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Leigh Mark Simons (Born 12/25/1958) is an American born director, producer, and writer. He is the President and founder of Leigh Simons Productions, which includes celebrated work on documentaries, network series and viral campaigns that have generated tens of millions of viewers.

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Early and Personal Life
Simons call to the entertainment business came when Rob Cohen was directing A Small Circle of Friends in the Harvard Square while he was attending Boston University. He was cast as an extra and found his passion in film. As a quick study, he ran the West Campus Cinema as a sophomore while enrolled in college. He credits his favorite tv series Kung Fu and David Carradine for his aspirations to direct the world's most respected boxers and mixed martial artists in the world.

== Career ==

Simons has produced the last nine Pay-Per-View campaigns for Floyd Mayweather, one of the greatest fighters of all time and the highest paid athlete in the history of sports. For the heralded Mayweather vs. Mosley match, Simons and Mayweather collaborated on the most memorable PPV campaign in boxing history. Inspired by the movie 300, both fighters appeared in commercials/promos as gladiators, leading to one of the biggest revenue generating PPV fights of all-time. The campaign was so effective it was the first time in boxing history that the making of a commercial was a primary programming element in the promotion of a bout.

Simons formed a strategic alliance with Golden Boy Promotions in 2003, the startup boxing promotional company founded by 10-time world champion Oscar de la Hoya. Working with networks such as HBO, SHOWTIME, and FOX, the production company delivered internationally-televised sports programming for more than 30 Pay-Per-View events, generating over a billion dollars in revenue. In 2013, Simons wrote, directed, and produced the sports documentary "Countdown to The One" for Showtime and Fox Networks. At that time, the PPV event was the highest grossing event in the history of Pay-Per-View.

==Director and Producer ==

Simons has a reputation for innovation and creativity that attracts the biggest names in sports and entertainment.

2015 Finally: Kimbo vs Shamrock (Documentary) (director, producer)

2015 Mike Tyson's Countdown to Glory 19 (TV Movie) (director, producer)

2014 The Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Freefall Theatre (Documentary short) (director, executive producer)

2014 Showtime Sports: Canelo vs Angulo - Toe to Toe (TV Movie) (director, executive producer)

2014 Showtime Sports: Mayweather vs. Maidana - The Moment (TV Movie) (director, executive producer)

2014 The Making of the Normal Heart: FreeFall Theatre (Documentary short) (director, executive producer)

2013 Puncher to Promoter (TV Movie documentary) (producer)

2013 The Making of Fiddler on the Roof: FreeFall Theatre (Documentary short) (director, executive producer)

2013 SHOWTIME Sports: Mayweather vs. Canelo - The One (TV Movie) (director, executive producer)

2013 Double Agent (Short) (executive producer)

2013 SHOWTIME Sports: Mayweather vs. Guerrero- May Day (TV Movie) (director, executive producer)

2012 HBO: Mayweather vs. Cotto - Ring Kings (Documentary) (director, executive producer)

2011 HBO: Mayweather vs. Ortiz - Starpower (Documentary) (director, executive producer)

2011 HBO: Morales vs. Maidana - Action Heroes (Documentary) (director, executive producer)

2010 HBO: Mayweather Vs. Mosley - Who R U Picking? (Documentary) (director, producer)

2009 HBO: Mayweather Vs. Marquez-Number One/Numero Uno (Documentary) (director, producer)

2009 Pacquiao vs. Hatton: The Battle of East and West (TV Movie) (director, producer)

2009 Affliction: Day of Reckoning (TV Movie) (director, producer)

2007 HBO Hopkins vs. Wright Coming to Fight (TV Movie) (director, producer)

2006 HBO: Tarver vs. Hopkins - Fight to the Finish (TV Movie) (director, producer)

2005 HBO: Tarver vs. Jones 3 - No Excuses (TV Movie) (director, producer)

2004 Ladder 49 (line producer - music video)

2003 UFC: Spectacle to Sport (TV Movie) (director, executive producer)

2002 Secrets of Superstar Fitness (TV Series) (producer)