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BRETT RATNER : (Executive Producer/Director, PRISON BREAK)

In a very short time, Brett Ratner has established himself as one of Hollywood's most successful directors. Ratner is currently in pre-production on "X3," the second sequel to the popular "X-Men" feature films, scheduled for release in May 2006.

Ratner's first five feature films have grossed nearly $1 billion. At age 26 he directed his first feature, the surprise box office hit "Money Talks," a comedy starring Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker. His second film, the action-comedy "Rush Hour," starred Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker and earned $250 million worldwide. Ratner followed that success with the romantic fantasy drama "The Family Man," a critical and box office hit starring Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni. A year later, Ratner delivered Hong Kong-style action with Chan and Tucker in the hit sequel "Rush Hour 2," which grossed more than $342 million worldwide. He made his first foray into the world of suspense thrillers with his fifth feature film, "Red Dragon," the "Silence of the Lambs" prequel starring Edward Norton, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes and Emily Watson.

Ratner's latest feature film, "After the Sunset" starring Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson and Don Cheadle, recently enjoyed success in theaters nationwide.

Raised in Miami Beach, Ratner had dreamed of being a filmmaker since the age of 8. He enrolled in New York University's Tisch School of the Arts at age 16, becoming the department's youngest film major. While attending NYU Film School, he made "Whatever Happened to Mason Reese," a short film starring and about the former child actor. The award-winning project received funding from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. Ratner's big break came after he screened his film for hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons, launching a successful career in music videos. He has directed more than 100 videos since then, for artists including Madonna, Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Clan, D'Angelo, Heavy D, Mary J. Blige, Foxy Brown, Public Enemy, P. Diddy and many others.

Ratner won the MTV Award for Best Video for a Film for Madonna's "Beautiful Stranger" from the "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" soundtrack. In addition, Ratner received an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Sequence for "Rush Hour 2," as well as a Tony Award for producing "Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam on Broadway." Ratner received the Spirit of Chrysalis Award for his dedication and leadership in helping economically disadvantaged and homeless individuals change their lives through jobs. He is currently on the boards of Chrysalis and Best Buddies and serves on the Dean's Council of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

In addition to success in film and music, Ratner has also segued into the world of publishing. He published the photo-driven "Naked Pictures of my Ex-Girlfriends" and authored the Powerhouse Books project "Hilhaven Lodge: The Photo Booth Pictures," which was released in October 2003.

Ratner currently lives in Beverly Hills.

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PAUL SCHEURING : (Creator, Writer, Executive Producer, PRISON BREAK)

Born in Aurora, IL, Scheuring relocated to the West Coast, where he attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

A working screenwriter for the last 10 years, Scheuring has written numerous screenplays, including 2003's feature films "A Man Apart" starring Vin Diesel and an un-credited rewrite on "The Rundown" starring The Rock.

Schuering recently finished "Yucatan," based upon a series of recently discovered journals left by actor Steve McQueen, for Warner Bros. "Yucatan" was to be McQueen's last film, but he died before it could be realized.

PRISON BREAK is Scheuring's first foray into television.

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MARTY ADELSTEIN : (Executive Producer, PRISON BREAK)

In 2002, Marty Adelstein left the Endeavor Agency, which he helped found. Adelstein represented clients such as David E. Kelley ("Ally McBeal," "The Practice"), Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (WWE, "Scorpion King") and Bonnie and Terry Turner ("3rd Rock from the Sun," THAT '70s SHOW), among others.

Adelstein teamed up with producer Neal Moritz and formed Original Television in April 2002, and quickly made a deal with 20th Century Fox Television. In two years they produced nine pilots, with "Still Life," "The Help," "Tru Calling" and "Point Pleasant" going to series.

In spring 2004, Adelstein and Original Television's president, Dawn Parouse, teamed up to form Adelstein-Parouse Productions, which developed and shot three pilots in addition to PRISON BREAK this season. Feature-wise, Adelstein-Parouse has a number of development deals in place with several studios. This fall they will begin filming "Black Christmas," a remake of the 1974 horror classic.

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DAWN PAROUSE : (Executive Producer, PRISON BREAK)

Dawn Parouse is Co-President of Adelstein-Parouse Productions. Parouse and her partner, Marty Adelstein, renewed another two-year deal with 20th Century Fox Television in July. PRISON BREAK is one of four pilots they shot for various networks in the past development season. Most recently, Parouse served as an executive producer on the FOX drama "Point Pleasant."

Adelstein-Parouse Productions' feature department, also headed by Parouse and Adelstein, was created in July 2004. They are co-producing a horror remake, "Black Christmas," with Marc Butan's 2929 Productions, which is set to begin shooting this fall. They have several film projects set up at other companies as well.

Previously, Parouse was President of Television at Original Film. Parouse joined forces with Original Film's Neal Moritz and Marty Adelstein to launch Original Television in 2002. Under the Original Film banner, the company produced the dramas "Tru Calling" and "Still Life" for FOX, as well as nine other pilots. Their company also produced the comedy "The Help." Prior to that, Parouse was in an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television, where she was executive producer of "Septuplets."

Formerly Vice-President of Development and Original Programming at MTV, Parouse left to head her own production company in 1999. The reality program "Fear," her well-received first endeavor, premiered on MTV in September 2000 and out-performed all other cable programming in its time slot and demographic. In addition to "Fear," she has produced the series "Cannonball Run 2001" and the U.S. version of the hit UK show "Robot Wars." Parouse was executive producer of the five-time Emmy-nominated cable movie "The Tiger Woods Story" and produced Academy Award-winning director Jessica Yu's feature documentary, "The Living Museum." Parouse got her start as a producer at "Saturday Night Live" and "The Jon Stewart Show."

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