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Brian Grazer
b. 1951
American film producer (born 1951)
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Biography
Brian Thomas Grazer 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. Grazer was personally nominated for four Academy Awards for Splash (1984), Apollo 13 (1995), A Beautiful Mind (2001), and Frost/Nixon (2008). His films and TV series have been nominated for 47 Academy Awards and 217 Emmy Awards.
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Known for his "curiosity conversations." He's spent decades scheduling meetings with strangers outside Hollywood: scientists, spies, artists, politicians. Says every good movie starts with a question.
Produced Night Shift with Ron Howard directing. It flopped at first but showed their creative chemistry. They'd work together for the next four decades.
Co-founded Imagine Entertainment with Howard. The company became a Hollywood institution. Their combined films have grossed over $15 billion.
Won the Academy Award for Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind. Four total Oscar nominations over his career, spanning Splash, Apollo 13, and Frost/Nixon.
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