Peter Chernin

Peter Chernin in 2007

Peter Chernin (born May 29, 1951 in Harrison , New York ) is an American film producer , entrepreneur and CEO of his company The Chernin Group, founded in 2010.

Life

Peter Chernin was born in Harrison, Westchester County . He is of Jewish descent. Chernin received his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley . He is married and has three children.

From 1996 to 2009 he was Chief Operating Officer at News Corporation . Under his leadership, 20th Century Fox produced the two most successful films of all time, Titanic and Avatar . Chernin then founded his own company, The Chernin Group.

Since leaving the News Corporation, he has also been involved directly as a film producer for some works. He was responsible as a producer for the films Planet of the Apes: Prevolution , Taffe Girls , Planet of the Apes: Revolution , The Drop - Cash , Exodus: Gods and Kings and The Island of Special Children . At the 2017 Academy Awards , he and Donna Gigliotti , Jenno Topping , Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi received a nomination in the category of best film for the film Hidden Figures - Unrecognized Heroines , but the award went to the competition.

Filmography (selection)

film producer

• 2011: Planet of the Apes: Prevolution (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
• 2012: The Determiner - Children are responsible for their parents (Parental Guidance)
• 2012: Oblivion
• 2013: tough girls (The Heat)
• 2014: Planet of the Apes: Revolution (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes)
• 2014: The Drop - Cash (The Drop)
• 2014: St. Vincent
• 2014: Exodus : Gods and Kings
• 2015: Spy - Susan Cooper Undercover (Spy)
• 2016: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
• 2016: The island of special children (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
• 2016: Hidden Figures - Unrecognized Heroines (Hidden Figures)
• 2017: Girls' Trip (Snatched)
• 2017: Planet of the Apes: Survival (War for the Planet of the Apes)
• 2017: Between Two Lives (The Mountain Between Us)
• 2017: Greatest Showman (The Greatest Showman)
• 2018: Red Sparrow
• 2019: Le Mans 66 - Against Every Chance (Ford v Ferrari)

Executive Producer

• 2011: Terra Nova (TV series)
• 2011–2012: Breakout Kings (TV series)
• 2011-2017: New Girl (TV series)
• 2012–2013: Touch (TV series)
• 2019: Sea - Realm of the Blind (TV series)

Web links

• Peter Chernin in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} News Corp. President Is Leaving. New York Times , February 23, 2009, accessed January 9, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Who runs Hollywood? The New York Times , December 29, 2008, accessed January 9, 2018 . 
3. ^ The 89th Academy Awards - 2017. Oscars.org, accessed January 9, 2018 .