Overview
- Tony Amatullo, who died Sunday, May 3 in New York City, had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia last August, according to his family.
- He rose from production assistant and location manager on films like The Goonies and The Color Purple to associate producer on TV hits Fame and Miami Vice.
- As Vice President of Production at Warner Bros. from 2000 to 2005, he worked on ER, The West Wing, Third Watch and the pilot for Nip/Tuck.
- His later work ranged from executive-producing Two Days in the Valley and the Reelz reality series Beverly Hills Pawn to writing, directing and producing the 2021 film Surviving on LES.
- He is survived by his wife, Mariana, and his sons, Nico and Leonardo.