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The Television Motion Picture Car Club is a private organization where those who work in or have worked in the television, motion picture, music, radio, sports or motorsports industries can get together, connect with old friends, make new ones and share their passion for the automobile.

The club was the brainchild of Ken Latka, a television editor and Media Operations Supervisor at CBS Television City in Hollywood, California. Ken realized that after 120 years of motion pictures and 80 years since the invention of television, the entertainment industry never had a car club, so he founded the TMPCC. On July 7, 2009, with the addition of two-time Emmy Award winning television editor Harvey Berger, Ken and Harvey came up with a name for the club, they created a website at TMPCC.ORG and the club was born. Ken became the club’s first President and Harvey was the first Vice President. Timothy Wong (currently the General Manager and Executive Vice President of Television City Studios) was the sixth member to join the club, and he became our first Membership Director. Ken served as President from July 2009 until January 2019, at which time he stepped down and another entertainment industry professional Cliff Greenough took over the helm. Harvey passed away in 2014, but Ken remains on the club’s Executive Committee, working with Cliff and the rest of the club officers to oversee the TMPCC’s continued growth.

Over the years, the Television Motion Picture Car Club has become one of the most celebrated car clubs on the planet, with members who work in front of the camera and behind the scenes at almost every television and motion picture studio in Hollywood and beyond. From producers and directors, to actors, actresses, cinematographers, editors, audio engineers, audio mixers, composers, sound designers, stunt and precision drivers, helicopter and jet film pilots, even Studio Presidents, the TMPCC is a club like no other. We have been featured on radio shows, television programs, in newspapers, magazines and social media worldwide.

The continued success of the Television Motion Picture Car Club is due to the hard work and dedication of the individuals listed below.

Ken LatkaKEN LATKA
Founder

Ken grew up in Illinois during the muscle car era of the 1960’s. In the 1970’s he raced cars at drag strips in the Midwest and worked as a mechanic on a rear engine dragster team before making his move to entertainment. Ken started his television career in 1980 at a post-production facility in Chicago. A few years later he was recruited to work at NBC and then he received a job offer from CBS Television City in Hollywood, California, where he edited shows, specials and promos for more than two decades. In 2007 he was promoted to Supervisor of Media Operations, overseeing a talented team of men and women who record, edit and format shows for the CBS and CW (CBS/Warner Brothers) Television Networks. Ken has since retired, but in 2009 he founded the TMPCC and he continues to play an integral role in the operation of the club.

CLIFF GREENOUGH
President

Cliff graduated from the Institute of Audio Research in New York City in 1986 and became the Chief Audio Mastering Engineer for RKO Pictures (one of the Big Five motion picture studios of Hollywood’s Golden Era). A few years later he transitioned to video editing and became a Supervisor at Pioneer Video. After that, he became a DVD and Blu-ray Producer at Image Entertainment, where he produced thousands of titles for the domestic and international markets and was recognized for his excellence with a Saturn Award. Cliff also works as an actor, voice over artist and television host. He’s a serious hot rodder who owns a 1955 Chevrolet and a 1923 Ford T-Bucket Hot Rod that can be seen at local cruise nights and TMPCC events.

Mike MontiforteMIKE MONTIFORTE
Vice President

Mike began his entertainment career in the 90’s working on music videos for Korn, Harvey Danger, Van Halen, 98 Degrees, Enrique Iglesias, Sugar Ray, and many more. He performed various tasks from production assistant to art department, construction, electric, driver and more. After the music videos, he worked on Americas Funniest Home Videos, the first season of The Bachelor, The Future Diaries and projects for MTV and others. He even worked at the DGA (Directors Guild of America) for a stint. Almost two decades ago Mike invented The Original Location Tape. It’s an ingenious two-sided production tape that’s been used on dozens of hit television series and blockbuster motion pictures. Mike is a serious car guy, even his company truck is a wicked cool satin black hot rodded 1951 GMC Panel Delivery.

Phil FioriPHIL FIORI 
Senior Advisor

Phil is the Owner and President of “Next Pictures” a picture car company that supplies vehicles to the television, motion picture, commercial and print advertising industries. He has worked in the entertainment industry for several decades and is a former stuntman and stunt coordinator whose driving skills continue to be utilized on a myriad of entertainment industry projects. Phil is a serious car guy with some very nice rides in his collection. A brief example includes a 1963 Corvette Split Window Coupe, 1973 Buick Riviera, 1978 Porsche 928, and several other classic rides.

Glen McGuireGLEN McGUIRE
Director: Celebrity and Studio Relations

Glen began his entertainment career in Illinois, spending most of his time in the acting conservatories of Chicago and London England before moving to Los Angeles. Glen’s path led to a career with Digital Glue, a company that produces and distributes digital content to millions of viewers each day. He is a serious car guy who performed a ground up restoration on a numbers matching 1966 Pontiac GTO with a 428 cubic inch tri-power engine. Upon completion, the car went on to win numerous awards.

Jim YoungJIM YOUNG
Events Team

Jim appeared in some of the “Oh What a Feeling” Toyota commercials in the 1980’s. A few years later, while living in Florida, he purchased a Wellcraft Scarab Powerboat, made famous in the hit TV Series “Miami Vice”. Jim got to know Gus Anastasi (Wellcraft’s Powerboat Driving Instructor) who trained the stunt boat drivers for Miami Vice. Jim was fortunate to be trained on how to do the stunts used in the series. Jim also owned a High-Performance Auto Shop in Florida at the time and he did the servicing of the production vehicles for Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week”. Now residing in California, Jim is part of the TMPCC Events Team. He owns a 1979 WS6 Pontiac Trans-Am and a rare 1989 Chevrolet C4 High Performance FX3 Corvette.

STEVEN YOUNG
Legal Counsel

Steve is an Entertainment Industry Attorney and Chairman Emeritus of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. He is a consummate gear head who has built and owned numerous hot rods over the years. He is also a restorer, a drag racer (with 25 NHRA National Records) and a vintage sports car racer in Production and Sports Racer classes, including the Can Am and Trans Am Racing Series. We are extremely fortunate to have Steven as the Television Motion Picture Car Club’s legal counsel.

PC Creative DesignPETER COREL
Web Designer

Peter joined the Television Motion Picture Car Club as our Web Designer in 2010. He has participated in the Braille Car Rallye, where competitors are navigated by blind children from the Braille Institute through the streets of Los Angeles to the finish line in Orange County, California. Peter has also competed in the Fireball Run Adventurally (the Race to Recover America’s Missing Children). He owns PC Creative Design, a web and graphics design company in Southern California.