Jude Gerard Prest

Jude Gerard Prest

LifeLike Productions
Actor, Director, Filmmaker, Producer, Screenwriter and Voice Actor

Los Angeles, California

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About Jude

I am currently an Executive producer, Director, Showrunner, writer and Development Exec for Full Throttle Media. I am LA based but oversee the productions for many of the Austin based company’s: Commercials, Documentaries, Promos, and Specials as well as overseeing development of the companies non scripted and scripted development. I also continue to develop, direct and produce film and television projects through my LA based company: LifeLike Productions, LLC.

I have Directed, Produced and Overseen hundreds of hours of broadcast, syndicated, cable and international programming. I served as Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Creator, Supervising Producer and Director for a number of series and specials for networks such as: ABC, Universal-NBC Sports, CBS, UPN, FOX, PBS, Discovery, National Geographic, A&E, The Travel Channel, Sony Pictures Television, SYFY, The History Channel, HGTV, Comedy Central, Fox, Animal Planet, VH1, Court TV, 20th Century Fox, Fox Movie Channel, international markets and more. He has Directed, Produced and overseen both scripted and non-scripted projects.

I have overseen shows on 6 continents in around 100 countries.

I also have a strong background as an actor and voice over performer on stage, film and television as well as sketch comedy and Improv. I am originally from Shreveport, Louisiana.

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  • Carpe Diem

    Carpe Diem (2018)
    Film (Comedy, Drama and Romance) Producer-Director The story of a friendship between a tough, young Rock N Roll performer trying to make it on the Sunset Strip, and an old, wise, retired Jewish lawyer. A sometimes funny, sometimes touching story that leaves you wanting more.

  • Can I Get a Witness Protection?

    Can I Get a Witness Protection? (2017)
    Film (Comedy) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin

    Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin (2011 - 2016)
    Television Producer Georgia Aquarium is one of the world's most magical aquariums, featuring the largest single aquarium habitat in the world and more aquatic life than any other aquarium in North America. Jeff Corwin, supported by a team of Georgia Aquarium biologists, veterinarians, and subject matter experts, will travel around the world taking viewers below the surface to explore the Earth's least understood resource, our oceans and waterways, and the animals which call them home. Corwin will reveal countless animals that inhabit fresh and salt water environments, allowing viewers to connect with aquatic animals and to learn how important they are to all life on our planet. Written by Jwelch5742

  • The Wrong Boyfriend

    The Wrong Boyfriend (2015)
    TV Movie (Drama) Actor An updated 21st century version of the Emily Bronte novel set in modern day Malibu, California where the wealthy Earnshaw family adopts Heath, a troubled teenager. The Earnshaws teenage daughter, Cathy, falls madly in love with him, embittering her rich friend, Eddie, and the rest of their exclusive, upscale community. Wrapped up in her exciting fling, Cathy is blind to the dangerous side of Heath until it's too late. Written by The Asylum

  • Payday

    Payday (2013 - 2014)
    Television by Demien Lichtensten, Director (Action) Producer / Actor Based on the hit video Game: Payday the Heist

  • Neil Gaiman's We Can Get Them for You Wholesale

    Neil Gaiman's We Can Get Them for You Wholesale (2013)
    Film by LifeLike Productions, LLC (Short) Director / Screenplay / Exec Producer Based on the short story and narrated by legendary author, Neil Gaiman, We Can Get Them For You Wholesale is the Twilight Zone style story of how one man's obsession with getting a great bargain gets him in way over his head. Starring: Daniel Roebuck and Brian Howe. Directed by: Jude Gerard Prest

  • The Ghost Speaks

    The Ghost Speaks (2013)
    Television (Mystery) Director - Showrunner - Writer BELLE GUNNESS' FARM focuses on a small housing development in suburban Indiana with one horrific secret in common... all were built on the property of a prolific female serial killer! Two families and two professional ghost hunters encountered spine-tingling encounters with a hostile female spirit - a bloodthirsty ghost intent on killing from beyond the grave. A key witness includes a young child who saw the ghost of the killer - and the ghosts of her victims. A credible ghost hunter and spiritualist seeks to give the families relief by confronting the spirit... unleashing a maelstrom of supernatural phenomenon in a basement where the ghost once lured men to their death. Will his bravery give the young suburban families peace? SAN PEDRO SAILOR is a story fraught with sexual obsession... that transcends death! A young, attractive single mother moves into an historic home in the coastal town of San Pedro, CA, but finds her new home already has an occupant, a jealous, domineering ghost! ... Written by Anonymous

  • City Swappers

    City Swappers (2013)
    TV Movie (Reality-TV) Producer Follows the adventures of two couples that have swapped homes, cars, friends, favorite restaurants and culinary tastes for their vacation. From the moment they arrive in their new home away from home, the traders will be challenged with a list of tips and tasks created for them by each other with one goal - to give the visiting couple a true insider's perspective on the best, the wildest, and the most awe-inspiring facets of their hometown. Written by Travel Channel

  • Foreclosed

    Foreclosed (2013)
    Video (Drama and Thriller) Actor When a young family moves into a foreclosed home, the previous owner begins a campaign of intimidation and terror. The deranged man will stop at nothing to get his home back.

  • Gabe the Cupid Dog

    Gabe the Cupid Dog (2012)
    Film (Comedy and Family) Actor When Eric and Marsha break off their long-term relationship, journalist Eric is able to weather it pretty well. He still has his long time canine companion Gabe, and his boss, Ms Andrews, wants to send him to London to open an office. But first Ms Andrews says Eric must find out the true identity of the best-selling author R L Dutton. A bigger obstacle for Eric's trip, however, comes from his dog. Gabe does not want to face six months in quarantine with big pit bulls and mastiffs waiting for an OK to the UK. Getting ideas from a pretty TV host, Gabe acts as Cupid Dog, doing his best to bring Eric and their neighbor Sara together. Gabe's plan works, only to go up in smoke when Eric realizes Sara is the mysterious author. Now Sara thinks Eric was just using her for a story before leaving for London. Gabe the Cupid Dog must go to new lengths to get Sara and Eric to tie the "leash." Written by Imagination Worldwide

  • Area 407

    Area 407 (2012)
    Film (Horror, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Actor The film opens with two teenagers flying from New York to Los Angeles on New Years Eve. Their nightmare begins when their plane hits extreme turbulence mid-flight. The relentless weather attack causes panic and terror amongst the passengers until the plane ultimately crashes in a remote government-testing area. The handful of survivors from the crash, bloody and disoriented, are then insistently pursued in the darkness by unknown predators that, unbeknownst to them, are part of the government's top-secret Mesa Experiment. Written by Anonymous

  • Betty & DD

    Betty & DD (2012)
    Television (Comedy) Actor Betty and DD is a series about two acting teachers in the small town of Hobart, New Mexico. The series follows Betty and DD as they attempt to educate their small roster of students in the ways of showbiz. It's been called 'Waiting For Guffman' meets 'The Office'. Written by Anonymous

  • Set Free

    Set Free (2012)
    Film (Short and Drama) Actor Add a Plot »

  • The Lady with 700 Cats

    The Lady with 700 Cats (2011)
    TV Movie (Reality-TV) Producer Add a Plot »

  • The Perfect Student

    The Perfect Student (2011)
    TV Movie (Crime, Mystery and Thriller) Actor Nicole Johnson is a well-respected criminology professor. When one of her students is accused of the brutal slaying of her roommate, Nicole is the only person who believes she is innocent and begins to investigate the murder.

  • Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes

    Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes (2011)
    Video (Horror) Director Documentary covering the famous 'demonic possession' case of Anneliese Michel. The film features authentic footage of 'exorcisms' and other shocking events, considered to be the inspiration of the film The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005). Written by Anonymous

  • Deadliest Warrior

    Deadliest Warrior (2010)
    Television (Action, Game-Show and History) Producer Throughout history, there have been great warriors who have made their mark in battle, but how they could have matched up against each other is a mystery. This series endeavors to solve that mystery with various matchups of such warrior classes. With a systematic examination of their physical and cultural qualities, training and weapons, a field of experts strive to find the real facts of such warriors. When the research is compete, each episode ends with a simulated battle to see who is truly the deadliest warrior. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)

  • Airline Disaster

    Airline Disaster (2010)
    Video (Action and Thriller) Actor When the President learns that domestic terrorists have skyjacked the passenger jet her brother is flying, she must choose between family and the safety of the people in the cities below. Written by Anonymous

  • Mega Piranha

    Mega Piranha (2010)
    TV Movie (Horror and Sci-Fi) Actor Mega Piranha (also known as Megapiranha) is a 2010 science fiction disaster film produced by The Asylum. It was directed by Eric Forsberg and stars Tiffany, Paul Logan and Barry Williams. In the tradition of The Asylum's catalog, this film is a mockbuster of Piranha 3-D. Written by jck movies

  • 6 Guns

    6 Guns (2010)
    Video (Western) Actor A young woman enlists the aid of a bounty hunter to teach her to be a gunfighter so she can hunt down the men who killed her family.

  • Boston Strangler: The Untold Story

    Boston Strangler: The Untold Story (2008)
    Video (Crime, Drama, Mystery and Thriller) Actor Boston Strangler: The Untold Story is an intense true-crime thriller about Albert De Salvo, a wise cracking, small time criminal with an unrelenting sex drive, who ultimately falsely confesses to being the strangler that wreaked havoc in Boston during the early sixties. Guided by his manipulative cell mate, who knows more about the murders than he reveals, they devise a plan to gain all of the notoriety from the killings and the money from the reward. Meanwhile, Detective John Marsden, searches out the truth certain that they were not committed by one man. Fighting the bureaucracy of the day, Marsden lets his emotions get the best of him as he follows the trail of the murders. Written by G. Sprinkle

  • City Confidential

    City Confidential (2007)
    Television (Crime and Documentary) Producer City Confidential features real life stories in a wide variety of American cities. While many of these stories deal with murder, some also deal with attempted murder, and public officials caught in compromising situations, among other things. The cities featured vary widely in size, from the smallest village to the largest urban areas.

  • Moochers

    Moochers (2006)
    TV Movie (Reality-TV) Producer People try to get relatives and friends who've overstayed their welcome to move out and live on their own.

  • Magic Castle After Dark

    Magic Castle After Dark (2006)
    Television (Short and Family) Producer Add a Plot »

  • Mayor Dog

    Mayor Dog (2006)
    TV Movie (Documentary) Producer Add a Plot »

  • Believe, Smile and Love

    Believe, Smile and Love (2006)
    Film (Documentary and Short) Cinematographer The late Rabbi Meier Schimmel is a public figure garnering tremendous respect for gifting love to anyone who stepped inside his Synagogue, the House of Light(R)(as it is translated). The documentary is a portrait of an extraordinary man who escaped Nazi Germany with $9 in his pocket and built the 1st Studio City Synagogue as well as the 1st Kosher bakery and eatery in Los Angeles. Written by Official Press Release

  • AKC National Agility Championship

    AKC National Agility Championship (2005)
    TV Movie (Documentary) Producer Add a Plot »

  • 13 Nights of Fright with Neil Gaiman

    13 Nights of Fright with Neil Gaiman (2004)
    Television (Horror) Producer Each night, Neil presents a different horror movie classic. In addition the viewing audience who watch each night would discover a secret clue that will unlock a hidden page on the website giving them access to 13 exclusive interviews.

  • Rabbit Hash: Center of the Universe

    Rabbit Hash: Center of the Universe (2004)
    Film by LifeLike Productions, LLC (Comedy and Documentary) Producer / Director / Executive Producer The quirky TRUE story of a small American town that actually elected a DOG as it's Mayor! Rabbit Hash - Center of the Universe answers the question: What kind of people in what kind of town in American would actually elect a four legged canine to run their city? And it turns out that the answers are hilariously all American. Written by Jude Gerard Prest

  • Donnie's Tree

    Donnie's Tree (2004)
    Film (Drama and Short) Actor Donald is a meek, wrinkled, cute old man. He tends to his favorite garden that gives him peace from his overbearing wife. One day, a truck arrives delivering a kumquat tree. Carmen, his wife proclaims "I love kumquats!" Now having to replace the one thing he loves with a sour kumquat tree, Donald must draw the line in protest. Unfortunately, Donald's will is no match for Carmen who decides to replace the tree herself. Upon discovering that Donald's dying tree is poisonous, he decides to poison Carmen. On first attempt, she not only is still alive, she's become pleasant to be around. On second attempt, her age spots have cleared up. Finally, determined to kill her, Donald makes a heavy dosage only to have her lose some weight and increase her lusty desire for him. The aphrodisiac finally wearing off, Carmen dies at the climax of their lovemaking. Now at peace, Donald empties the house of her belongings. After some time however, Donald starts missing her like a tongue running over the ... Written by Insung Hwang

  • Shut Up and Kiss Me!

    Shut Up and Kiss Me! (2004)
    Film (Action, Comedy and Romance) Actor Ryan and Pete are 27-year old best friends in Miami, born on the same day and each searching for the perfect woman. Ryan is a rookie stockbroker living with his psychic Mom. Pete is a slick surfer dude yet to find commitment. Each meets the women of their dreams on the same day. Ryan knocks heads in an elevator with the gorgeous Jessica, passing out before getting her number. Pete falls for the insatiable Tiara, but Tiara's uncle is mob boss Vincent Bublione, charged with her protection. This high-energy romantic comedy asks to what extent will you go for true love? Written by www.BlueStarEntertainment.com

  • Pat Croce Moving In

    Pat Croce Moving In (2004)
    Television Director Add a Plot »

  • Bushisms

    Bushisms (2004)
    Video (Documentary, Biography, Comedy and War) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director From the "George W. Bush Dictionary" entries to the Top Ten Bushisms roundup, this DVD covers some of the more memorable malaprops from George W. Bush. Includes the actual video clips, audio clips, musical interpretations by The George W. Bush Singers, and animated segments from Chris "Sketchboy" Routly. Host Brian Unger takes us on a guided tour through the forest of foibles with commentary from Jacob Weisberg and Al Franken. Written by Elizabeth Reeder

  • World's Best Beaches 2004

    World's Best Beaches 2004 (2003)
    Television (Documentary) Producer Add a Plot »

  • VH1: All Access

    VH1: All Access (2003)
    Television (Music) Producer Add a Plot »

  • Reborn in the USA

    Reborn in the USA (2003)
    Television (Game-Show, Music and Reality-TV) Producer Ten pop acts, all known in the UK with varying amounts of success, are all transported to America, where they are all unknown, and put on a tour bus. At each of ten venues the remaining acts perform before a studio audience, who at the end of the show vote for their favourite act. The least favourite act is unceremoniously dumped from the bus until a winning act remains. The winner receives a new recording contract. Written by Mark Smith <msmith@osi.co.uk>

  • Secret Passages

    Secret Passages (2002)
    Television (History and Mystery) Producer Add a Plot »

  • On Edge

    On Edge (2001)
    Film (Comedy, Romance and Sport) Producer Wendy, Veda, and J.C. are part of Southern California's thriving figure skating community - the bottom part. Luckily this is America, the land of opportunity, where a dream in your heart and personal gain in your sights can propel almost anyone to stardom. With this in mind Wendy, Veda, and J.C. are fighting their way to Olympic glory. But first they have to win the Regional Competition - and there can only be ONE winner. Will it be Veda? The beautiful ice princess who responds to her over-bearing mother by routinely puking up her lunch. Or Wendy? The plus-size skater with the super-plus libido. And what about J.C.? The orphaned trailer park girl who'd gladly trade you a pack of smokes for a sequined thong. Under the watchful gaze of Zamboni Phil, the girls train, toil and plot their way to success. Let the Games begin! Written by Anonymous

  • A Month of Sundays

    A Month of Sundays (2001)
    Film (Drama) Actor The story of a teenage girl who kidnaps her grandfather to keep him from being placed in a nursing home. The getaway turns into a quest to locate a son who vanished many years before.

  • Modern Marvels

    Modern Marvels (2000)
    Television (Documentary and History) Producer Fast-paced, fun and informative, Modern Marvels is The History Channel's signature series focusing on historical technology. The series has focused (among other things) on wonders of construction (Erie Canal, the Pentagon, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the Big Dig), the machinery of war (nuclear submarines, tanks) as well as technology linked to the everyday (power tools, home tech, garbage). Written by Anonymous

  • Ultimate 10

    Ultimate 10 (1999)
    Television (Documentary) Producer Add a Plot »

  • World's Most...

    World's Most... (1999)
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  • Diagnosis Murder

    Diagnosis Murder (1999)
    Television (Crime, Mystery and Drama) Actor Dr. Mark Sloan is a doctor at Community General Hospital, and he is a consultant for the police department. His son Steve Sloan is a detective for the department. He and his father, along with emergency room resident Dr. Jesse Travis and Dr. Amanda Bentley, who is the pathologist at the hospital help to solve some very strange murder cases in Diagnosis Murder. Written by Anonymous

  • Choose Life

    Choose Life (1999)
    Film (Comedy and Short) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Add a Plot »

  • Celebrity Profile

    Celebrity Profile (1998)
    Television (Documentary and Biography) Producer The stories of stars' lives and professional careers are explored.

  • The Making of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000'

    The Making of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' (1997)
    TV Movie (Comedy, Documentary and Sci-Fi) Producer Add a Plot »

  • America's Castles

    America's Castles (1996 - 1997)
    Television (Documentary) Producer Add a Plot »

  • Visas and Virtue

    Visas and Virtue (1997)
    Film (Short) Actor Haunted by the sight of hundreds of Jewish refugees outside the consulate gates, a Japanese diplomat and his wife, stationed in Kaunas, Lithuania at the beginning of World War II, must decide how much they are willing to risk. Inspired by a true story, VISAS AND VIRTUE explores the moral and professional dilemmas that Consul General Chiune "Sempo" Sugihara faces in making a life or death decision: defy his own government's direct orders and risk his career, by issuing live-saving transit visas, or obey orders and turn his back on humanity. This Academy Award® winning 26-minute portrait gracefully captured in period black and white by noted cinematographer Hiro Narita poignantly pays tribute to the rescuer of 6,000 Jews from the Holocaust. Written by Cedar Grove Productions

  • The Life and Times of Delbert Delvechio

    The Life and Times of Delbert Delvechio (1995)
    Film (Short and Comedy) Producer Delbert Delvechio has become famous as the first MALE employee hired at HOT DOG ON A STICK, but when he mysteriously vanishes, a cheesy cable access station races to do a ultra low budget retrospective on his life and struggle to achieve his dream. Meant to This unseen comedy pilot was shot nearly 20 years ago and features numerous cameos such as Taylor Negron, Charles Napier, Daniel Roebuck, Robin Riker and Joel Brooks.

  • Open Season

    Open Season (1995)
    Film (Comedy) Actor An ex-employee of the TV ratings company goes to work at the Public Broadcasting Television studio (PBT) when suddenly the computer that determines ratings has a malfunction so that it inaccuratly reports a sudden trend from the normal violence, sex and gore on network television to the artsy PBT shows. Written by Steven Hunter <hunters@coral.indstate.edu>

  • Trivial Pursuit

    Trivial Pursuit (1993)
    Television (Game-Show) Writer A TV quiz show based on the popular board game of the same name, and hosted by TV veteran Wink Martindale. In this show, contestants would answer trivia questions in Geography, Entertainment, History, Art & Literature, Science and Sports to earn cash and other prizes. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

  • Tagteam

    Tagteam (1991)
    TV Movie (Action, Crime and Drama) Producer Tricky Rick MacDonald and Billy The Body Youngblood are two of the best wrestlers in the country. They are told to take a dive by the wife of a promoter. If they don't, she will make sure they are blackballed from wrestling. When they don't do what she says, they are fired immediately. They try many jobs without any success. When they stop a grocery store robbery, they get the idea to be cops. So begins a new chapter in the life of this tag team. Bad guys, watch out!!! Written by Pat McCurry <laraspal00@aol.com>

  • Merchant of Evil

    Merchant of Evil (1991)
    Film (Action) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Street Soldiers

    Street Soldiers (1991)
    Film (Action) Actor When the J.P.'s sadistic leader Priest gets out of prison, he learns that his former lover has fallen for the leader of the Tigers. Both rival gangs declares an all-out gang war.

  • Breathing Fire

    Breathing Fire (1991)
    Film (Action and Drama) Art director Michael, a Vietnam vet with two kids, pulls off a bank heist with his gang, which includes the bank's manager. To ensure the loyalty of everyone involved, Mike makes a special set of keys, so that the hiding place for the loot can only be opened if all the members are present. The bank manager, however, gets cold feet and tries to back out, so Mike and his buddies kill him and his wife. His daughter, however, gets hold of the key and runs for help to David, one of her father's old friends who also happens to be a Vietnam vet and a former comrade of Michael's. Will David be able to protect his friend's daughter? Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

  • Teen Vamp

    Teen Vamp (1988)
    Film (Comedy and Horror) Actor Murphy is a horny high-school boy. He has a crush on the cute blonde Conny Sutton, but she just laughs into his face. So he decides to call on the services of a prostitute. Unfortunately he happens upon a vampire and gets bitten, what makes him a vampire too. But actually that isn't so bad, since now he's not only cool enough to impress the chicks, he's also strong and can push around bully Bucky and pay him back. Only his mother isn't happy with his new self and asks a reverend to exorcize him. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

  • Death by Dialogue

    Death by Dialogue (1988)
    Film (Horror) Actor A guy and four of his friends visit his crippled uncle, a taxidermist who lives with his housekeeper next to a movie set. Pretty soon people start being killed in the manner they are in the script of the movie being filmed next door.

  • Solved

    Solved
    Television (Documentary and Crime) Producer Add a Plot »

  • Wreckreation Nation with Dave Mordal

    Wreckreation Nation with Dave Mordal
    Television (Reality-TV) Producer Dave Mordal travels America to discover the activities of questionable wisdom Americans call "fun".

  • Biography

    Biography
    Television (Documentary and Biography) Producer First hosted by veteran actor Peter Graves, and later by Jack Perkins, this popular Arts and Entertainment Network series profiled the lives of notable figures in the history of entertainment, sports, arts, science, politics and warfare. The show is notable for its in-depth research, which often provides viewers with little-known information about well-known people. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

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