Noel Ashman
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Noel Ashman is a New York City-based nightclub owner, film producer and entrepreneur.
Career[edit]
In 1996, Ashman opened his first club, Veruka. The Manhattan nightclub is widely regarded as one of the first clubs to have bottle service[1], and became well known for its strict door policy.[1] Veruka had a number of high-profile celebrity guests, including Sean Penn, Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nicolas Cage, Debbie Harry, Dennis Leary, Martin Sheen, and Sarah Jessica Parker.[1] Veruka was also a frequent hangout for members of the New York Yankees.[1][2] The club operated from January 1996 to July 2005. Ashman followed the venture with a brief revival of Studio 54.[3]
In 2004, Ashman purchased the nightclub Nell’s along with partners Chris Noth, Samantha Ronson, Damon Dash, and Jesse Bradford, among others, and opened a private club, NA, in the newly redesigned space.[4] Ashman operated NA and a semi-private club, The Plumm, at the West 14th Street location from 2004 to 2009.[1]
In 2014, Ashman opened The Leonora in the Chelsea section of Manhattan with investors Michael Strahan, Simon Rex, and Damon Dash.[5]
Ashman has been a producer and acted in several films. He was the associate producer for the 1999 film Speedway Junky, which starred Jesse Bradford and Daryl Hannah.[6] He was a co-producer of the 2000 film The Atrocity Exhibition, based on the writings of British author J. G. Ballard.[7] He was also a co-producer of the 2001 film Never Again, starring Jeffrey Tambor and written and directed by Eric Schaeffer,[8] and an executive producer on Schaeffer’s 2004 film Mind the Gap.[9] In 2013, Ashman co-produced the TV series The Trouble with Billy,[10] and in 2015 produced the short film Fall 4 You.[11]
Ashman appears in films Mind the Gap, Never Again, and Fall 4 You, and was a producer on The Guitar and Bounce: Behind the Velvet Rope. Ashman received a special thanks Noel Ashman credit Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power.[12]
Ashman co-produced the 2001 off-Broadway play The Dog Problem by David Rabe, and is co-owner of a film production company called Co-op.[1]
Upcoming projects[edit]
Ashman is an executive producer on the 2017 film Gotti, starring John Travolta and directed by actor Kevin Connolly,[13] as well as on the upcoming film Reprisal, starring Bruce Willis and Olivia Culpo.[14] He is a producer and actor in the 2018 film Clinton Road, starring Ice T & Vincent Pastore.[15] Ashman is also a producer on the 2018 documentary Wasted Talent, which examines the temptations and struggles many young celebrities go through on their rise to stardom.[16] The documentary stars former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams, journalist Rita Cosby, actors William McNamara and Lillo Brancato, actress Paula Devicq, and Ashman, among others.[17]
Personal life[edit]
Ashman was born in Manhattan in 1970. He graduated from Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in 1989. Ashman attended Boston University, where he graduated in 1993 with a degree in Economics.[18]
Ashman dated actress Paula Devicq from the television series Party of Five.[19] He was also romantically linked to singer-songwriter and model Kimberly Locke, who gained fame after participating in the 2003 season of American Idol.[19]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Holzer, Alexandra (2012-07-12). "New York Never Sleeps Because Noel Ashman Won't Let It! (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ↑ Century, Douglas (1999-06-13). "A NIGHT OUT WITH: David Wells and Noel Ashman; Extra Innings Blowout". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ↑ "Chelsea's Leonora nearly at closing time, say sources". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ↑ Chaplin, Julia (2004-09-19). "Nell's Returns With a New Name, New Stars and a Cleaner Floor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ↑ Sloan, Brian (November 19, 2014). "The Leonora Opens in Chelsea". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ↑ Perry, Nickolas (1999-06-22), Speedway Junky, Jesse Bradford, Jordan Brower, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, retrieved 2017-11-28
- ↑ Weiss, Jonathan (2000-06-05), The Atrocity Exhibition, Victor Slezak, Anna Juvander, Michael Kirby, retrieved 2017-11-28
- ↑ Schaeffer, Eric (2001-03-11), Never Again, Jeffrey Tambor, Jill Clayburgh, Caroline Aaron, retrieved 2017-11-28
- ↑ Schaeffer, Eric (2004-03-13), Mind the Gap, Alan King, Elizabeth Reaser, Eric Schaeffer, retrieved 2017-11-28
- ↑ The Trouble with Billy, William McNamara, William Baldwin, David Morwick, retrieved 2017-11-28
- ↑ Bregman, Michael, Fall 4 You, Burt Young, Federico Castelluccio, Michael McGlone, retrieved 2017-11-28
- ↑ "Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (Video 2005)". Retrieved January 21, 2018 – via www.IMDb.com.
- ↑ Connolly, Kevin (2017-12-15), Gotti, John Travolta, Spencer Rocco Lofranco, Kelly Preston, retrieved 2017-11-28
- ↑ Miller, Brian A., Reprisal, Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Johnathon Schaech, retrieved 2017-11-28
- ↑ McNary, Dave (2017-07-30). "Ice-T, Vincent Pastore Heading to Horror Movie 'Clinton Road' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ↑ "How Sopranos Star Lillo Brancato Descended into Addiction and Violence - and His Life after Prison". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ↑ Stanulis, Steve (2018-07-01), Wasted Talent, Lillo Brancato, William McNamara, Paula Devicq, retrieved 2017-11-28
- ↑ "LinkedIn".
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Noel Ashman". Who's Dated Who?. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
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