Dean Zanuck
Linda Melson Harrison (mother)
Virginia Fox (grandmother)
Dean Francis Zanuck (/ˈzænək/; born August 11, 1972) is an American production executive and film producer.
Biography
Early life
He was born on August 11, 1972, in Los Angeles.[1][2][3] His father was Richard D. Zanuck (1934–2012), a film producer, and his mother, Linda Melson Harrison, an actress.[2] His paternal grandfather was Darryl F. Zanuck, film producer and 20th Century Fox co-founder; his paternal grandmother was silent actress Virginia Fox (1902–1982), Darryl Zanuck's wife for fifty-five years.[2]
Career
Zanuck was a production executive at The Zanuck Company from 1998 to 2017.[2] In 2004, he formed Zanuck Independent to produce independent films. Productions under the banner include Sony Picture Classics' Get Low, starring Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Murray, and the sci-fi fantasy, The Zero Theorem, directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Christoph Waltz, Matt Damon, and Tilda Swinton.[4][5][6] In 2015, Dean Zanuck and Disney veteran Rick Calabash formed Zanuck Family Entertainment to produce family oriented motion pictures and multi-platform content.[2]
Personal life
In 2002 Zanuck married Marisa, a real estate agent who was featured on the reality TV series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in its third season, which aired in 2013.[2][7] The Zanucks lived together in Beverly Hills, California,[7] until their divorce in February 2016.[8] They have one son, Jack, and a daughter, Darryl.[7]
Filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
Year | Film | Credit | Notes | Ref. |
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2002 | Road to Perdition | Producer | ||
Reign of Fire | Co-producer | |||
2009 | Get Low | Producer | ||
2010 | Tontine | |||
2013 | The Zero Theorem | Producer | ||
2017 | Voice from the Stone | Producer | ||
TBA | Namibia | Announced | ||
The Man Who Saved Paris | Announced |
- Miscellaneous crew
Year | Film | Notes | Ref. |
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1995 | Apollo 13 | Office production assistant | |
Wild Bill | Production assistant | ||
1996 | Mulholland Falls | Production office assistant | |
1998 | Deep Impact | Production executive | |
1999 | True Crime | Production executive | |
2000 | Rules of Engagement | Production executive | |
2001 | Planet of the Apes | Production executive | |
2003 | Big Fish | Production executive | |
2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Production executive | |
2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Production executive | |
2008 | Yes Man | Production executive | |
2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Production executive | |
2012 | Dark Shadows | Production executive |
- Thanks
Year | Film | Notes |
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2010 | The Lost Tribe | Very special thanks |
Television
Year | Title | Credit | Notes | Ref. |
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2004 | Dead Lawyers | Executive producer | Television film |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o imdb
- ^ a b c d e f Harry Haun, The Grandson also rises: Dean Zanuck takes an indie path with Robert Duvall starrer 'Get Low' Archived December 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Film Journal International, July 19, 2010
- ^ Irene Lacher, The Sunday Conversation: Dean Zanuck, Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2010
- ^ Harris, Dana (August 3, 2004). "Zanuck goes it alone". Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Murray, Lucas Black 'Get Low'". February 3, 2009.
- ^ "Venice Film Review: 'The Zero Theorem'". September 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Bravo TV: Marisa Zanuck". Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ Real, Evan (March 14, 2016). "Marisa Zanuck, Former 'RHOBH' Star, Files for Divorce From Husband Dean". Us Weekly.
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- Old San Francisco (1927)
- The First Auto (1927)
- The Jazz Singer (1927)
- Tenderloin (1928)
- The Show of Shows (1929)
- Three Faces East (1930)
- The Doorway to Hell (1931)
- Little Caesar (1931)
- Illicit (1931)
- The Public Enemy (1931)
- The Man Who Played God (1932)
- The Rich Are Always with Us (1932)
- Doctor X (1932)
- Life Begins (1932)
- The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
- Three on a Match (1932)
- 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
- Parachute Jumper (1933)
- 42nd Street (1933)
- The Working Man (1933)
- Ex-Lady (1933)
- The Bowery (1933)
- Blood Money (1933)
- Moulin Rouge (1934)
- Looking for Trouble (1934)
- Born to Be Bad (1934)
- Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)
- The Mighty Barnum (1934)
- Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)
- Les Misérables (1935)
- Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
- Call of the Wild (1935)
- Metropolitan (1935)
- Thanks a Million (1935)
- The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935)
- Professional Soldier (1935)
- The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
- It Had to Happen (1936)
- A Message to Garcia (1936)
- Under Two Flags (1936)
- The Road to Glory (1936)
- Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
- Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
- Pigskin Parade (1936)
- Seventh Heaven (1937)
- Slave Ship (1937)
- Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
- Wake Up and Live (1937)
- Thin Ice (1937)
- Lancer Spy (1937)
- In Old Chicago (1938)
- Happy Landing (1938)
- International Settlement (1938)
- Kentucky Moonshine
- Always Goodbye (1938)
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
- Just Around the Corner (1938)
- Little Miss Broadway (1938)
- My Lucky Star (1938)
- Submarine Patrol (1938)
- Jesse James (1939)
- Tail Spin (1939)
- Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)
- The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
- Rose of Washington Square (1939)
- Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
- The Rains Came (1939)
- Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
- Swanee River (1939)
- The Little Princess (1939)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- Little Old New York (1940)
- The Man I Married (1940)
- The Return of Frank James (1940)
- The Great Profile (1940)
- Brigham Young (1940)
- Down Argentine Way (1940)
- The Mark of Zorro (1940)
- Hudson's Bay (1941)
- Tobacco Road (1941)
- The Great American Broadcast (1941)
- Blood and Sand (1941)
- A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
- How Green Was My Valley (1942)
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
- Sex Hygiene (Short) (1942)
- To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
- This Above All (1942)
- Thunder Birds (1942)
- The Purple Heart (1944)
- Wilson (1944)
- Winged Victory (1944)
- The Razor's Edge (1946)
- Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
- Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)
- The Snake Pit (1948)
- Pinky (1949)
- Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
- No Way Out (1950)
- All About Eve (1950)
- David and Bathsheba (1951)
- People Will Talk (1951)
- Viva Zapata! (1952)
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
- The Egyptian (1954)
- The View from Pompey's Head (1955)
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
- Island in the Sun (1957)
- The Sun Also Rises (1957)
- The Roots of Heaven (1958)
- Crack in the Mirror (1960)
- Sanctuary (1961)
- The Big Gamble (1961)
- The Longest Day (1962)
- The Chapman Report (1962)
- The Visit (1964)
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- Virginia Fox (wife)
- Richard D. Zanuck (son)
- Dean Zanuck (grandson)