His film "Bridesmaids" won Movie of the Year at the 2012 AFI Awards
Started out as novelist and screenwriter Calder Willingham's literary agent
Quote: "I think the theatergoing experience is unique and will be around for our lifetime and our children's lifetime․ Sitting in the dark and having that communal experience of watching a film on the big screen in unique․"
Produced the feature directorial debuts of Joss Whedon and Drew Barrymore
Frequent collaborators include M․ Night Shyamalan, Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson, Judd Apatow and Clayton Townsend
Wrote the biographical entry on Calder Willingham in "The Literary Encyclopedia․"
When he found out that "Munich" had been nominated for several Oscars, he celebrated by not answering emails for a day
Awards
1999ACCA-Best Motion Picture:nominated
2000Oscar-Best Picture:nominated
2000Best Foreign Film Award-:nominated
2000BAFTA Film Award-Best Film:nominated
2006Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year:nominated
2006OFTA Film Award-Best Picture:nominated
2012PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:nominated
2018PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:nominated
2021CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition:nominated