Brian Grazer Biography (1951-)

Full name, Brian Thomas Grazer; born July 12, 1951, in Los Angeles, CA; brother of Gavin V. Grazer (a writer, director, and singer); married Gigi Levangie(a writer), October, 1997; children: Ryan Thomas, Lindsay Paige, Sage, Riley, Thomas Costa. Addresses: Office: Imagine Entertainment, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Seventh Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Agent: Richard Lovett, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer
Birth Details: July 12, 1951; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Producer
Night Shift, Warner Bros., 1982
Splash, Buena Vista, 1984
Real Genius, TriStar, 1985
(With George Folsey, Jr.) Spies Like Us, Warner Bros., 1985
(With James Keach) Armed and Dangerous, Columbia, 1986
(With David Valdes) Like Father, Like Son, TriStar, 1987
Clean and Sober, Warner Bros., 1988
Vibes, Columbia, 1988
The 'Burbs, Universal, 1989
Parenthood, Universal, 1989
(With Ivan Reitman) Kindergarten Cop, Universal, 1990
My Girl, Columbia, 1991
(With Warrington Hudlin) Boomerang, Paramount, 1992
(With Ron Howard) Far and Away, Universal, 1992
HouseSitter, Universal, 1992
For Love or Money (also known as The Concierge and Straight to the Top), Universal, 1993
The Cowboy Way, Universal, 1994
Greedy, Universal, 1994
My Girl 2, Columbia, 1994
(With Frederick Zollo) The Paper, Universal, 1994
(With Howard; and [uncredited] executive music producer) Apollo 13(also known as Lost Moon), Universal, 1995, released as Apollo 13:The IMAX Experience, 2002
The Chamber, Universal, 1996
Fear (also known as No Fear), Universal, 1996
The Nutty Professor, Universal, 1996
Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996
Sgt. Bilko (also known as Sergeant Bilko), Universal, 1996
Inventing the Abbotts, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Liar Liar, Universal, 1997
Mercury Rising (also known as Simon and Simon Says),Universal, 1998
Psycho, Universal, 1998
Bowfinger, Universal, 1999
EDtv (also known as Ed TV), MCA/Universal, 1999
Life, Universal, 1999
Beyond the Mat, Lions Gate Films, 1999, released as Beyond theMat: Unrated Director's Cut, 2000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Universal, 2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (also known as The Klumps),Universal, 2000
(With Howard) A Beautiful Mind, Universal, 2001
Blue Crush, Universal, 2002
8 Mile, Universal, 2002
Undercover Brother, Universal, 2002
The Cat in the Hat (also known as Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat), Universal, 2003
Intolerable Cruelty, Universal, 2003
The Missing, Columbia, 2003
The Alamo, Buena Vista, 2004
Cinderella, Universal/Miramax, 2005
Curious George (animated), Universal, 2005
Da Vinci Code, Columbia, 2005
Fun with Dick and Jane, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2005
Incredible Shrinking Man, Universal, 2005
Ralph, Universal, 2005
Film Executive Producer
(With Jim Abrahams) Cry-Baby, Universal, 1990

(With Raffaella De Laurentiis) Backdraft, Universal, 1991
(With Ron Howard) Closet Land, Universal, 1991
(With Nicholas Clainos and Mario Kassar) The Doors, TriStar, 1991
(With Sean Daniel) CB4 (also known as Cell Block Four), Universal, 1993
Friday Night Lights, Universal, 2004
Sick Day, Universal, 2005
Film Appearances
Cameo appearance, Splash, Buena Vista, 1984
Himself, Your Studio and You, 1995
Television Executive Producer
Series
(And creator) Shadow Chasers, ABC, 1985-1986
Take Five, CBS, 1987
Ohara, ABC, 1987-1988
Parenthood, NBC, 1990
Hiller and Diller, ABC, 1997-1998
(With others) Sports Night, ABC, 1998-2000
(With others) The PJs (animated), Fox, 1998-2000, The WB, 2000-2001
Felicity, The WB, 1998-2002
Wonderland, ABC, 2000
(With Ron Howard) The Beast, ABC, 2001
(With others) 24 (also known as 24 Hours), Fox, 2001-
Miss Match, NBC, 2003
Arrested Development (also known as AD), Fox, 2003-
The Big House, ABC, 2004-
Quintuplets, Fox, 2004-
Television Producer
Miniseries
(With Tom Hanks) From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
Television Work
Movies
(With S. Bryan Hickox) Producer, Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery, NBC, 1978
(With Bruce Cohn Curtis) Producer, Zuma Beach, NBC, 1978
Executive producer, "Ask Max," The Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1986
Executive producer, "Splash, Too," The Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1988
Television Executive Producer
Pilots
Shadow Chasers, ABC, 1985
Mutts (also known as Conversations with My Dog), ABC, 1988
Smart Guys, NBC, 1988
BS* (also known as Boarding School), Fox, 2002
Quintuplets, Fox, 2004
Television Producer
Pilots
Poison, Showtime, 1988
Student Affairs, UPN, 1999
Television Appearances
Specials
The New Hollywood, NBC, 1990
"Naked Hollywood," A & E Premieres, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
Himself, A Day with..., Fox, 1995
Canned Ham: Bowfinger, Comedy Central, 1999
Himself, Inside: A Beautiful Mind, 2002
(Uncredited) Himself, Inside the Playboy Mansion, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
Himself, Women of the Beach, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Himself, Making the Movie: Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, MTV, 2003
Himself, The Making of "8 Mile," 2003
Awards Presentations
Himself, The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, CBS, 1995
Himself, AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks, USA Network, 2002
Himself, The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
Himself, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
Episodic
Voice of himself, "When You Dish upon a Star," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1998
Himself, "Ron Howard: Hollywood's Favorite Son," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
"Reasons the '90s Rules," E!'s 101, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13, 1996
Himself, Edtv: Caught in the Camera's Eye (also known as Caughtin the Camera's Eye), Universal Studios Home Video, 1999
Himself, Liar Liar: Bridging the Comedy Chasm, Universal Studios Home Video, 1999
Himself, "Psycho" Path, 1999
Himself, New Frontiers: Making "The Missing," Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Harold Ramis and James Keach) Armed and Dangerous, Columbia,1986
Stories for Films
(With Bruce Jay Friedman) Splash, Buena Vista, 1984
(With Harold Ramis and James Keach) Armed and Dangerous, Columbia,1986
HouseSitter, Universal, 1992

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, October 30, 1998, p. 24
Fortune, October 6, 2003, p. 30
Hollywood Reporter, February 20, 1992, pp. S1-S35
Interview, December, 2001, pp. 84-85
Los Angeles Business Journal, November 10, 1997, p. 12
New York Times, August 25, 1989
Variety, June 15, 1998, p. 46

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