{"id":134668,"date":"2024-12-08T09:14:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T02:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134668"},"modified":"2024-12-08T09:14:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T02:14:47","slug":"steve-mensch-tyler-perry-studios-president-dies-in-a-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134668","title":{"rendered":"Steve Mensch, Tyler Perry Studios president, dies in a plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-start-index=\"5\">\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"6\">The aircraft is a 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vansaircraft.com\/rv-12is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vans RV-12iS <\/a>owned by Mensch, who resided in Fayetteville, according to data provided to the Federal Aviation Administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"7\">Tyler Perry Studios released this statement Saturday morning: \u201cWe are incredibly saddened by the passing of our dear friend Steve Mensch. Steve was a cherished member of our team for more than eight years and well beloved in the community of Atlanta. It\u2019s hard to imagine not seeing him smiling throughout the halls. We will miss him dearly. Our heart goes out to his family as we all send them our prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-image-component  b-margin-bottom-d40-m20  image-landscape\" data-index=\"8\">\n<div class=\"image-component-image inline \">\n<div class=\"enlargeImage-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\"><picture class=\"\" style=\"display:none\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/resizer\/v2\/RA7JZHPRNZBOBHHOGRR2BNZ5S4.jpg?auth=6b17b794342ec2ac8ae5df1b3e810edfe8f92de6137d5f24d99f20984f0d9ed8&amp;width=1000&amp;smart=true\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/resizer\/v2\/RA7JZHPRNZBOBHHOGRR2BNZ5S4.jpg?auth=6b17b794342ec2ac8ae5df1b3e810edfe8f92de6137d5f24d99f20984f0d9ed8&amp;width=1000&amp;smart=true\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/resizer\/v2\/RA7JZHPRNZBOBHHOGRR2BNZ5S4.jpg?auth=6b17b794342ec2ac8ae5df1b3e810edfe8f92de6137d5f24d99f20984f0d9ed8&amp;width=600&amp;smart=true\" alt=\"Steve Mensch was president of Tyler Perry Studios from 2016 until his death in a plane crash on Dec. 6, 2024. TYLER PERRY STUDIOS\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"600\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"photo-credit-text\">Credit: TYLER PERRY STUDIOS<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/atlanta-news\/steve-mensch-tyler-perry-studios-president-dies-in-a-plane-crash\/NI54XWNQKZFINCGODQMSTZAKGI\/[object Object]\" class=\"image-expand\" alt=\"icon to expand image\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photo-credit-text\">Credit: TYLER PERRY STUDIOS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"10\">\u201cI\u2019m heartbroken by the loss of my friend and colleague,\u201d said Gannon Murphy, general manager of Atlanta\u2019s Cinelease Studios. \u201cHe often spoke with so much love for his family. My thoughts are with them during this tough time. Steve will be truly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"12\">Movie mogul Tyler Perry shared his condolences on Instagram: \u201cSteve Mensch was truly a kind soul and a great leader at the studio. We all adored him and are devastated that he\u2019s gone. I\u2019m praying for his family as we all try to make sense of this heartbreak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"14\">Mensch was married to Danila and was the father of three children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"15\">A graduate of the University at Buffalo in 1985, Mensch worked at Embassy Suites and AT&amp;T before entering the entertainment business as a general manager and vice president of sales at Features Systems Inc., which rented out camera gear and grip equipment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"16\">He was one of the key people who promoted the state of Georgia to Hollywood producers in the 1990s, according to Ric Reitz, an actor who was instrumental in creating the current film and TV tax credit system. Mensch, he said, helped launch the lobbying group the Georgia Production Partnership (GPP) and was president for several terms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"19\">\u201cHe was trying to formulate the vision for the marketplace before the Olympics and wanted a think tank of people in the community to make Georgia competitive,\u201d Reitz said. \u201cHe was an important figure in the our growth to become a strong film and TV market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"20\">Mensch came to Turner Broadcasting in 2005, where he oversaw studio facilities and became director of strategic production partnerships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"21\">He took over Tyler Perry Studios in 2016 after a year at a studio in China and a few months running Third Rail Studios in Doraville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"22\">Kaleb McMichen, a longtime senior official at the George House, called Mensch \u201ca tireless advocate for Georgia\u2019s film industry at the Gold Dome. He was trusted \u2015 always spoke plainly and dealt fairly. For all his power as Tyler Perry\u2019s right-hand man, he displayed zero ego in every interaction he had with our shop. Few people will ever know how instrumental he was in preserving Georgia\u2019s film tax credit over the last decade or so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"23\">In an interview posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/tylerperrystudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TylerPerryStudios.com<\/a>, Mensch cited why he enjoyed working at the studio, which was formerly Fort McPherson, an Army post. \u201cThe most humbling part of my job is being on the post daily. The history that was made here and decisions that affected the world from the buildings that I walk through daily is as I said humbling,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"25\">During a tour of the 330-acre studio with the AJC in 2019, Mensch noted that this was the first major studio in many years to build out not just stage space but a sizable back lot, which includes a replica White House, a diner, a lakeside cabin, a trailer park, suburban homes, and a commercial jet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"26\">\u201cIt\u2019s really cool to be on these grounds every day,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been on the lot of Disney and seen pictures of Walt. In 100 years, people will drive through here and see pictures of Tyler.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"27\">Craig Miller, a local filmmaker and friend of Mensch who worked with Mensch at GPP, said \u201che lived life large. He was a golfer, a motorcyclist and an airplane pilot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"28\">Kris Bagwell, who ran EUE Screen Gems on 30 acres of the former Lakewood Fairgrounds from 2010 until 2021, said Mensch also loved cars: \u201cBefore we opened in Atlanta, he used to bring his sports car and I would let him do donuts down in the old parking lot. He loved the whole \u2018Smokey and the Bandit\u2019 legacy there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"29\">Mensch was also fundamentally kind, Miller added: \u201cHe could have a conversation with a studio head or a grip and a gaffer and you\u2019d feel like you were talking to someone who cares about what you were trying to accomplish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"31\">The aircraft Mensch flew, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vansaircraft.com\/rv-12is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the Vans website<\/a>, is \u201ca two-seat all-metal side-by-side airplane with a large cabin that seats the occupants ahead of the wing spar for maximum room and superb visibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"32\"><i>AJC staff writers Savannah Sicurella and Greg Bluestein contributed to this story.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/atlanta-news\/steve-mensch-tyler-perry-studios-president-dies-in-a-plane-crash\/NI54XWNQKZFINCGODQMSTZAKGI\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The aircraft is a 2023 Vans RV-12iS owned by Mensch, who resided in Fayetteville, according to data provided to the Federal Aviation Administration. 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