Tom Sherak

Birth Name:

Thomas Mitchell Sherak

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Production manager, Actor, Producer

Served in the Army during the Vietnam War and was stationed in the U․S
A star for him on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, meant to be presented in February 2014, was installed just a few hours before he died
Was undergoing chemotherapy treatments for prostate cancer when he accepted the job as Los Angeles film czar, which came with a salary of $1 a year
Worked as a film buyer for General Cinema in Boston before joining 20th Century Fox in 1983
Joined a Paramount Pictures training program in 1970, working in distribution offices in the Midwest and the East Coast
Quote: "Those are the things that stay with you․ There's nothing like going to a movie theater, sitting down for two hours in the dark and forgetting all your troubles․"
Quote: "I truly believe in that virtue of wanting to help give back for all the fruits my family and I have been able to have all these years․ It makes you a whole person․"
During his career as a studio executive he was involved in hundreds of films, including "Mrs․ Doubtfire," "Black Hawk Down," and "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace․"
Best known as the former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and as the film czar of Los Angeles
Was nominated as president of the Academy in 2009 and was responsible for bringing the organization more financial security and for finalizing plans for an Academy Museum in Los Angeles

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