Ian Then Some...The WB Press Kit
The WB Biography for
Joe Voci,
Executive Producer for "Young Americans"
In his
role as Executive Vice President of Mandalay Television, Joe Voci serves as
executive
producer of "Young Americans" and "Rude Awakenings" on Showtime.
A native of Philadelphia, Voci majored in marketing at Georgetown University and
during school started a business that custom-designed and sold restaurant
uniforms. Upon graduation, he accepted a job with Proctor & Gamble in
Cincinnati. When an opportunity arose to join Proctor & Gamble Productions in
Los Angeles, he grabbed it. Stepping onto the bottom rung of the ladder as a
production assistant, he soon moved up a notch to unpaid development intern.
Voci got his big break landing a position as Associate Director of Current
Programming at New World Television, thus beginning his executive career. At
New World for a year-and a-half, Voci oversaw production of the critically
acclaimed series "The Wonder Years." In 1987, he accepted a position as Manager
of Comedy Development at CBS and rose through the network ranks to Vice
President of Comedy Programming by the end of his seven-year tenure there.
He launched his producing career at Warner Bros. in 1995 with the comedy series
"High Society" starring Jean Smart and Mary McDonnell. The following year, he
produced the pilot "Totally Cool," which he brought to Mandalay Television.
Currently, Voci is a partner at Mandalay with Scott Sanders, Peter Guber and
Paul Schaefer. During the company's association with Columbia TriStar
Television, all five of its pilots were picked up as series, with Voci serving
as executive producer, including "Cupid" and "Mercy Point."
Voci lives in Los Angeles.
January 2000