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Ron Carlson (born Ronald Arthur Carlson; December 26, 1969) is an American film and television producer, director, and writer. Carlson started his career in 1994 in the television series Beverly Hills, 90201. During his early years, he acted in several commercials and did small parts in televisions series and films, including Tales from the Crypt, Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories, and The Million Dollar Kid while honing his writing and directing skills.

Early life and education
Ron grew up in the small town of Placerville, famously known as "Old Hang Town" where the initial gold discovery kicked off the California gold rush of 1849. Carlson grew up on a ranch where he spent most of his riding dirt bikes and panning for gold in a creek on his parents property.

Ron Carlson graduated with a BFA in painting and drawer from the University of Utah.

Career
Carlson wrote and directed his first feature film, Tom Cool, which starred Mila Kunis, Michael Rapaport, Clift Collins Jr., Danny Woodburn, Jacob Vargas, and Emmanuelle Chriqui. It was this film that demonstrated his strength and ability in film making, which began his success in the film making industry. After finishing Tom Cool, the reality television world was just beginning to pop and Carlson went on to produce My Crazy Life, for the E! Network and Destinatin Truth for the Sci-Fi Network. After his short stint in reality television, Carlson again returned as a writer/director with the Lionsgate film, Life Blood, starring Scout Taylor-Compton, Angela Lindvall, Sophie Monk, Anya Lahiri and Danny Woodburn..

Carlson then started the film company August Heart Films under which umbrella has produced the films All American Christmas Carol, Unnatural, and Carlson's upcoming film, Dead Ant starring Tom Arnold, Sean Astin, Rhys Coiro and Jake Busey. Dead Ant is set for release in 2017.