Brian Grazer

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Brian Grazer (born July 12, 1951 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American film producer .

Life

Brian Grazer comes from a Jewish family. He graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television in 1974 . Together with Ron Howard , he founded the production company Imagine Entertainment in 1986 . It was in 1985 for the film Splash - A virgin on the hook for the film award Oscar nominated in 1996 took place the second Oscar nomination for the film Apollo 13 . In 2002 he won the Oscar for the film A Beautiful Mind - Genius and Madness , for which he was also nominated for the BAFTA Award . On March 20, 1997, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .

Grazer was also involved in the production of several television series ; this includes series 24 , for which he was nominated for the Emmy Award in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 . For the series Arrested Development he won the Emmy Award in 2004, in 2005 he was nominated for an Emmy Award.

In March 2012 it was announced that Grazer will be the author and producer of the mini-series version of Stephen King's novel Dark Tower Cycle . Ultimately, the movie The Dark Tower was made in 2017 .

Grazer is married to the writer of novels and screenplays Gigi Levangie .

Filmography (selection)

Individual evidence

  1. Is Warner Brothers the Next Studio to Climb The Dark Tower? , Accessed March 13, 2012

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