Biography
Daniel Wheatcroft is a 35-year veteran of the entertainment industry whose career spans the Production, Marketing and Distribution of some of Hollywood's biggest success stories. As an executive at Universal Pictures, he successfully led marketing campaigns, strategic planning and talent development for over 200 major motion picture campaigns, including Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Backdraft and Apollo 13, Back To The Future II & III, Death Becomes Her, Out Of Africa, Field Of Dreams, Conan The Barbarian, Days Of Thunder, Do The Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Army Of Darkness, Far & Away, Cape Fear, Tales From The Crypt, Casino, Trespass, Kindergarten Cop, Twins, etc.
His production credits include Executive Producer & Producer of 10 Network Television Specials, 125 Broadcast Features, 180 World Premieres, ShoWest and pioneering the use of New Media in the entertainment industry.
Well known in the industry for his creative deals, he has developed joint ventures with corporate giants such as Warner Bros., Paramount, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Walt Disney Corp., Universal, Fox, MSN, NBC, CBS, ABC, General Motors, Coca Cola, American Media and Pepsi.
Wheatcroft held the position of President of the National Association of Theatre Owners of Cal/Nev and ShoWest, the world's largest Motion Picture Industry Entertainment Convention, representing the creative and technical interests of all major Studios, Theatre Owners and Talent.
He was a founding member of the team who launched KEEN/INGENIO, a successful Internet company that merges telephony with the Internet, now owned by AT&T Holdings.
Along with musicians from Quiet Riot, he founded and held the position of President of MusicWorks Entertainment Group LLC, a company who connected entertainment artists with corporations to develop and further their mutual creative projects. At MusicWorks he has developed a unique way to bring ideas and projects direct to the artist, bypassing the traditional layered process and empowering both sides with direct connections.
In 2005 Wheatcroft founded Shoot To Thrill Productions, LLC, a company which specializes in the Development, Production & Marketing of Entertainment properties. Investors, State Governments, Corporations and private entities utilize STTP to connect them to Entertainment business opportunities. Clients include Walt Disney Corporation, ABC Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Bros., DreamWorks, Fox Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Microsoft, Ingenio Corporation, AT&T, Apple. STTP associates produce a variety of entertainment projects.
