Facts: - years active: 1989 -- present - education: brooklyn college - birth date: 26 october 1955 - name: neil meron - birth place: brooklyn , new york - occupation: film and television producer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of neil meron .
neil meron -lrb- born october 26 , 1955 -rrb- is an american film producer known for producing the 2002 film '' chicago '' and the 2007 film '' hairspray '' .with partner craig zadan he runs the production company '' storyline entertainment '' .