Craig R. Smith brings over 20 years of
experience in event production, most recently serving as Vice
President of Special Events for Sony Pictures Television. Craig
started his own company, Craig Smith Events shortly after leaving
Sony, to pursue a career path where he could share his unique
and diverse skills to give back to the community that has given
him so much encouragement, support and unconditional love throughout
the years.
At Sony Pictures Television, Craig produced
and oversaw events for television shows such as “Seinfeld,”
“Mad about You,” “The King of Queens,”
“Married with Children,” “The Shield”
and “Rescue Me.” In addition to these events, Craig
also produced network launch parties and Upfront Presentations,
corporate sales retreats, client premieres and thousands of
other events. Craig has been responsible for multi-million dollar
annual budgets and is masterful at negotiating with vendors
to get the best product for the lowest prices.
Craig spends what little free time he does
have on his continuing efforts to raise money for various charities
that are close to his heart. For example, in an effort to raise
funds and spirits for local AIDS organizations, he founded a
non-profit organization, Charity Parody Foundation, producing
Broadway caliber musicals updated to modern "gay"
West Hollywood. Charity Parody Foundation raised a quarter of
a million dollars with productions like WEST HOLLYWOOD STORY,
FIDDLER ON THE WEST HOLLYWOOD ROOF, WEST HOLLYWOOD GYPSY and
OLIVER TWISTED. With the support of Craig Smith Events, Charity
Parody is working on launching another production next year.
