Don Carmody
Don Carmody (born April 16, 1951 in Providence , Rhode Island ) is an American - Canadian film producer .
Life and accomplishments
Carmody was born in Providence , Rhode Island , in April 1951 . His parents moved to the Canadian city of Montreal when he was a toddler. He is a citizen of the United States and Canada and speaks English and French. Between 1968 and 1972 he attended Loyola University , now Concordia University . From 1974 to 1976 he was trained at McGill University for a Bachelor of Laws . He was the Vice President of Cinepix Inc. , now Lions Gate Films , in Montreal from 1973 to 1975 . In 1980 he founded his worldwide film production company, Don Carmody Productions Inc. He also works as a production manager, actor, screenwriter and director and lives in Toronto and Los Angeles .
In 1996 Carmody was nominated for The Late Shift at the Emmy . In the same year he won the Golden Reel Award at the Genie Award for Networked - Johnny Mnemonic . In 2005 he received this award for Resident Evil: Apocalypse .
Since the early 1970s, he has produced more than 90 films in over 35 professional years. He co-produced the six-time Oscar- winning musical drama Chicago (2002) directed by Rob Marshall, starring Renée Zellweger , Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere .
Filmography (selection)
Co-producer
- 1975: Parasite Killer (Shivers)
- 1977: Rabid - The Roaring Death (Rabid)
- 1982: The Idol (Split Image)
- 1987: Chicago Blues (The Big Town)
- 1998: The Mighty (The Mighty)
- 2000: No Half Measures (The Whole Nine Yards)
- 2002: Chicago
- 2014: Love, Rosie - Forever Maybe (Love, Rosie)
(Co-) Executive Producer
- 1978: The Beasts (Blackout)
- 1981: Yesterday
- 1981: The Hot Touch
- 1982: Hard Feelings
- 1997: Die and Inherit (Critical Care)
- 1998: Senseless
- 1998: Studio 54 (54)
- 1999: The Bloody Path of God (The Boondock Saints)
- 2000: The Art of War
- 2000: Get Carter - The Truth Hurts (Get Carter)
- 2001: The promise (The Pledge)
- 2001: Driven
- 2001: Angel Eyes
- 2001: Heist - The Last Coup (Heist)
- 2002: City by the Sea
- 2003: Wrong Turn
- 2003: Gothika
- 2006: Lucky Number Slevin
- 2015: He Hated Pigeons
Producer
- 1981: Tulips
- 1981: Porky's
- 1981: Strange But True
- 1983: Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
- 1983: Porky's II: The Next Day
- 1984: Schizophrenia
- 1985: Hot Water
- 1986: Vindicator
- 1986: Summer Vacation - Totally Crazy (Meatballs III: Summer Job)
- 1991: Chuck Norris - Hitman (The Hitman)
- 1992: Sidekicks
- 1995: Networked - Johnny Mnemonic (Johnny Mnemonic)
- 1996: The Late Shift (TV movie)
- 2004: Resident Evil: Apocalypse
- 2006: Silent Hill
- 2009: Polytechnique
- 2010: Resident Evil: Afterlife
- 2011: Goon - No movie for pussies (Goon)
- 2012: Resident Evil: Retribution
- 2013: Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones)
- 2014: Pompeii (Pompeii)
- 2015: After the Ball
- 2016: Wait Till Helen Comes
- 2017: Tulipani: Love, Honor and a Bicycle
- 2017: Tokyo Trial
Supervising Producer
- 1989: Cannonball fever - things only really get going on the highway (speed zone!)
Web links
- Don Carmody in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official site (English)
- The Don of Canadian production , playbackmag (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Carmody, Don |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-Canadian film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1951 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Providence , Rhode Island, USA |