Tucker Tooley is an American film producer. He is the CEO of Tooley Productions LLC.

Early life and education

Tooley was born in

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. Tooley earned his B.A. at the

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Career

Tucker Tooley is an American film producer. He is the CEO of Tucker Tooley Entertainment, a feature film and television finance and production company established by Tooley and

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. As of February 2024, Tooley’s films have earned more than $2.5 billion at the worldwide box office. The company is set to release four feature films in 2024 including Arthur The King (March 15th, 2024) with

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, starring

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;

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with

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, director

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’ ''elevated'' horror film starring

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and

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; Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, starring

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and O’Shea Jackson Jr. with director Christian Gudegast returning for the sequel to the successful heist thriller; and Finding Satoshi, a premium documentary that explores the mysterious founder of Bitcoin and the larger state of cryptocurrency with the help of best-selling author and financial journalist William D. Cohan. Tooley began his film career as a creative executive at Interlight Pictures. The first film he financed was '' 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain'', based on the memoir by Eric LeMarque. The film, starring

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, was released in October 2017. From 1997 to 2003, Tooley ran production company Newman/Tooley Films with Vincent Newman, producing a slate of independent and studio movies. He founded Tooley Productions in 2003, where he oversees the creative and financial aspects of all film development and production. In 2007, Tooley joined Relativity as President of Worldwide Production at Relativity Studios where he played a role in the acquisition of Overture Films’ marketing and distribution operations, transforming Relativity from a slate financing entity into a full-fledged independent studio. In 2011, Tooley was promoted to President of the company and was responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations. Under Tooley's leadership, the studio earned numerous Oscar and Golden Globe nominations and three of its releases opened number one at the box office. While at Relativity, Tooley was an early advocate for and executive produced David O. Russell's ''

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'', which earned seven

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nominations and won two. Also, he produced or executive produced

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’s ''Limitless'', starring

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, and the action-thriller ''

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'' which both opened number one at the domestic box office. Other credits include ''Dear John'', starring

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and

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;

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’ ''Safe Haven''; and

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’s ''Haywire''. In October 2015, Tooley left the company. In 2018, Tooley appeared in the documentary

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. After leaving Relativity, Tooley returned to producing under his own banner. Tooley produced Hulu's ''

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'', starring

, for which Day was nominated for an Academy Award. Tooley is a Member of the Producers Branch of the

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as well as the

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Recognition and awards

In 2009 he was named “Executive of the Year” by the Ischia Global Film & Music Festival.

Other roles and affiliations

Tooley is a Member of the

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as well as the

Family and personal life

In September 2012, Tooley married Tessa Menefee Benson in

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Filmography

Producer

References

External links

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