Mark Johnson (film producer)
Mark Johnson (born December 27, 1945 in Washington, DC ) is an American film producer .
Life
Mark Johnson, his brother David, and his sister grew up with their mother in Maryland after their parents' divorce, Emory Johnson and Dorothy King, in the early 1950s and lived in Spain from 1953 . As a child, Johnson was mostly an extra in supporting roles in American and British films shot in Spain. After completing compulsory schooling in Spain, Johnson moved back to the United States in 1964 and began studying film at the University of Virginia .
In 1974, Johnson settled in New York City , where he began his career as a production assistant on individual commercials. Three years later, in 1977, he was called to Hollywood , where, as an assistant director, he was responsible for the 1979 production of Escape from Alcatraz . After he had met director Barry Levinson in 1977 , he signed him in 1982 and hired him as executive producer for his film American Diner . Johnson was in the 1980s as a regular producer of Barry Levinson, who produced Rain Man in 1988 , and was awarded the Oscar in the category of best film in 1989. In 1992 Johnson was nominated again for an Academy Award for Bugsy , again for a Barry Levinson film.
Johnson produced for different studios. Baltimore Pictures signed him from 1991 to 1996 . He then moved to DreamWorks , where he produced until 1998. Today Johnson is a producer at Walden Media and is responsible, among other things, for the production of the Chronicles of Narnia .
Mark Johnson is married and has two children with his wife Leslie.
He has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2006 .
Filmography
As an actor
- 1964: Law of the Bravados (Brandy, el sheriff de Losatumba)
As a film producer
- 1984: The Natural (The Natural)
- 1985: The Secret of the Hidden Temple (Young Sherlock Holmes)
- 1987: Tin Men
- 1987: Good Morning, Vietnam
- 1988: Rain Man
- 1990: Avalon
- 1991: Bugsy
- 1992: Toys
- 1993: Perfect World (A Perfect World)
- 1994: Jimmy Hollywood
- 1997: Donnie Brasco
- 1999: Galaxy Quest - Planlessly through space (Galaxy Quest)
- 2002: Under the sign of the dragonfly (Dragonfly)
- 2002: The Decision - A True Story (The Rookie)
- 2002: Groupies Forever (The Banger Sisters)
- 2002: Moonlight Mile
- 2004: Alamo - The Dream, Fate, the Legend (The Alamo)
- 2004: Like a Single Day (The Notebook)
- 2005: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
- 2006: Billy's Bet or How To Eat Fried Worms
- 2007: Hunting Party - When the hunter becomes the hunted (The Hunting Party)
- 2008: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian)
- 2009: My Sister's Keeper (My Sister's Keeper)
- 2010: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
- 2010: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader)
- 2013: Mavericks - Live Your Dream (Chasing Mavericks)
- 2015: In front of their eyes (Secret in Their Eyes)
- 2017: Logan Lucky
- 2017: downsizing
- 2017: Breath
As an executive producer
- 1982: American Diner (Diner)
- 1993: Sniper - The Sniper (Sniper)
- 1999: The Astronaut's Wife - Evil Has a New Face (The Astronaut's Wife)
- 2001–2004: The Guardian ( The Guardian , TV series)
- 2008-2013: Breaking Bad (TV series)
- since 2013: Rectify (TV series)
- since 2014: Halt and Catch Fire (TV series)
- since 2015: Better Call Saul (TV series)
Awards
- 1989: Oscar / Best Picture for Rain Man
- 1992: Oscar nomination, Best Picture for Bugsy
Web links
- Mark Johnson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on hollywood.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Senator: Mavericks Press Booklet - Live Your Dream , 2012, p. 20: "Mark Johnson is from Maryland and spent ten years of his childhood in Spain."
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Johnson, Mark |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Maryland , United States |