Biography

Mr. O'Keefe is an award winning writer, producer, director who has worked in the film industry for over twenty years and this is the seasoned experience he draws upon to make his film productions so successful. He graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Communications and received his Masters Degree in Film Production from Loyola Marymount University.

Mr. O'Keefe formed Vanguard Productions to establish a production company with a vision of making high quality independent films for the global market. Vanguard Productions first feature, "We The People," debuted at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival and was one of only two American films selected to screen at the 1995 Moscow Film Festival.

Some of O'Keefe's past producing credits include: "The Bad Pack," starring Robert Davi, Roddy Piper, and Ralf Moeller; "Closing The Deal," starring Ray Wise, James Wilder, and Michael Bergin; and "Wanted," which O'Keefe also wrote and directed, starring Timothy Busfield, Robert Culp, Michael Sutton, and Tracy Gold; "Alien Express" for the Syfy Channel, starring Lou Diamond Philips, Barry Corbin, and Steven Brand.

O'Keefe produced "Route 666" for Lions Gate Films, starring Lou Diamond Philips and Lori Petty. When first released on the Syfy Channel "Route 666" at the time was Syfy's highest rated movie and has become a cult classic still airing frequently on cable networks some 15 years after its release. Based on the success of "Route 666" Syfy made O'Keefe's "Alien Express" as a Syfy original movie and is ranked 121 on Syfy's top 200 best original films of all time.

Mr. O'Keefe has served as Blue Ribbon panel Judge for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Animation Awards and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Music Video Awards. He has served as Blue Ribbon panel Judge for the International Emmy Awards and the 19th Annual CableACE Awards. Mr. O'Keefe is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Telly Awards Silver Council, Independent Film Project West (IFP), the Magic Castle (AMA), and a SAG Signatory Producer who is listed in "Who's Who In Entertainment" and in "Who's Who In California."

- IMDb mini biography by: Chris