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Ozzie has a long list of production work that includes many of Tyler Perry's sitcoms like TBS's highest rated comedy House of Payne, the popular Meet the Browns, For Better and for Worse, The Haves and the Have Nots and Love Thy Neighbor just to name a few.
- Producer, Additional Crew, Casting Department
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- Ozzie Areu
Jan 28, 2019 · Areu Bros. head Ozzie Areu reveals the best and worst advice he’s ever received, his favorite boss of all-time, the biggest risk he’s ever taken, and more in a round of ‘If You Only Knew’ on...
- From 'Friends' to Tyler Perry
- Growing Tyler Perry Studios
- Changing The Narrative
- Reimagining Hollywood
Ozzie’s road to Hollywood was full of plot twists and turns of fate. The security guard job at the WB lot placed him — time and time again - in the room where it happens. Areu wanted to be a police officer and was waiting on a training date. As the days passed, the sitcom "Friends" was quickly soaring in popularity and they needed someone like Ozzi...
Areu spent the next 13 years side by side with Perry, growing, learning and leading the rapid growth of Tyler Perry Studios. Working alongside Perry as he built his empire from the ground up was the best education, Areu said, adding that it was also invaluable to have Perry’s complete confidence. Areu still gushes when he talks about his former bos...
Areu is gleaning many lessons from his years of experience with Perry and, like his mentor, is focused on creating opportunities for people of color, in particular, behind-the-scenes creatives like writers, producers and show runners. “It’s good to get out of the echo chamber of Los Angeles,” said Kim Leadford, president of Areu Bros. Studios. Lead...
During a recent visit to the Areu Bros. Studio, the campus was enjoying a rare moment of silence — there were no shows, music videos or movies in production. Just a few weeks before, the hip-hop artist Drake had finished shooting a music video, and the cast and crew of “Coming to America 2” had just packed up after eight months of production. For n...
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- Leonor Ayala Polley,Natalie Morales
Dec 16, 2019 · Ozzie Areu, the son of Cuban immigrants, presides over the nation’s first major Latino-owned-and-operated film studio: a sprawling 60-acre site in Atlanta that he plans to turn into an...
- jenny.jarvie@latimes.com
- National Correspondent
Ozzie purchased Tyler Perry's former studio complex in December 2018 in Southwest Atlanta with the aim of transforming it into a multifaceted media campus encompassing music, tech, short form content, motion pictures and television operations.
Feb 24, 2020 · Ozzie Areu dreamed of becoming a police officer as a kid but after several jobs assisting celebrities, his career took a turn. While working for Tyler Perry, he was promoted to president of...
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Oct 11, 2021 · Ozzie Areu went from personal assistant for Hollywood celebrities to becoming the first Latino to own and operate a television and film studio.
