Jay Firestone
Birth Name:
Jay Firestone
Profession
Producer, Writer, Production manager
Fast Facts
- Named a finalist for Ontario's Entrepreneur of the Year in 1998
- Won a Chrysler Canada's People's Choice Award for his work on "La Femme Nikita․"
- Graduated from McMaster University in 1979 with a degree in commerce
- Co-founded Alliance Communications in 1985 with entertainment industry producers and served as the company's Vice Chairman for the next decade
- After Fireworks Entertainment was acquired by CanWest Global in 1998, he would establish Prodigy Pictures which would go on to produce Canadian television series such as "Lost Girl․"
- After leaving Alliance Communications in 1995, he created Fireworks Entertainment, which would eventually go on to produce well-known films like 1987's "Robocop․"
Awards
- 1995Gemini - Best Animated Program or Series:Winner
- 1998Canada's Choice AwardNominated
- 1999Gemini - Best Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2022Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) - Best Music Documentary/Special Program:Winner