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Frederick Woodruff "Ted" Field (born June 1, 1953 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American film producer , racing driver and entrepreneur .
Life
Fields is a son of Marshall Field IV, who owned the Chicago Sun-Times from 1956 to 1965 , and whose second wife was Katherine Woodruff. Field himself was married until the late 1980s and has several children.
Field won in 1979 with Hurley Haywood and Danny Ongais the 24 Hours of Daytona . Field has been a film producer since the mid-1980s. In 1982 he founded the film production company Interscope Communications . Field and his colleague Robert W. Cort received the Golden Raspberry in the category of worst film in 1989 for the production of Cocktail . To date he has been involved in more than 75 film productions.
He is one of the heirs to the Field family . His net worth is estimated at $ 1.2 billion. It was ranked 236 on Forbes Magazine's 2012 Billionaires World Ranking .
Filmography (selection)
- 1984: Revenge of the Nerds (Revenge of the Nerds)
- 1987: Three Men and a Baby (Three Men and a Baby)
- 1987: Nothing but Trouble with the Guy (Outrageous Fortune)
- 1987: The Super idiot (Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise)
- 1988: Cocktail
- 1989: Detroit City - A Crazy Job (Collision Course)
- 1990: Three Men and a Little Lady (3 Men and a Little Lady)
- 1991: The Law of Power (Class Action)
- 1992: A yuppie stands in the woods (Out on a Limb)
- 1995: Mr. Holland's Opus
- 1995: Body Language
- 1997: Gridlock'd - Full on! (Gridlock'd)
- 1997: Snow White (Snow White: A Tale of Terror)
- 1998: Beyond the Horizon (What Dreams May Come)
- 1998: Desire & Reality (The Proposition)
- 2002: They are coming (Wes Craven Presents: They)
- 2007: After 7 Days - Flittered Out (The Heartbreak Kid)
- 2009: Everybody's Fine
- 2010: Twelve
- 2013: Riddick
- 2016: Kickboxer: The Retribution (Kickboxer: Vengeance)
- 2017: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
- 2018: Beirut
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |
 Interscope Racing
|
Porsche 935 |
Milt Minter
|
John Morton
|
failure | Engine failure |
| 1980 |
 Porsche Kremer Racing
|
Porsche 935K3 |
Danny Ongais
|
 Jean-Louis Lafosse
|
failure | Engine failure |
| 1981 |
Porsche Kremer Racing
|
Porsche 935K3 |
Don Whittington
|
Bill Whittington
|
failure | Cylinder overheated |
| 1982 |
Porsche Kremer Racing
|
Kremer CK5 |
Danny Ongais
|
Bill Whittington
|
failure | Engine failure |
Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |
Vasek Polak Interscope Racing
|
Porsche 934/5 |
Danny Ongais
|
Hurley Haywood
|
Rank 5 | |
| 1979 |
Interscope Racing
|
Porsche 935 / 77A |
Danny Ongais
|
failure | suspension | |
| 1980 |
Interscope Racing
|
Porsche 935K3 / 80 |
Danny Ongais
|
Rank 2 | ||
| 1981 |
Interscope Racing
|
Porsche 935K3 / 80 |
Danny Ongais
|
failure | Electrics | |
| 1982 |
Interscope Racing
|
Porsche 935K3 / 80 |
Danny Ongais
|
failure | Engine failure |
Web links
- Ted Field in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ted Field at Racing Sports Cars
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Field, Ted |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Field, Frederick Woodruff |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer, racing car driver and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois |