Col Needham | |
|---|---|
 Needham in 2002 | |
| Born | 26 January 1967 Denton, Lancashire, England |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds (BSc) |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, CEO, and general manager of IMDb |
| Spouse |
Karen (nee Gaskin) Needham
(m. 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
Colin Needham (born 26 January 1967)[1] is a British computer engineer who is known as the founder and CEO of IMDb.[2] He has been general manager of IMDb since its acquisition by Amazon in 1998.[3][4]
- ^ Siklos, Richard (28 May 2006). "From a Small Stream, a Gusher of Movie Facts". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
- ^ "Col Needham Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ Col Needham at IMDb
- ^ Shoard, Catherine (12 May 2013). "Six degrees of IMDb founder Col Needham This man has seen 8,524 movies. How does he know? Because he invented the Internet Movie Database – the indispensable cinema encyclopaedia – and put Bristol on Hollywood's map". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.