

JILL LEIDERMAN, executive producer
Jill Leiderman became executive producer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in April 2006. Leiderman learned late-night comedy from her vast experience during a nine-year tenure producing for “The Late Show with David Letterman.” During that time, she produced all the show’s comedy in studio and on location, traveling the world as Letterman’s liaison to over 70 cities – from the Olympics overseas to the Emmy red carpet, from the World Series dugout to small towns with no running water for 100 miles in any direction. Leiderman’s credits also include being VH1 network development executive/executive producer, overseeing multiple projects, and senior researcher/segment producer at MTV and Paramount’s “The Jon Stewart Show.”
JASON SCHRIFT, co-executive producer
With close to a decade in the television production business, Jason Schrift has earned his well-established reputation through his work on several successful shows, including “The Roseanne Show,” where he served as producer. While serving as supervising producer of “The Man Show,” he worked with host and executive producer Jimmy Kimmel. Schrift then returned to his native New York and was instrumental in the launch of “Last Call with Carson Daly.” He most recently held the post of executive producer of East Coast Development at VH1, where he oversaw the development of various new network programs.
Schrift joined “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in January 2003 as a producer and was elevated to co-executive producer in January 2004.
DOUGLAS DeLUCA, co-executive Producer
Douglas DeLuca is a seasoned producer with an extremely diverse background. He has served as co-executive producer of the hit Comedy Central show “Crank Yankers,” and co-executive-produced the first four seasons of Comedy Central’s original sketch comedy series, “The Man Show,” which starred Kimmel and Adam Corolla. As a reality and live television producer, DeLuca helped make ABC’s ground-breaking reality show, “The Mole,” a hit for the network. Additional television special event credits include four years of producing NBC’s top-rated annual special, “World’s Greatest Magic,” “The Walt Disney World Christmas Parade” and “Universoul Circus,” a highly successful performance special which DeLuca produced for HBO.