Kevin Kaufman & Kaufman Films

Kevin Kaufman and his New York production company, Kaufman Films, are among television’s elite producers, creating over 100 hours of original programming for such networks as ESPN, A&E, Biography, Discovery, TLC, and Investigation Discovery, with global distribution throughout.

Recent productions include the feature film “Ace the Case,” starring Oscar winner Susan Sarandon and Broadway sensation Ripley Sobo; A&E’s “Gotti: Godfather & Son,” the four-hour documentary series told from the perspective of John Gotti Junior, and his siblings Peter and Angel, plus most recently, “GOATS: The Greatest of All Time with photographer Walter Iooss,” featuring original interviews with Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods, Chris Evert, Derek Jeter, Joe Montana, Jack Nicklaus, Joe Namath, Ken Griffey Jr., and Kelly Slater.

The three-hour series premiered on ESPN and ABC networks in the summer of 2021 to great acclaim, and was so highly rated that ESPN has committed to a sequel titled “GOATS 2,” broadening the lens to capture legendary athletes from the worlds of soccer, basketball, tennis, the Olympics, boxing, car racing, baseball and football, among others.