Fred Baron (film producer)

Fred Baron (* 1954 ) is an American film producer and has been Executive Vice President of 20th Century Fox since 2002 .

Career

Fred Baron was born in the USA in 1954 and grew up in Manhattan. Baron studied English literature at Ohio Wesleyan University , which he left with a Bachelor of Arts . He then attended St. Clare's College, Oxford University in England.

Early in his career, Baron worked in the postal department of Universal Studios from 1978 to 1979 . He then worked as a production assistant on film sets, including the two films like Katz und Maus and Nachtfalken . First active as a film producer in 1987, he was responsible for the production of The Steel Curtain , with Nick Nolte in the lead role. In 1990, Baron worked at Home Box Office as a co-producer on the television series Tales from the Crypt , before moving to 20th Century Fox , where he was responsible for the films The Last of the Mohicans and Edward Scissorhands , among others .

For his participation in Moulin Rouge , he received a nomination in the category Best Film at the 2002 Academy Awards with Martin Brown and Baz Luhrmann .

He then worked as an executive producer for the works I, Robot , The Day After Tomorrow , Kingdom of Heaven , Eragon - The Legacy of the Dragon Riders and Die Hard 4.0 .

Filmography

• 1981: Two like cats and mice (Continental Divide)
• 1981: Nighthawks (Nighthawks)
• 1987: Laguna burns ( Laguna Heat , TV movie)
• 1987: The Steel Curtain (Weeds)
• 1988: The 1969 Generation (1969)
• 1988: Dead Solid Perfect (TV movie)
• 1988: Love in Texan ( Baja Oklahoma , Movie made for TV)
• 1989: Traveling Man (TV movie)
• 1990: Tales from the Crypt ( Tales from the Crypt , television series, 7 episodes)
• 2001: Moulin Rouge
• 2004: I, Robot
• 2004: The Day After Tomorrow
• 2005: Kingdom of Heaven (Kingdom of Heaven)
• 2006: Eragon - Legacy of the Dragon Riders (Eragon)
• 2006: A Good Year (A Good Year)
• 2006: Idiocracy
• 2006: Borat - Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
• 2007: Die Hard 4.0 (Live Free or Die Hard)
• 2007: Reno 911 !: Miami

Awards

• 2002 : Oscar nomination in the category "Best Picture" for Moulin Rouge
• 2002 : BAFTA Award nomination in the “Best Film” category for Moulin Rouge
• 2002: PGA Award in the “Best Motion Picture” category for Moulin Rouge

Web links

• Fred Baron in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Fred Baron. Retrieved February 6, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Schwarzenegger Picks 9 Film Commissioners - Mostly Dems. The Wrap, January 2, 2011, accessed February 6, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Fred Baron. 2010, accessed on February 6, 2018 . 
4. ↑ The 74th Academy Awards - 2002. Oscars.org, accessed February 5, 2018 .