playing with Fire, , ', , and , , , , and . On the theatrical documentary front, Klein directed ' and produced Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead. He also co-wrote and directed the independent film , starring William Atherton and Roxana Zal. In 2011, Klein wrote and directed the TV movie ' for TLC. In Fall 2016, the Klein-produced theatrical documentary Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened directed by Lonny Price, executive produced by Scott Rudin, and featuring Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Jason Alexander, Mandy Patinkin and others was an official selection of the New York Film Festival. The film was released in theaters on November 18, 2016 to rave reviews -- Entertainment Weekly called it "A Triumph", the Washington Post "Heart-piercing", Rolling Stone "Mesmerizing" -- and the NY Times said "a sense of wonder animates every frame and leaves you with a misty-eyed glow." The film was included lists of the Best Films of 2016 by the New York Times, The Wrap, and Newsweek -- and is currently 94% "Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes. Klein has moderated and appeared on numerous panels for organizations such as NATPE, RealScreen, the Producers Guild, the USA Film Festival and NYU Film School. His work has been featured and reviewed in publications such as The New York Times, Variety, Crain’s New York Business, Entertainment Weekly, TelevisionWeek, and World Screen News. Klein is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, a founding member of the Non-Fiction Producers Association, and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Television Program Executives.
