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Brian Thomas Grazer (born July 12, 1951) is an American film and television producer. He founded
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in 1986 with
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. The films they produced have grossed over $15 billion. Grazer was personally nominated for four
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for '' Splash'' (1984), ''
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'' (1995), '' A Beautiful Mind'' (2001), and '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008). His films and TV series have been nominated for 47 Academy Awards and 217
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s. In 2002, Grazer won an Oscar for Best Picture for ''A Beautiful Mind'' (shared with Ron Howard). In 2007, he was named one of ''
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''s " 100 Most Influential People in the World".


Early life

Grazer was born in Los Angeles, California, to Arlene Becker Grazer and criminal defense attorney Thomas Grazer. He is the older brother of Nora Beth Grazer (b. 1952) and actor/director Gavin Grazer (b. 1961). He was raised in Sherman Oaks and Northridge, in Los Angeles's
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. Grazer's father was Catholic and his mother is
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. His parents divorced when he was in high school. Grazer said "My best buddy, the most important person in my growing up, was my little 4-foot-10 47 cmJewish grandmother, and she'd say, 'In order to get it, you got to do it. No one's going to get it for you, Brian.'" While in school, Grazer struggled with
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. Grazer got through school by reading other students' papers and arguing his grades with his teachers. His nephew is actor Jack Dylan Grazer.


Education

Grazer won a scholarship to the
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(USC) as a psychology major. He graduated from USC's School of Cinema-Television in 1974. He then attended USC Law School for one year, but quit in 1975 to pursue a life in Hollywood.


Career

Grazer began his career as a producer developing television projects. While executive-producing TV pilots at
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in the early 1980s, he met current long-time friend and business partner
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.Imagine Entertainment Brian Grazer Biography
. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
He produced his first feature-film, ''
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'', in 1982, directed by Howard. Grazer and Howard teamed up again for '' Splash'' in 1984, which Grazer produced and co-wrote. ''Splash'' earned him an
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nomination for
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of 1984. Grazer went on to become an independent producer, teaming up with Tri-Star Pictures to set up plans for a film to star
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, and had a continuing relationship with The Walt Disney Studios, and has plans to develop projects for
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. In November 1985, Grazer and Howard co-founded
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, which became one of Hollywood's most prolific and successful production companies. Over the years, Grazer's films and TV shows have been nominated for a total of 43
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, and 198
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s. At the same time, his movies have generated over $15 billion in worldwide theatrical, music, and video grosses. Grazer's early film successes include '' Parenthood'' (1989) and '' Backdraft'' (1991). He produced ''
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'' (1995), for which he won the
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's Daryl F. Zanuck Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award, as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Picture of 1995. In 1998, he earned two major honors: he was given his own star on the
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, and made a cameo appearance on the animated series ''
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''. In 2001, Grazer won an Academy Award for Best Picture for '' A Beautiful Mind'', which also took home Oscars for Best Supporting Actress ( Jennifer Connelly), Best Director (Ron Howard), and Best Adapted Screenplay (
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). In 2002, Grazer's '' 8 Mile'' was released. It proved not only to be a huge box office hit, but also the first film with a rap song to win a Best Original Song Oscar, for
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's " Lose Yourself". Grazer also produced the
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of
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's play '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008). ''Frost/Nixon'' was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Grazer's productions span over a quarter-of-a-century, and almost the full spectrum of movie genres. His comedies include ''
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'' (1992), '' The Nutty Professor'' (1996), '' Liar Liar'' (1997), ''
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'' (1999), '' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000), ''
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'' (2003) and '' The Spy Who Dumped Me'' (2018). He has also produced many dramatic thrillers including '' Inside Man'' (2006), ''
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'' (2006), '' American Gangster'' (2007), ''
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'' (2008), '' Angels & Demons'' (2009), ''
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'' (2010), and '' Cowboys & Aliens'' (2011). His recently released films include ''
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'', the
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-directed biopic of J. Edgar Hoover, starring
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, '' Tower Heist'', starring
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and
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, and '' Restless'', directed by
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. Grazer's Imagine Entertainment's television series include '' Sports Night'', '' Felicity'', ''
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'', '' 24'' with Kiefer Sutherland, '' Friday Night Lights'', '' Parenthood'', '' Lie to Me'', ''
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'', '' Genius: Einstein'', '' Genius: Picasso'', and '' Wu-Tang: An American Saga''. Grazer's recent productions includes '' Rebuilding Paradise'', Dads, the 2017 Grammy awarding winning Best Music Film '' The Beatles: Eight Days a Week'' (2016), '' American Made'' (2017), '' Rush'' (2013), directed by
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, and starring Chris Hemsworth and
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, and '' Made in America''. Grazer produced '' Get on Up'', a biopic of the legendary "Godfather of Soul"
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, and '' In the Heart of the Sea'', directed by
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and starring Chris Hemsworth, about the American whaleship the ''
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''. In 2015, Grazer published his book ''A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life'', a #1 NY Times Bestseller, in which he discusses conversations with interesting people, many of whom inspired his work. In 2019, Grazer released his second book ''Face to Face: The Art of Human Connection''. In January 2024, it was announced that '' Scar Tissue'', the autobiography of
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, singer for the
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, will be turned into a theatrical movie with Grazer, Kiedis and Guy Oseary producing the film for
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.


Personal life

Grazer has been married three times: Corki Corman (1982–1992; they have two children), and novelist and screenwriter Gigi Levangie (1997–2007; they have two sons). In April 2014, Grazer became engaged to Veronica Smiley, chief marketing officer of SBE, a hotel management company. They married on February 20, 2016. Grazer currently resides in
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, California. He also has a home in Hawaii on Sunset Beach, on the Banzai Pipeline on O'ahu's North Shore. He is a keen user of jump ropes. In June 2025, ''The New York Times'' reported on Grazer’s appearance in a documentary series called ''Art of the Surge''. In the show, Grazer says that he voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, which Trump won. Grazer says that he opted for Trump because “I could feel and see Biden’s deterioration and the lack of direction in the Democratic Party at that time.” ''The Times'' also notes that Grazer produced ''Hillbilly Elegy'', the movie based on the memoir of Vice President J.D. Vance.


Filmography


Film

Producer * ''
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'' (1982) * '' Splash'' (1984) * ''
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'' (1985) * '' Spies Like Us'' (1985) * '' Armed and Dangerous'' (1986) * '' Like Father Like Son'' (1987) * '' Parenthood'' (1989) * '' Kindergarten Cop'' (1990) * '' My Girl'' (1991) * '' Far and Away'' (1992) * '' Housesitter'' (1992) * ''
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'' (1992) * '' For Love or Money'' (1993) * '' My Girl 2'' (1994) * '' Greedy'' (1994) * '' The Paper'' (1994) * '' The Cowboy Way'' (1994) * ''
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'' (1995) * '' Sgt. Bilko'' (1996) * ''
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'' (1996) * '' The Nutty Professor'' (1996) * '' The Chamber'' (1996) * ''
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'' (1996) * '' Liar Liar'' (1997) * '' Inventing the Abbotts'' (1997) * '' Mercury Rising'' (1998) * '' Psycho'' (1998) * '' EDtv'' (1999) * ''
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'' (1999) * '' Bowfinger'' (1999) * '' Nutty Professor II: The Klumps'' (2000) * '' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000) * '' A Beautiful Mind'' (2001) * '' Undercover Brother'' (2002) * '' Blue Crush'' (2002) * '' 8 Mile'' (2002) * ''
Intolerable Cruelty ''Intolerable Cruelty'' is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed, co-written and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen, and produced by Brian Grazer and the Coens. The script was written by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone and Ethan and Joel Co ...
'' (2003) * ''
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'' (2003) * '' The Missing'' (2003) * '' Friday Night Lights'' (2004) * '' Cinderella Man'' (2005) * '' Flightplan'' (2005) * '' Fun with Dick and Jane'' (2005) * '' Inside Man'' (2006) * ''
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'' (2006) * '' American Gangster'' (2007) * ''
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'' (2008) * '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008) * '' Angels & Demons'' (2009) * ''
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'' (2010) * ''
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'' (2011) * '' Restless'' (2011) * '' Cowboys & Aliens'' (2011) * '' Tower Heist'' (2011) * ''
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'' (2011) * '' Rush'' (2013) * '' Get On Up'' (2014) * '' The Good Lie'' (2014) * '' In the Heart of the Sea'' (2015) * '' Pelé: Birth of a Legend'' (2016) * '' Lowriders'' (2016) * '' Inferno'' (2016) * '' American Made'' (2017) * '' The Spy Who Dumped Me'' (2018) * '' Pavarotti'' (2019) * '' Dads'' (2019) * '' Rebuilding Paradise'' (2020) * ''Breakthrough: Virus Fighters'' (2020) * '' Hillbilly Elegy'' (2020) * '' Tick, Tick... Boom!'' (2021) * '' Thirteen Lives'' (2022) * '' We Feed People'' (2022) * '' Candy Cane Lane'' (2023) * '' Jim Henson Idea Man'' (2024) * '' Music by John Williams'' (2024) * '' After the Hunt'' (2025) * '' Scar Tissue'' (TBA) Executive producer * '' Cry-Baby'' (1990) * ''
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'' (1991) * '' Closet Land'' (1991) * '' Backdraft'' (1991) * '' CB4'' (1993) * '' Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!'' (2009) (Direct-to-video) * ''Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle'' (2015) (Direct-to-video) * '' Rock the Kasbah'' (2015) * ''Cop and a Half: New Recruit'' (2017) (Direct-to-video) * ''
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'' (2019) (Direct-to-video) * '' Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band'' (2019) * ''Curious George: Royal Monkey'' (2019) (Direct-to-video) * ''Breakthrough: Virus Fighters'' (2020) * '' Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel'' (2021) * '' Julia'' (2021) * ''
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'' (2024) * '' Music by John Williams'' (2024) * ''Pets'' (2025) * '' Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything'' (2025) Story writer * '' Splash'' (1984) * '' Armed and Dangerous'' (1986) * '' Housesitter'' (1992) ;Music department ;Thanks


Television

Executive producer Producer ;As an actor ;As writer ;Thanks


Additional awards

* 1998 –
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for Outstanding Miniseries for ''
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'' * 2001 –
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Lifetime Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures * 2003 – ShoWest Lifetime Achievement Award * 2004 –
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for Outstanding Comedy Series for ''
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'' * 2006 –
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for Outstanding Drama Series for '' 24'' * 2007 – Named one of ''
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'' " 100 Most Influential People in the World" * 2008 –
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for Outstanding Children's Animated Program for ''
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'' * 2009 – Producers Guild of America Milestone Award, together with Ron Howard * 2009 –
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Big Apple Award, together with Ron Howard * 2010 –
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Humanitarian Award, together with Ron Howard * 2010 –
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for Outstanding Children's Animated Program for ''
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'' * 2011 – MPSE 2011 Filmmaker Award * 2017 –
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for
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for '' The Beatles: Eight Days a Week'' * 2019 –
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Global Citizen Award * 2022 – Honorary degree from USC


References


External links


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