Donald De Line (or Donald DeLine) is an American
film producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...
. He was formerly the head of production at
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...
. He began his career as a
studio executive
A studio executive is an employee of a film studio or a corporation doing business in the entertainment industry.
A studio executive may be a chief executive officer (CEO), a chief financial officer (CFO), or a chief operating officer (COO), or b ...
at
Walt Disney Productions
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and its
Touchstone Pictures
Touchstone Pictures, Inc. was an American film production label of Walt Disney Studios, founded and owned by The Walt Disney Company. Feature films released under the Touchstone label were produced and financed by Walt Disney Studios, and featu ...
division in 1985, eventually serving as Disney's vice-president of production.
He is a native of
La Jolla
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La Jolla is surrounded on ...
, a community of
San Diego
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,
California
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. His well-known films have included ''
Pretty Woman
''Pretty Woman'' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, and features Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), ...
'' (1990), ''
The Italian Job
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'' (2003), and ''
Body of Lies'' (2008).
Career
* 1985 — Began career at
Disney
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
as director of production
* 1990 — Appointed senior vice president, production, for Touchstone Pictures
* 1991 — Promoted to executive vice president of Touchstone
* 1998 — Established DeLine Pictures
Filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
;Studio executive
;Thanks
Television
References
External links
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Living people
American film producers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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