William is a veteran of more than forty feature films and has been involved in the motion picture industry since 1975. He recently finished serving as Executive Producer on "21" starring Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth and Lawrence Fishburne based on the book "Bringing Down the House." He also Executive Produced "The Invisible" for Walt Disney Pictures starring Marcia Gay Harden and Justin Chatwin.

He previously worked on "The Weatherman" starring Nicholas Cage and "The Mexican," starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. He Executive Produced the teen scream hit "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and produced the sequel, "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer." He also executive produced the DreamWorks action film "The Tuxedo" starring Jackie Chan.

In 1994, Beasley executive produced John Hughes' "Miracle on 34th Street," continuing an association with the director that began when Beasley was associate producer and production manager on "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." He was also the co-producer and production manager on Hughes Entertainment's "Baby's Day Out." Beasley's other credits as co-producer include Ben Stiller's "The Cable Guy," "Something to Talk About," starring Julia Roberts and Peter Weir's "Fearless," on which Beasley also was second unit director and production manager. He also served as associate producer and unit production manager on the films "Falling Down," "Basic Instinct" and "Arachnophobia."

Born in San Francisco and raised in Los Angeles, Beasley graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in cinematography before joining the United States Air Force. He achieved the rank of Captain, serving as a rescue pilot in Vietnam and as part of the support team on the Apollo moon program. He later attended California State University at Northridge, where he was working toward his Masters Degree when he learned about the Director's Guild training program.

He was accepted into the program and worked as a trainee for a year and a half before becoming second assistant director on a number of projects including "Goin' South," "Breaking Away" and "American Gigolo." He moved up to first assistant director on such films as "Personal Best," "My Favorite Year," "Racing With the Moon," "Johnny Dangerously," "Ruthless People" and "The Lost Boys," among others.

Beasley lives with his wife in Montecito, California and has three grown children working and attending college in Southern California.

Producer - filmography

1. 21 (2008) (executive producer)
2. The Invisible (2007) (executive producer)
3. The Weather Man (2005) (executive producer)
4. Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) (executive producer)
5. The Tuxedo (2002) (executive producer)
6. The Mexican (2001) (co-producer)
7. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) (producer)
8. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) (executive producer)
9. The Cable Guy (1996) (co-producer) (as William Beasley)
10. Something to Talk About (1995) (co-producer) (as William Beasley)
11. Miracle on 34th Street (1994) (executive producer)
12. Baby's Day Out (1994) (co-producer)
13. Fearless (1993) (co-producer) (as William Beasley)
14. Falling Down (1993) (associate producer)
15. Basic Instinct (1992) (associate producer)
16. Arachnophobia (1990) (associate producer)
17. Christmas Vacation (1989) (associate producer)