George W. Young

George W. Young started his professional life as a dancer in New York City in 1979, where he worked in summer stock and way-off-Broadway musical theater. He performed in some of the earliest music videos with Diana Ross, The Pointer Sisters, and Louise Robey.

In 1984, George switched over to the other side of the camera in New York City, and worked on national and international TV commercials for several Fortune 500 companies. Directors on his credit sheet include Bob Giraldi, Joe Pytka, and Steve Steigman.

George moved to California in 1988 and spent the next 30 years working on a variety of projects, including feature films The Nightmare Before Christmas, Junior, Serendipity, and The Internship. He also produced three video games for George Lucas based on the Star Wars canon: Rebel Assault, Jedi Knight, and Force Commander.

He worked with Larry Page at Google on several projects including the launch of Google+. He collaborated with Steve Jobs at Apple on many of the company’s advertising campaigns, and on the introduction of QuickTime as the standard for computer-based digital video.

In 2017 George turned his attention to writing. He's had three short stories published. His debut novel, TIME Blinked is out via Celestial Echo Press. Bill Gladstone of Waterside represents his non-fiction book, Try Not to Annoy the Kangaroo, A Lifetime of putting up with Creative People in the Film Industry.