Don Carmody

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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

(Co-) Executive Producer

Producer

Supervising Producer

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personal data
SURNAME Carmody, Don
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-Canadian film producer
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Providence , Rhode Island, USA