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Brad Alan Grey (born December 29, 1957) is an American film, television producer, and former talent manager currently working as the CEO of Paramount Pictures. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking A talent manager, also known as a artist manager, is an individual or company who guides the professional career of artists in the Entertainment industry A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California.
Grey was born in the Bronx, the youngest child of a garment district salesman. He majored in business and communications at the State University of New York at Buffalo. State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly known as University at Buffalo (UB is a Coeducational public research University, which While attending the university, he became a gofer for a young Harvey Weinstein who was then a concert promoter. Harvey Weinstein, CBE (Hon (born March 19, 1952) is an American Film producer and movie studio chairman Grey would also travel to Manhattan on weekends to look for young comics at the Improv. Grey brought comedian Bob Saget to New York thus making Saget his first client. Robert "Bob" Lane Saget (born May 17 1956) is an American Stand-up comedian, Television host, actor and Filmmaker
Grey's career soon took off in 1984 when he met talent manager Bernie Brillstein in San Francisco, California at a television convention. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Bernard J "Bernie" Brillstein (Born April 26, 1931, in New York City, Died New York - August 7, 2008, in The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Having convinced Brillstein that he could deliver fresh talent, he was taken on as a partner and the Bernie Brillstein Company was re-christened Brillstein-Grey Entertainment. Grey began producing for television in 1986 with the Showtime hit, It's Garry Shandling's Show. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United Garry Shandling (born November 29, 1949) is an American Comedian. With his success, he went on to produce the HBO series The Larry Sanders Show. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television Sitcom that originally aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO Cable television network He also produced the ABC nightly talk show Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Politically Incorrect was a late-night half-hour political Talk show hosted by Bill Maher that ran from 1993 to 2002
Grey also ventured into film by producing the Adam Sandler hit, Happy Gilmore. Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9 1966 is an American Comedian, Happy Gilmore is a 1996 American sports Comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler as the He continued to produce successful television with several high profile and successful shows developed in the 1990’s: NewsRadio and Just Shoot Me for NBC, Mr. Show for HBO, and The Steve Harvey Show for the WB all fell under the Brillstein-Grey banner. NewsRadio is an American sitcom, originally broadcast from 1995 to 1999 on NBC. Just Shoot Me! is an Emmy and Golden Globe -nominated American Television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Mr Show (also known as Mr Show with Bob and David) was a Sketch comedy series featuring former Saturday Night Live writer/comedy The Steve Harvey Show (also known as Steve Harvey in syndication is an American sitcom that aired for six seasons from August 25 He also helped shepherd the critically acclaimed HBO drama, The Sopranos. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. Grey earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama in 1999 for his producing efforts. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner His feature projects, however, failed to match the success of his television ventures: Bulletproof (1996), The Replacement Killers (1998), Screwed (2000) and What Planet Are You From? (2000) were typical film projects. Bulletproof is a 1996 American action comedy Film directed by Ernest Dickerson, and starring Damon Wayans, The Replacement Killers is a 1998 American Action film, directed by Antoine Fuqua in his Directorial debut. What Planet Are You From? is a 2000 Comedy film starring Garry Shandling and Annette Bening. Only The Wedding Singer (1998) and Scary Movie (2000) proved to be financially successful. The Wedding Singer is a 1998 Film written by Tim Herlihy and directed by Frank Coraci that stars Adam Sandler as Robbie Scary Movie is a 2000 film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is an American Dark comedy which parodies the horror and mystery genres
In 1996, Brillstein sold his shares of the Brillstein-Grey company to Grey, giving Grey full rein over operations; the company's television unit was subsequently rechristened "Brad Grey Television". In 2002, Grey formed Plan B with Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, with a first-look deal at Warner Bros. Plan B Entertainment is a Film Production company founded by Brad Grey, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. William Bradley "Brad" Pitt Pitt received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his role in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11 1969 is an American Film and television actress. After Pitt and Aniston separated, Grey and Pitt moved the company to Paramount Pictures, where Grey had become CEO after Sherry Lansing left. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Sherry Lansing (born July 31, 1944 in Chicago Illinois as Sherry Lee Heimann) is the former CEO of Paramount Pictures
While Grey's new CEO duties forced him to divest himself from both Brillstein-Grey and Plan B in 2005, it is unclear to what extent he maintains former personal management ties to non-entertainment entities, most notably Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani. Recent DreamWorks releases have included Flags of Our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima and Dreamgirls. Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American War film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles Jr is a 2006 War film directed by Clint Eastwood whose cast includes Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya. Dreamgirls is a 2006 American Musical film, directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures Holdover releases from Lansing and Dolgen's regime before Grey took over constitute most of the rest of Paramount's major releases, including War of the Worlds, Mission: Impossible III and Charlotte's Web. War of the Worlds is a 2005 Science fiction Disaster film based on H Mission Impossible III (abbreviated MiIII) is the third 2006 Action film based on the spy-themed television series Mission Charlotte's Web is a Live-action / Computer-animated Feature film, based on the popular book of the same name by E
In the late 1990s Grey's client Gary Shandling sued Grey for breach of duties and related claims. Garry Shandling (born November 29, 1949) is an American Comedian. Shandling complained that his TV show lost its best writers and producers when Brad Grey got them deals to do other projects, and that Grey commissioned these other deals, while Shandling did not benefit from them.
External links
- Brad Grey at the Internet Movie Database
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