Tom Huckabee is a renowned writer, director, and producer with a storied career spanning over four decades in the entertainment industry. As a student at the University of Texas at Austin, he had the privilege of studying under esteemed instructors Tom Schatz, Loren Bivens, and Edward Dmytryk. His impressive student filmography includes "The Death of Jim Morrison," a student academy award-nominated film, and "Taking Tiger Mountain," a feature starring Bill Paxton and co-written by the legendary William S. Burroughs.
Huckabee's professional experience is equally impressive, with stints as a staff producer at Landmark Theaters, writer of non-fiction TV for Disney and Discovery, story analyst for 21st Century Films, and staff researcher for The History Channel's Modern Marvels. In 1987, he produced and co-wrote "Martini Ranch's Reach," a long-form music video directed by James Cameron and starring Kathryn Bigelow, Bill Paxton, and a talented ensemble cast.
Throughout his career, Huckabee has been involved in numerous projects, including the associate producer role for post-production and music supervisor on the 1997 film "Traveller," starring Paxton, Mark Wahlberg, and Julianna Margulies. From 1998 to 2001, he served as vice president of American Entertainment, underwritten by Walt Disney Studios, where he developed feature projects for various studios, including Touchstone, Universal, Imagine, Image Movers, HBO, Sony, and Revolution Studios.
In 2001, Huckabee executive-produced Bill Paxton's directorial debut, "Frailty," starring Paxton, Powers Boothe, and Matthew McConaughey. He also produced and directed a live event, "Arthur C. Clarke: Beyond 2001," at the Playboy Mansion, featuring James Cameron, Patrick Stewart, Morgan Freeman, and Buzz Aldrin.
Huckabee's work extends beyond film and television, as he has served as an uncredited script consultant on several notable projects, including "Twister," "Mighty Joe Young," "Vertical Limit," "U-571," "Thunderbirds," "The Greatest Game Ever Played," and "The Colony." He has also worked as a quality control supervisor for Lucasfilm, collaborating with renowned directors such as Ron Howard, Michael Mann, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Kathryn Bigelow.
In recent years, Huckabee has continued to work on various projects, including the producer/writer role on 75 episodes of "National Lampoon's An Eye for an Eye" in 2005. He has also served as the artistic director for the first annual Lone Star International Film Festival in 2007 and directed the documentary short "Confessions of an Ecstasy Advocate."
