Brian Grazer

Brian Grazer
Grazer in 2011
Born
Brian Thomas Grazer

(1951-07-12) July 12, 1951 (age 73)
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupation(s)Producer, writer
Years active1978–present
Spouses
Corki Corman
(m. 1982; div. 1992)
(m. 1997; div. 2007)
Veronica Smiley
(m. 2016)
Children4
RelativesJack Dylan Grazer (nephew)
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Picture
A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Brian Thomas Grazer (born July 12, 1951) is an American film and television producer. He founded Imagine Entertainment in 1986 with Ron Howard. The films they produced have grossed over $15 billion.[1] Grazer was personally nominated for four Academy Awards for Splash (1984), Apollo 13 (1995), A Beautiful Mind (2001), and Frost/Nixon (2008).[2][3] His films and TV series have been nominated for 47 Academy Awards and 217 Emmy Awards.

In 2002, Grazer won an Oscar for Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind (shared with Ron Howard). In 2007, he was named one of Time's "100 Most Influential People in the World".[4]

  1. ^ Orzeck, Kurt (January 10, 2012). "Universal Extends Imagine Deal Through 2016 – But Now It's First Look". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 21, 2011). "Q&A: Brian Grazer and Ron Howard on 25 Years Together as Imagine Partners". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 21, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "J. Edgar film and production crew". The Daily Telegraph. London. January 6, 2012. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
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