Mike Valerio
Mike Valerio was a writer, producer, director, and executive in the entertainment industry for over 20 years. Valerio has worked on over a hundred TV shows, films, documentaries, and mini-series and over a dozen television networks and entertainment companies. Valerio is most famous for his 1999 film Carlo's Wake.
''Carlo's Wake''
Carlo's Wake, is an independent black comedy starring Academy Award winners Martin Landau and Rita Moreno. The film also stars actress/ writer Rosie Taravella who wrote the play "Pa's Funeral" on which Carlo's Wake is based. Taravella and Valerio co-wrote the screenplay together and were later married in 1994.Carlo's Wake, Valerio's first feature film and was received with critical success. Valerio and Taravella divorced in 2004.
Education and background
Valerio graduated from Rhode Island College in 1980 and began his career as producer of PM Magazine in Providence, Rhode Island at WJAR-TV. Valerio has since worked as a writer/ director/ producer & creative executive at companies including NBC, CBS, ABC, Warner Bros., Fox, Disney, Telepictures, and ABC Family.Entertainment executive
Valerio has held many executive positions at various production and entertainment companies.- Director of Special Projects and Programs, NBC
- Executive director of Creative Services, Telepictures Prods.
- Vice President of Special Projects, Fox Broadcasting
- Director of Filmmaking#Development, Jay Silverman Productions
Death
Filmography
Film| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Ref. |
| 1993 | King B: A Life in the Movies | ||||
| 1999 | Carlo's Wake |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Consulting Producer |
| 2005 | NBC Premiere Week Preview | |||
| 2006 | My Network TV Premiere Special |
Documentary short
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor |
| 2008 | Alison Mathews: Art Matters |