Brad Gray
Brad Alan Gray (born December 29, 1957 in Bronx , New York City , New York - † May 14, 2017 in Holmby Hills , Los Angeles , California ) was an American film and television producer and chairman and CEO from 2005 to 2017 by Paramount Pictures .
Life
Brad Gray was born in the Bronx to Jewish parents, the youngest son of a clothing seller. He graduated from the University of Buffalo . While attending university, he became the “girl for everything” for young Harvey Weinstein , who then became the concert organizer. The first event Gray produced at the age of 20 was a concert by Frank Sinatra at Buffalo's War Memorial Auditorium in 1978. Gray traveled to Manhattan on weekends to see new comics on The Improv . He brought comedian Bob Saget to New York. Gray made Saget his first employer.
In 1984 the scope of Grey's career fell when he met manager Bernie Brillstein at a television conference in San Francisco .
Brad Gray died of cancer on May 14, 2017, at the age of 59.
Awards
Award | year | plant | category |
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Emmy | 2004 | The Sopranos | Outsider drama television series |
Emmy | 2007 | The Sopranos | Outsider drama television series |
Golden Globe | 2000 | The Sopranos | Best Television Series - Drama |
Golden Globe | 2001 | The Sopranos | Best Television Series - Drama |
Golden Globe | 2002 | The Sopranos | Best Television Series - Drama |
Peabody | 1993 | The Larry Sanders Show | |
Peabody | 1998 | The Larry Sanders Show | |
Peabody | 1999 | The Sopranos | |
Peabody | 2000 | The Sopranos | |
PGA | 2005 | The Sopranos | Norman Felton - Producer of the Year - Episodic |
PGA | 2008 | The Sopranos | Norman Felton - Producer of the Year - Episodic |
Web links
- Brad Gray at theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Gregg Kilday: Brad Gray, Former Paramount Chief, Dies at 59. In: The Hollywood Reporter . Prometheus Global Media , May 15, 2017, accessed May 15, 2017 .
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SURNAME | Gray, Brad |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gray, Brad Alan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer, artist agent and manager |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx , New York City , New York , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 2017 |
Place of death | Holmby Hills , Los Angeles , California , United States |