Jack Kevorkian, the advocate of doctor-assisted suicide who spent eight years in prison for second-degree murder, is cooperating with HBO Films for a movie about his controversial practices.

Kevorkian, now 79, assisted in at least 130 suicides and beat the state court system in Michigan numerous times, but he was convicted in 1999 after he willingly sent a videotape of himself euthanizing a terminally ill man to CBS' "60 Minutes."

Executive producer Steve Jones -- who has been working on this project for a few years -- noted that it marks the first time Kevorkian has authorized any media-based project surrounding his life and efforts in assisted suicide.

"He's a living icon, and he's led one of the most unique lives there is; there's not a dull moment," said Jones.

[reuters]