Jason Blum

Jason Blum
Blum at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Jason Ferus Blum

(1969-02-20) February 20, 1969 (age 55)[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materVassar College
Occupation(s)Producer, studio executive
Years active1995–present
OrganizationBlumhouse Productions
Spouse
Lauren A.E. Schuker
(m. 2012)
MotherShirley Neilsen Blum

Jason Ferus Blum (/blʌm/;[2] born February 20, 1969)[1][3] is an American producer. He is founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, which has produced the horror franchises Paranormal Activity (2007–2021), Insidious (2010–2023), The Purge (2013–2021), and Halloween (2018–2022). Blum has also produced Sinister (2012), Oculus (2013), Whiplash (2014), The Gallows (2015), The Gift (2015), Hush (2016), Split (2016), Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), Get Out (2017), Happy Death Day (2017), Upgrade (2018), Us (2019), The Invisible Man (2020), Freaky (2020), The Black Phone (2021), M3GAN (2022), Five Nights at Freddy's (2023), and Speak No Evil (2024).

Blum received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing Whiplash (2014), Get Out (2017) and BlacKkKlansman (2018).[4] He received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for producing the drama film The Normal Heart (2014). He also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series for the documentary miniseries The Jinx (2015).

  1. ^ a b "Jason Blum". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Five Favorite Horror Films: Jason Blum". Rotten Tomatoes. October 15, 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Middle Name was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Oscar Nominations: 'Grand Budapest Hotel' & 'Birdman' Lead Way With 9 Noms; 'Imitation Game' Scores 8". Deadline. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.