Gary Goetzman

Birth Name:

Gary Michael Goetzman

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Producer, Actor, Music department, Soundtrack, Sound department, Production manager

Won a Lifetime Achievement Award in Television at the 2011 PGA Awards
Won an AFI Award for TV Program of the Year in 2011 for "The Pacific," which he shared with others
Began his career as a child actor, first appearing in the TV series "McHale's Navy" in 1965
Worked as a music supervisor on several movies before getting his opportunity as an executive producer for "The Silence of the Lambs․"
Quote: "(On producing "The Pacific") "Even though it will be broken into ten separate parts when it plays on HBO, we really look at it like one huge motion picture․""
Best known as the executive producer of "The Silence of the Lambs," "Philadelphia," and "Big Love․"
Is a member on the National Board of Directors for the Producers Guild of America
Is known to perform small parts in the movies that he produces, including "Modern Girls" and "Miami Blues․"
Began his working relationship with Tom Hanks on the set of "Philadelphia" that would later lead to their co-founding of the production company Playtone in 1996
His side career as a music composer has allowed him to work with the likes of Smokey Robinson and Thelma Houston

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