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Director
FRANKLIN MARTIN
is a graduate of Hofstra University where he was four year letterman on the
Division I basketball team. Upon graduation, he went on to coach at
Tennessee State University where he also earned his Masters' Degree.
Martin began pursuing writing and acting full-time in 2001. As an actor he
has appeared on-stage throughout New York City. He has several film and
television credits, including multiple episodes on the Law & Order
series.
Martin lived in New Orleans as a child and survived Hurricane Betsy before
moving to nearby Tennessee. After reading an article about East St. John's
football team taking in hundreds of "Displaced Players" from rival high schools
after Hurricane Katrina, Martin flew to Louisiana and began filming a six-month
documentary the next day.
Martin has several projects in development, including: Twice as Amazing�The
Kevin Laue Story, a documentary about Kevin's struggle to reach his dream of
playing college basketball despite having only one arm; and Predators' Ball,
a true story based on the N.Y. Times best-seller by Connie Bruck, which
chronicles the rise and fall of the most powerful Wall Street Trader in U.S.
history, Michael Milken.
Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to the film version of
Walking on Dead Fish: Hurricane Season. Billy Ray, (Shattered
Glass, Flight Plan and Breach) will write and direct.
Martin will produce along with Mark Gordon, (Saving Private Ryan and
Grey's Anatomy.)
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Executive Producer and Narrator
TERRY BRADSHAW,
is a football LEGEND: Hall of Fame Quarterback, first-ever four-time Super Bowl
winner, and two-time Super Bowl MVP. But he has also built a career in
television and film, most notably in broadcasting where he co-hosts the
country's number one pre-game show, FOX NFL Sunday. On the big screen, he
recently co-starred in the Matthew McConaughey comedy, Failure to Launch.
But it is his personal connection
with Louisianna that drew him to join the production team for
Walking on Dead Fish. Bradshaw experienced the challenges of
displacement firsthand when his beloved home team, the New Orleans Saints were
forced to relocate to San Antonio, Texas after Katrina.
In a valiant attempt to prevent a
permanent move from Louisiana, Bradshaw joined with a team of investors to
purchase the Saints, but owner Tom Benson was unwilling to make the sale.
His efforts, nevertheless, brought the dilemma of losing the team to the
forefront of the NFL and helped keep the Saints where they belong�in
the city of New Orleans.
In addition to his many remarkable achievements in professional sports, Bradshaw
has written or co-written five books, recorded several country and gospel
albums, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Watch Terry
Bradshaw on the
Tonight Show with Jay Leno
talking about his role as Executive Producer and Narrator on the
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