Nick extends alliance with 'Kenan' duo

By VARIETY STAFF

Mike Tollin and Brian Robbins, whose Tollin/Robbins Prods. is responsible for the ongoing Nickelodeon series "All That" and "Kenan & Kel," have extended its exclusive production partnership with the kiddie cablenet for an undisclosed time frame.

The producers, who also make the HBO series "Arliss," had been in the last year of a three-year production deal with Nick.

Extension calls for Tollin/Robbins to continue production on both the sketch comedy series "All That" and the buddy comedy "Kenan & Kel" as well as develop a follow-up to their summertime "Good Burger" feature film (made in association with Nickelodeon Movies/Paramount Pictures) for next summer that will also star Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.

"Good Burger" has grossed just over $20 million at the box office to date.

Thompson and Mitchell currently star in "Kenan & Kel," which spun off of "All That" and is in its second season. "All That" is in its fourth campaign.

Tollin/Robbins is also at work on the second season of "Nickelodeon's Sports Theater With Shaquille O'Neal" and has also completed principal photography on a pilot for a live-action/puppet series "Cousin Skeeter."

Albie Hecht, Nickelodeon's senior VP of worldwide production and development, said Wednesday, "We're thrilled to continue our creative and business relationship with the preeminent kids and family producers of the '90s.

"The diversity of Tollin and Robbins' creative vision is extraordinary, and that makes them extremely valuable to us."

Read the full article at:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1116674882.html

Like this article? Variety.com has over 150,000 articles, 40,000 reviews and 10,000 pages of charts. Subscribe today!
http://www.variety.com/emailfriend
or call (866) MY-VARIETY.
Can't commit? Sign up for a free trial!
http://www.variety.com/emailfriend