The 35th annual Key Art Awards show will take place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Comedian Kevin Nealon will return to host the event for the second time. Nealon has been busy working on the Showtime series "Weeds" and recording a comedy album. He is also writing a book of humorous essays about his career.

1. 35th Annual
2006 KEY ART AWARDS
KEY ART
AWARDS SHOW
Production Staff
Executive Producer Music Supervision
Bob Israel The Ant Farm. Head of Music: Simone
The Aspect Group of Companies Benyacar; Music Supervisors:
Nicole Caldwell, Pedro Jimenez,
Producers Dean Sona
Tim Nett, Trailer Park
David Sameth, DreamWorks SKG Lobby and Print Materials Display
Art Arellanes Tomy Drissi, Drissi Advertising
Supervising Producer Publicity
Audrey Morrissey Lynda Miller, PR Manager
mPRm Public Relations
Line Producer
Robert Dixon
STAND-UP
Judging DVD Replication
David Naylor, the DVD Group
Director
GUY
Lionel Pasamonte Print Judging Venue
Associate Director The Hollywood Museum in the
Michelle Robinson Historic Max Factor Building
Donelle Dadigan
Associate Producers Judging Tabulations
Lara Karchmer, Joanna Gallagher
Nielsen National Research Group (NRG)
Host Barry Sloan
Kevin Nealon
Blue Ribbon Committee Chairmen
Writers Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Jon Bloom
Gene Pack, Wayne Federman
Judging Committee
Announcer Kenji Thielstrom, Seth Gaven,
Melissa Disney Pamela Rodi
COMEDIAN KEVIN NEALON BOOKS
Nomination Package Producer Student Awards Committee Chairman
Jon Bloom, BloomFilm Jeffrey Bacon
A RETURN ENGAGEMENT AS KEY ART HOST
Post Producer Publicity Committee Chairmen
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Jim O’Donnell Lynda Miller, Terry Curtin t the close of last year’s Key Art Awards ceremony at the Kodak
Production Designer Pre/Postshow Reception Theatre, host Kevin Nealon commented, “It was a good show; I
Bruce Ryan Bobbi Frank was very funny.” We couldn’t agree more, and The Hollywood
Art Director Key Art Awards Staff Reporter is proud to welcome back Nealon for a second stint as
Scott Heineman Jeanne Pedersen, Event Coordinator host of The Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards.
Marc Romeo, Awards Coordinator During the intervening year, Nealon has been busy with numerous
Lighting Designer John Zapata, Marketing Coordinator
Simon Miles projects including his role on Showtime’s critically praised comedy
Awards Venue series “Weeds,” which is set to return for a second season in the fall.
Production Manager Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland
Kristen Payne Nealon plays a pot-smoking city councilman on the show.
Catering Nealon, who earned a marketing degree from Sacred Heart Univer-
Staging Supervisor Wolfgang Puck, Barbara Bass
Brian Cooper sity in his native Connecticut, found meeting the professionals in movie
--------------- marketing an interesting experience last year. “I think I’d probably be
Talent Producer In-Show Films just as happy doing that (as) I am doing what I’m doing,” he says.
Robin Berlin
Nealon has attended several other recent events at the Kodak. “It has
Graphics 35 Years of Trailers Montage
Ignition Creative become quite the venue,” he says. “The last time I was there was at the
1741 Films
‘American Idol’ finals, so I hope to find scraps of Katharine McPhee and
Script Coordinator Anecdotes Taylor Hicks onstage.”
Leslie Vincent Produced by Buddha Jones.
Producers: Jim Fredrick, Marc Gerber; Nealon is best known to audiences for his work on NBC’s “Saturday
Script Supervisor Director: Marc Gerber; Editor: Night Live” and several spinoff movie projects. While at “SNL,” he
Brad Duns Kevin Williamson; Motion Graphics:
Keith Pang; Camera: Kirk Kuppig; created the character of Subliminal Man and starred with Dana Carvey
Editors Sound: Samantha Kuppig; as workout gurus Hans and Franz, a spoof of the man who went on
Stryker Bayard, Mark David Postproduction: Mark Lipsky to become the current governor of California. Nealon’s feature-film
Production Associate Original Films Retrospective credits include 1996’s “Happy Gilmore,” 1998’s “The Wedding
Christina Gribbons Produced by Aspect Ratio. Singer” and 2003’s “Anger Management.”
Creative Director: David Sameth;
Technical Consultant Producer Emeritus: Bob Israel; Viewers with good memories also might recall Nealon’s appearance
Mike Abbott Producer: Bonnie Korling; on “The Dating Game” when he first moved to Hollywood in 1980,
Writer: Seth Brown; though his name would not ring a bell. “I didn’t want to use my real
Talent Managers Editors: Joe Saccone, Steve Harris;
Mitch Kirsch, Kelly Love, Assistant Editor: Taki Yamagushi; name, so ‘Dirk Storm’ was a marketing major from St. Louis, Missouri,”
Felix Torres Graphics Producer: Jon Berkowitz; he says. Nealon reports that he was Bachelor No. 3 and won the date —
Animators: Michael Van Huffel, while earning his AFTRA card to boot.
Wardrobe Carla Kaun
Mary Jane Wenzel-Hentrick In addition to his time on the “Weeds” set and his stand-up work,
Robert J. Dowling Tribute Nealon recently recorded a comedy CD and is writing a book. “I’m
Hair Produced by Herzog Cowen. Executive
Kimberly Carlson Producers: Mark Herzog, Mark Cowen; excited about (the book); it’ll be a collection of humorous essays … a
Producers: Steven Stone, Jonathon Buss; pseudo-autobiography,” he says. “But I don’t want to get in trouble like
Projection Writer/Director: Jonathon Buss;
American Hi-Def Editor: Billy Schiski; Associate
that guy Daniel Frey. What I’m going to do is put a star next to some-
Producer: William Lu; Cameras: thing that’s slightly embellished, two stars if its plagiarized and three if
House Sound Sovonto Green, Michael Osment;
AudioTek it’s completely made up and plagiarized.” I
Sound: Rick Hays, Alejo Ramos-Arlansen
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