Steve Mensch, President and Supervisor of Basic Operations for Tyler Perry Studios, was killed in a aircraft crash Friday night time. He was 62. Based on TMZ, Mensch was the pilot of a single-seat aircraft that crashed on a street in Homosassa, Florida. The reason for the crash is underneath investigation.
Mensch joined Tyler Perry Studios in 2016, shortly after the corporate had purchased the previous Fort McPherson military base in Atlanta. He oversaw TPS’ transition from Greenbrier to Fort McPherson which was transformed right into a 330-acre movie and TV manufacturing lot, one of many largest within the nation. The lot has housed Perry-created in addition to outdoors productions and was the primary to turn into operational in the course of the pandemic when Perry restarted filming with Covid protocols.
Previous to TPS, Mensch, whose background is in studio operations, strategic partnerships, and gross sales, held management positions at Third Rail Studios, Qingdao Oriental Film Industrial Park, and Turner Broadcasting and likewise labored at Characteristic Programs Inc, AT&T, and Embassy Suites.
Mensch was survived by his spouse and three kids.
