Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003 (LA) premiere
Tuesday November 11th, Samuel Goldwyn Theater 8949 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
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Russell Ira Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Jocelyn Yvonne (Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom catered movie sets. His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. Crowe's recent ancestry includes Welsh (where his paternal grandfather was born, in Wrexham), English, Irish, Scottish, Norwegian, Swedish, Italian, and Maori (one of Crowe's maternal great-grandmothers, Erana Putiputi Hayes Heihi, was Maori).
Crowe's family moved to Australia when he was a small child, settling in Sydney, and Russell got the acting bug early in life. Beginning as a child star on a local Australian TV show, Russell's first big break came with two films ... the first, Romper Stomper (1992), gained him a name throughout the film community in Australia and the neighboring countries. The second, The Sum of Us (1994), helped put him on the American map, so to speak. Sharon Stone heard of him from Romper Stomper (1992) and wanted him for her film, The Quick and the Dead (1995). But filming on The Sum of Us (1994) had already begun. Sharon is reported to have held up shooting until she had her gunslinger-Crowe, for her film. With The Quick and the Dead (1995) under his belt as his first American film, the second was offered to him soon after. Virtuosity (1995), starring Denzel Washington, put Russell in the body of a Virtual Serial Killer, Sid6.7 ... a role unlike any he had played so far. Virtuosity (1995), a Sci-Fi extravaganza, was a fun film and, again, opened the door to even more American offers. L.A. Confidential (1997), Russell's third American film, brought him the US fame and attention that his fans have felt he deserved all along. Missing the Oscar nod this time around, he didn't seem deterred and signed to do his first film with The Walt Disney Company, Mystery, Alaska (1999). He achieved even more success and awards for his performances in Gladiator (2000), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, and A Beautiful Mind (2001).- Actress
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Danielle Spencer was born on 16 May 1969. She is an actress, known for View from the Top (2003), Minder (1979) and Hampton Court (1991). She was previously married to Russell Crowe.- Nominated for an Emmy as the host of the Fox Sports Net show Dig and the Directv Sports Mix, the vibrant and dynamic Mary Strong discovered her love for broadcasting while working at her University radio station. Not long after graduating, her career in television journalism took off. She traveled the country working for NBC and CNN.
Strong was a NCAA Division I scholarship volleyball player at Loyola Marymount University, and eventually played professionally on the AVP pro-beach volleyball tour, ranking top 20. After working in news for a number of years, she combined her love for sports with her passion for storytelling by becoming a sports broadcaster for Fox Sports Network and NFL Network.
Strong's extensive journalistic experience has garnered her an Edward R. Morrow Award for her work in continuous LIVE news coverage both as a field reporter and anchor. She was one of the first women in sports, covering PAC-10 football, AVP pro-beach volleyball and Poker for Fox Sports Net. She later joined NFL Network anchoring LIVE news coverage for "NFL Network Now" and "Total Access." Strong covered the Poker Championships for NBC Sports and traveled with the International Pool Tour as a sideline reporter. She has also hosted various shows for The Game Show Network and Outdoor Life Network, and helped launch the Directv Sports Mix for Directv's innovative Mix channels.
Throughout her broadcasting career, Strong taught yoga as a way to give back to her community. In early 2009 she had a very powerful dream that she owned a yoga studio called The Green Yogi, and parlayed that dream into reality. Strong opened The Green Yogi, an eco-chic power yoga studio, in Manhattan Beach, CA and later opened her second location in Berkeley, CA. She opened her second location in Berkeley, CA. Strong was voted top 20 yoga instructors in Los Angeles in 2013 and won various "Best Yoga Studio" accolades from 2009-2017. She was also a yoga ambassador for lululemon and developed a line of candles called, Simply Om, to help support more than 7 global charities.
Strong has been featured in various local and national publications such as American Way, Volleyball Monthly Magazine, Angeleno Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Career Contessa, South Bay Fit, LA Yoga Magazine, Alinyo, well+good, Shanti Green, South Bay Magazine and most recently More Magazine. She has also performed in a number of stage productions with leading roles in Hurly Burly, Loose Ends, Small Talk, Dancing at Lugnasa and Mary Poppins. Her screen work includes feature films Freedom Writers, Hancock, Kids In America, Promised Land and The Cutting Edge, an ABC movie. Strong has also appeared in the ABC drama series The Practice, and Threat Matrix and on the NBC drama Medium. - Actor
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Scott Christopher Grimes is an American actor and singer from Lowell, Massachusetts who is known for playing as Steve Smith from American Dad, Kevin Swanson from Family Guy, Will McCorkle from Party of Five, Bradley Brown from Critters 1 and 2 and Lieutenant Gordon Malloy from The Orville. He has two children.- Actress
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Lyndsy Marie Fonseca was born in Oakland, California, and was raised first in Alameda and then Moraga, California. Lyndsy competed in the International Modeling & Talent Association, where she was recognized as the second runner-up for "Young Miss Dancer of the Year" and was the first runner-up for "Miss Barbizon Young Miss Talent of the Year".
There, she was discovered by a manager and agent, then she immediately moved to Los Angeles for her first pilot season at the age of 13. "Colleen Carlton" became her breakthrough role on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless (1973), on which she starred for three years.
After leaving Y&R to broaden her horizon, Lyndsy landed guest appearances on shows such as Boston Public (2000), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) and House (2004), just to name a few. Fonseca had a recurring role on the hit series, Desperate Housewives (2004), opposite [error] and Nathan Fillion. She has also had recurring arcs on the critically-acclaimed series, Big Love (2006), and the hit comedy, How I Met Your Mother (2005).
Fonseca has recently had success on the big screen, her film credits include: The Ward (2010), Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), Fort McCoy (2011) and the smash hit, Kick-Ass (2010), in which she starred opposite Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
Lyndsy recently completed filming the two-hour Lifetime movie, Five (2011), which consists of five short films about breast cancer, directed by Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore and Penelope Spheeris.
Lyndsy is now starring as "Alex", in The CW's Nikita (2010). Alex, Nikita's (Maggie Q) former partner who plans to take down her old ally while also seeking revenge on the man who killed her family, Friday nights 8p.m. Eastern.
Lyndsy is also the older sister of Hannah Leigh, who is following in her footsteps.- Actor
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Miko C. Brando was born on 26 February 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003), Inchon (1981) and This Is It (2009).- Actor
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James D'Arcy was born Simon Richard D'Arcy in London, England, to Caroline (O'Connor) and Richard D'Arcy. He was raised by his mother, a nurse. He trained at LAMDA and graduated in July 1995. During his three-year course, he gained acting experience by appearing in the plays "Heracles", "As You Like It", "Wild Honey", "The Freedom of the City" and "Sherlock Holmes". His television appearances include the series Silent Witness (1996), The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997), Sunburn (1999) and Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) and the dramas, The Ice House (1997), The Canterville Ghost (1997) and Ruth Rendell's Bribery & Corruption: Part One (1997).
He played the star roles in the series Rebel Heart (2001) and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001). D'Arcy's film credits include The Trench (1999), The Bass Player (1999), Wilde (1997) and Guest House Paradiso (1999).- Actress
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Jodi Long was born in New York City, New York, USA. Jodi is an actor and writer, known for The Hot Chick (2002), Splash (1983) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).- Lee Ingleby was born on 28 January 1976 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).
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Steve Irwin was born in 1962 to parents Lyn and Bob Irwin, who were animal naturalists. He shared the love for animals all his life, stemming from being raised at the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. There, he partook in daily duties of animal feeding and care. He quickly established himself with the Queenland's government on the process of the country's Crocodile Relocation Program, in which the reptiles could be transferred and relocated to proper localties in the most absolute humane, non-tranquilizing manner. He frequently implements the non-tranquilizing factor in his televison show The Crocodile Hunter's Croc Files (1999). Steve married fellow naturalist, Terri Irwin (Baines) in 1992. She joined him in his adventures and efforts in almost every episode of his show. They had one daughter, Bindi Sue Irwin, who was born July 24, 1998. He died in September 2006 following an attack by a stingray, off the Great Barrier Reef.- Jana Speaker was born on 5 April 1981 in Mission Viejo, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Joe Schmo Show (2003) and Bench Warmer: Behind the Scenes (2005).
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Max is a writer and executive producer working with a growing list of clients in Britain and America. Recent television commissions include original dramas 'Diva' and 'Villa Paz' for Garrick Street Productions (UK), and 'Convictions' for the Vespucci Group (USA). Spec projects include 'Strictly Beginners', a web series that won awards at Marseille WebFest and London Short Series Festival, and television thriller 'Disciple'. He is a graduate of Creative Europe's Midpoint TV Launch Programme, read Modern History at the University of Edinburgh during which time he completed the Study India Programme at the University of Calcutta. Max's book 'Six Months Without Sundays' was an account of his time spent embedded with the British Army in Afghanistan and described as 'unusually well written' by The Times. His journalism has been published in The New Statesman, The Daily Telegraph, The Scotsman and elsewhere. Max is a member of the Creative Industries Advisory Group, a committee invited by UK Research and Innovation to critically evaluate how it invests in Britain's creative economy.- Rena was born in Arcadia, California, to Susan (Franzblau), a psychology professor, and Martin Sofer, who was a Conservative Jewish Rabbi. She moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when her parents divorced. She was discovered at age 15 by a New York talent agent and started modeling before turning to acting. She appeared on Another World (1964) for a short time and then went to Loving (1983), where she played Rockie McKenzie for 3 years. She made her first mark on television when she joined fellow ABC-soap General Hospital (1963) as savvy record promoter Lois Cerullo. Not only did her portrayal win her a vast amount of fans, she also won a 'Best Supporting Actress' Daytime Emmy and network executives considered creating a spin-off series based on Lois and her on-screen husband Ned. It was on General Hospital she met Wally Kurth, her on-screen spouse who became her real-life husband and father to her daughter Rosabel Rosalind Kurth. In the mid-'90s, Sofer made the leap to primetime, guest starring in a number of series before appropriately landing a regular part on primetime soap Melrose Place (1992) which turned to be the series' final season. Starring and recurring roles on the sitcom Just Shoot Me! (1997) and the dramedy Ed (2000) widened her exposure. A string of flop series followed (Oh, Grow Up (1999); The Chronicle (2001); Coupling (2003) and Blind Justice (2005), but Sofer proved she had staying power and scored roles on the big screen in movies with Ben Stiller (Keeping the Faith (2000)) and Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000). After taking a brief hiatus to give birth to a daughter with her second husband, TV director Sanford Bookstaver, she returned to the small screen in 2006 with recurring roles in two hit shows 24 (2001) and Heroes (2006), as the long-suffering wife to two shady characters, a power broker and an aspiring politician, respectively. In 2010, she tackled a season-long story arc as Margaret Allison Hart, an attorney with a hidden agenda on NCIS (2003). In 2013 she returned to her daytime roots, taking on the role of enigmatic jewelry designer Quinn Fuller on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) receiving rave reviews.
- Drew Tyler Bell was born on 29 January 1986 in Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) and The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007). He has been married to Sarah Grunau Bell since 2 August 2009.
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Baz Luhrmann is an Australian writer, director and producer with projects spanning film, television, opera, theater, music and recording industries. He is regarded by many as a contemporary example of an auteur for his distinctly recognizable style and deep involvement in the writing, directing, design and musical components of all his work. As a storyteller, he 's known as a pioneer of pop culture, fusing high and low culture with a unique sonic and cinematic language. He is the most commercially successful Australian director, with his films making up four of the top ten highest worldwide grossing Australian films ever.
During his studies at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art, Luhrmann collaborated with other students to create ''Strictly ballroom'', a stage production drawn from his childhood experiences in the world of ballroom dancing. Luhrmann later adapted the show into his 1992 film debut, Strictly Ballroom (1992), which premiered at Cannes to a fifteen-minute standing ovation. Thus began the ''Red Curtain Trilogy'', which would include the film Romeo + Juliet (1996) as well as the Oscar-winning Moulin Rouge! (2001). The latter also took home Golden Globes for Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Original Score. This first body of work was capped by Luhrmann's 2002 Broadway adaptation of the opera ''La Bohème'', recognized by two Tony Awards.
In 2004, Luhrmann collaborated once more with actress Nicole Kidman to create No. 5 The Film, a short film featuring the iconic Chanel perfume, as well as costumes designed by Karl Lagerfeld. With its success, the piece ushered in a new era of fashion advertising and became a landmark in the evolution of branded content. In 2008, Luhrmann worked with Kidman for a third time on the ambitious epic Australia (2008), the titular country's second-highest grossing film of all time. He later adapted F. Scott Fitzgerald's ''The Great Gatsby'' into a 2013 film, The Great Gatsby (2013), which went on to become the director's highest-grossing movie at over $353 million worldwide. The film was awarded with two Oscars and earned praise from Fitzgerald's granddaughter, who noted that "Scott would have been proud". The film's soundtrack pulled the Roaring 20s into the 2000s, blending early 20th century jazz with contemporary hip-hop. The album, produced by Luhrmann, Anton Monsted, and Jay-Z, hit number one on the Billboard charts and garnered several Grammy nominations.
Most recently, Luhrmann created The Get Down (2016), a 2016 Netflix series and 1970s-set mythic saga of how the South Bronx, at the brink of bankruptcy, gave birth to hip-hop, punk and disco. In the interest of cultural authenticity and historical accuracy Luhrmann collaborated with some of the era's most legendary artists, including [linl=nm0334739], Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Nas, Kurtis Blow, and Hector Xtravaganza. The show was a critical success, certified fresh by Rotten Tomatoes, and described by Variety as "a reclamation of, and a love letter to, a marginalized community of a certain era, told through the unreliable tools of romance, intuition and lived experiences."
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Born and raised in New York City, Robert Loggia studied journalism at the University of Missouri before moving back to New York to pursue acting. He trained at the Actors Studio while doing stage work. From the late 1950s he was a familiar face on TV, usually as authoritative figures. Loggia also found work in movies such as The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Scarface (1983) and Big (1988). Always in demand, Loggia worked until his death, at 85, from complications of Alzheimer's.- Producer
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Audrey Loggia was born on 29 September 1936 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Hit and Run (2012), Adopt a Sailor (2008) and Over the River and Through the Woods. She was previously married to Robert Loggia and Donald Lyons Marlette.- Additional Crew
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Born in 1989, Max Pirkis performed in several school plays before winning his first role in a motion picture, as the ultra kind and friendly Midshipman Lord Blakeney in the blockbuster Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) starring Russell Crowe, reading for the part alongside Max Benitz (Benitz auditioning for Midshipman Calamy). Max currently lives in London with his mother (a publisher), father (a stockbroker) and little sister, enjoys cricket and football, plays violin and saxophone and has two dogs.- Director
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Peter Weir was born on 21 August 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is a director and writer, known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), The Way Back (2010) and Witness (1985). He has been married to Wendy Stites since 1966. They have two children.- Katie Lohmann was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, on January 29, 1980. She is the youngest of three children (sister Christine and brother Michael). Her father Dan is a successful accountant and has owned several businesses. Her mother Sharon is the head of Payroll for Citibank. Her parents divorced in 1992.
Katie discovered early on that she loved performing on stage. Her first performance was singing a song from the Walt Disney classic The Little Mermaid (1989), at the age of eight, and she received a standing ovation. In 1989 a casting call took place for the new Disney Mickey Mouse show, The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989). Although she had never worked on a TV show, Katie felt that this would be the perfect opportunity and was told she was exactly what they were looking for. However, her mother felt she was too young and the show would interfere with her education. Katie decided to take her mother's advice and wait until she was finished with school before pursuing her career.
Ten years later (2000) she graduated from high school and relocated to Los Angeles. She captured Hollywood by storm with her platinum blonde hair and beautiful hazel eyes. Katie had already been modeling for several years prior to moving to Los Angeles, and within a short time had been on the cover of numerous magazines all over the world. It wasn't long after that she came to the attention of Playboy magazine, and they decided to make her a centerfold. By the age of 20 she landed her first acting gig on Rude Awakening (1998), and soon found herself in such films as Tomcats (2001)_, Auto Focus (2002) and Dorm Daze (2003), starring Tatyana Ali and Danielle Fishel.
As for her current projects, she recently shot a pilot for the WB entitled "Hot Mama", with Gina Gershon, and has a role on Creating America's Next Hit Television Show (2004), directed by Richard Kline.
She currently resides in Woodland Hills, California, and hopes to do more comedy work in the future, utilizing her talents to become successful and respected. - Actor
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David Sutcliffe was born June 8, 1969 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He grew up in Grimsby and St. Catharines, Ontario. His childhood and teen years were spent dedicated to sports. He began acting while attending the University of Toronto when a lower-back injury forced him to quit the varsity basketball team. He moved to Los Angeles in 1998.- Actor
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Tate Buckley Donovan began making television appearances while still in his teens, most often cast as angst-ridden high schoolers in such made-for-TV films such as Not My Kid (1985) and Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (1987).
Donovan was born to a large family in Tenafly, New Jersey, the son of Eileen Frances (McAllister) and John Timothy Donovan, a surgeon. He is of Irish descent. Donovan moved to Los Angeles to be closer to the television industry while he attended college at USC, where he also met several fellow actors who became longtime friends, such as Grant Heslov and George Clooney, with whom he still parties with to this day (he also had a fairly substantial part in their smash film, Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005). Although not quite as active as his friend Clooney in the romantic arena, confirmed bachelor Donovan has been engaged to both film star Sandra Bullock and television icon Jennifer Aniston, and has dated a diverse group of women such as socialite Plum Sikes (2000), stage actress Whitney Allen (2001) and television actress Lauren Graham, whom he met when they both appeared in the play "Once in a Lifetime" at the Williamstown Theater Festival in 2002. After graduating from college, Donovan gained prominent notice for his portrayal of the charismatic yet self-centered co-pilot in the ensemble period drama Memphis Belle (1990). Prior to that, Donovan had appeared as the cocky elder camper in SpaceCamp (1986) and as a recovering drug addict in Clean and Sober (1988). His first leading role was in the charming but minor Love Potion No. 9 (1992), costarring Bullock, to whom he became engaged (their relationship ended in 1994). He then appeared in several independent features as sullen, withdrawn types before following up with a role in the Disney family comedy, Holy Matrimony (1994). He returned to Disney for perhaps his highest-profile effort to date, the animated Hercules (1997), for which he provided the voice for the adult version of the title character. His small-screen work has included a Cable ACE-nominated turn in the HBO series Vietnam War Story II (1988) (V). He joined the parade of film stars who turned to sitcoms, heading the cast of Partners (1995) opposite Jon Cryer. When that failed to catch on, he joined with his "Memphis Belle" co-stars Eric Stoltz and Reed Diamond to play three brothers in a memorable episode of NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and had a recurring role as a client and potential love interest for Calista Flockhart's titular lawyer Ally McBeal (1997). Switching networks, he had a recurring role as a love interest opposite his then-girlfriend Jennifer Aniston in NBC's Friends (1994) and donned clerical garb to play the priest son of a large Irish Catholic family in the short-lived NBC drama Trinity (1998). More recently he has appeared as a guest star in several shows such as The Guardian (2001), as well as Mister Sterling (2003) and in the new show The O.C. (2003).- Actress
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Marsha Thomason is a British television and film actress who is known for playing Sara Evers in Disney's The Haunted Mansion, Naomi Dorrit on the ABC series Lost, FBI agent Diana Berrigan on the USA Network series White Collar, Francine Bridge on Sky's Cobra and DS Jenn Townsend in ITV crime series The Bay.- Writer
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Tom Rothman is Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Motion Picture Group. In that role, Rothman oversees the entirety of the studio's motion picture businesses worldwide including that of Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Sony Pictures International Productions, AFFIRM Films, and Sony Pictures Classics. The company has offices and operations in over forty countries across the globe.
Rothman joined Sony Pictures in 2013 as Chairman of TriStar Pictures before being promoted to Chairman, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group in February 2015. Since then, he has led a full turnaround of its motion picture business, returning it to strong profitability. His strategy embraces a global approach, investing in significant IP and franchises, and supporting original works by signature filmmakers. He has reignited and launched multiple active franchises including Spider-Man, Venom, and Uncharted; and new installments of Jumanji, Ghostbusters, Insidious, Don't Breathe, Peter Rabbit, Zombieland, Baby Driver, and Bad Boys. He has brought multiple topflight directors and producers to the studio including Greta Gerwig, Quentin Tarantino, Edgar Wright, Jon Watts, Jason Reitman, Ang Lee, Denzel Washington, David Leitch, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and many others.
During his tenure the motion picture group has experienced several of its most profitable years ever; most notably fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020. Driven by tentpoles such as Spider-Man: Far From Home, Jumanji: The Next Level and Bad Boys For Life, fiscal year 2020 (April 2019 - March 2020) was the studio's best in over a decade in terms of both ultimate profitability and operating income. That same year the studio was honored with 20 Academy Award® nominations, including two for Best Picture. Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood (2019) made $373 million worldwide and garnered 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. The success of that film demonstrated the viability and vitality of original filmmaking and distinct filmmakers -- a key pillar in Rothman's turnaround strategy. Little Women (2019) grossed $219 million worldwide and earned six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. In summer 2019, Spider-Man: Far From Home became Sony Pictures' highest-grossing movie of all time with $1.13 billion worldwide. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) propelled the franchise to over $1.7 billion globally and showcased the strength of Sony Pictures' library. Bad Boys for Life (2020), which was released in theaters in January prior to theater closures, became the highest-grossing movie of the year domestically and the highest-grossing installment in the franchise at $430 million worldwide. It drove Sony Pictures to #1 in 2020 market-share in North America.
Other notable box office successes under Rothman's tenure include Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), which became the highest-grossing Columbia-owned film in the 100-year history of Columbia Pictures (a record now exceeded by the studio's Spider-Man: Far From Home). In 2018, Venom grossed over $850 million worldwide and officially launched Sony Pictures' own Universe of Marvel Characters. The third installment of the Hotel Transylvania franchise, Hotel Transylvania: Summer Vacation, became Sony Pictures' highest-grossing animated film worldwide with $528 million. In 2018, revolutionary animated hit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse won the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature, marking the first win for Sony Pictures Animation and breaking a six-year Disney win streak in the category.
Previously, Rothman served as Chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment (FFE) from 2000 - 2012. He left FFE in January 2013, following the most profitable decade in the company's history and after its split from parent News Corporation and reorganization into 21st Century Fox. In this capacity, he oversaw one of the world's largest producers and distributors of motion picture and television product, including Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Fox Searchlight (which Rothman founded in 1994 and which has won three Best Picture Oscars), Blue Sky Animation and Twentieth Century Fox Television. Rothman's overall tenure at Fox spanned more than eighteen years -- longer than any creative head in the studio's history, with the exception of the legendary Darryl Zanuck. Prior to his role as Chairman and CEO of FFE, he held the positions of President of Twentieth Century Fox Film Group, President of Production for Twentieth Century Fox and President of Fox Searchlight.
A few of the many varied and enduring Fox films made under his oversight include: Lincoln, Life of Pi, Descendants, Cast Away, Master and Commander, Black Swan, Walk the Line, Juno, Slumdog Millionaire, The Fully Monty ,The Devil Wears Prada, Borat, the X-Men series, Marley and Me, Little Miss Sunshine, Minority Report, Moulin Rouge, Boys Don't Cry, Man on Fire, Sideways, Waiting to Exhale, the Ice Age series, The Simpsons Movie, Something About Mary, The Crucible, and the then top two grossing movies of all time: Titanic and Avatar. During his tenure, Fox films garnered over 150 Academy Award® nominations, won three Best Picture Oscars, and earned in excess of $40 billion at the worldwide box office. Hit series from TCFTV included: Modern Family, Glee and Homeland. Under Rothman all four of the company's major film production divisions were headed by women, all of whom had been mentored through the ranks at Fox.
From 2007 - 2012 Rothman wrote and hosted a television series, "Fox Legacy," which includes almost fifty essays on the history of classic films. The show has received favorable notices in many publications, including the New York Times. Rothman contributed to The Movie Business Book edited by Jason E. Squire, which is a reference used at film schools worldwide.
Prior to Fox, Rothman was President of Worldwide Production for the Samuel Goldwyn Company. While at Goldwyn he was responsible for such films as Henry V, Longtime Companion, Truly Madly Deeply, Much Ado About Nothing, Wild at Heart, Eat Drink Man Woman, The Wedding Banquet and The Madness of King George. He discovered and championed numerous filmmakers who went on to great international acclaim including Ang Lee, Anthony Minghella and Kenneth Branagh. During his tenure, the company's pictures won the Palme D'Or at Cannes three times.
Rothman came to Goldwyn in 1989 from Columbia Pictures where he was Executive Vice President, working for David Puttnam and Dawn Steele. Before joining Columbia, Rothman was a partner at the New York entertainment law firm Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein and Selz where he represented major industry figures in all arts-related fields including publishing, theatre, film, television, music, dance and photography, including many independent filmmakers such as Spike Lee and Jim Jarmusch. In 1986, he co-produced Robert Frank's Candy Mountain and Jarmusch's Down By Law, which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival.
Rothman began his work life as an English teacher and soccer and lacrosse coach at the Salisbury School in Connecticut and was later a law clerk on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York.
He graduated from Brown University in 1976, with Honors in English and American Literature, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and was an All New England selection in Division I Lacrosse. In 1980 he graduated from Columbia Law School as a two-time James Kent Scholar -- the school's highest academic honor.
Rothman serves on the Board of Directors of Booking Holdings Inc. the world's largest online travel agency, parent company of Priceline, Booking, Open Table and Agoda.
Among Rothman's many awards and distinctions are lifetime achievement recognitions from the Producers Guild of America, the IFP East, and the Academy of Science Fiction Films. He has received showman of the year awards from Variety and the Publicist Guild. Columbia University honored him with the Arthur B. Krim Award for outstanding leadership in entertainment, and he was presented with the Corwin Award for Human Relations from the American Jewish Committee.
In 2015, President Obama appointed, and the Senate confirmed, Rothman to the National Council on the Arts. The Council advises on the National Endowment for the Arts' policies and programs and makes recommendations on grant applications.
Rothman is a longstanding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has long been active in the non-profit arts and education areas. In addition to his work for the NEA, he is on the board of California Institute for the Arts and is also an emeritus member of the Corporation of Brown University and of the Sundance Institute Board, where he actively served for over 20 years. He has worked as a teacher and fundraiser for Mentor L.A. Partner Schools, an organization that honored him for his commitment to public education. He has been a prime supporter of the Fulfillment Fund, an educational mentoring group that celebrated him at its STARS benefit. He is involved in numerous other civic and philanthropic activities including fundraising for The Jewish Home for the Aging, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (which honored him at its Dinner of Champions event), PXE International, and Harlem Lacrosse.
Rothman is married to Jessica Harper, a multitalented actress (Stardust Memories, Suspiria, Phantom of the Paradise, My Favorite Year, Minority Report, See), singer/songwriter (Nora's Room) and author (The Crabby Cook, and numerous children's books). They have two daughters. As a sports enthusiast, he continues to ski, play tennis, golf (badly) and at least show up to a weekly basketball game. He grew up in Baltimore and remains a passionate devotee of the city's particular charms. He calls people "hun," roots for the O's and the Ravens, and believes lacrosse is the coolest sport on earth. Indeed, in 2013, the Brown University Coaching Chair in lacrosse was named in his honor, proving finally what Jessica said about his playing career: "the older you get, the better you were."- Meredith Leigh Monroe was born in Houston, Texas, and was raised in Hinsdale, Illinois. Before acting, Meredith appeared on packaging for such products like a Conair hair crimper and was on five book covers in the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys series. She made her TV debut in 1996 with a commercial for Tylenol Sinus. Her appearance as Tracey Daiken on ABC's Dangerous Minds (1996) secured her first role in a television series. Her exposure resulted in her landing the part of Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder in Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2002). Although the completed project was not released until 2002, Meredith was not absent from television screens for long, playing the part of troubled teenager Andie McPhee in 1998 on the WB's Dawson's Creek (1998) for three seasons (Episodes 201 to 407). Although Meredith left the show in 2000, when her character left to spend a year in Italy before attending Harvard University on early acceptance; her character was so well-received that she returned later in the season to film the graduation episode (Episode 422). Since her departure, Meredith has enjoyed success in film (ABC'S The One (2003) and a small appearance in Minority Report (2002)), and has now landed a major part in ABC's TV series, Married to the Kellys (2003), where she co-stars with Road Trip (2000) star, Breckin Meyer.