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Jon Feltheimer
American film producer
Jon Feltheimer (born September 2, 1951) is the Chief Executive Officer of Lions Gate Entertainment and has held that position since 2000. Feltheimer has led Lionsgate to grow into the leading Canadian independent filmed entertainment studio.
Jon Feltheimer | |
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Born | (1951-09-02) September 2, 1951 (age 72) New York City, US |
Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis |
Occupation | Media executive |
Known for | CEO of Lions Gate Entertainment |
Spouse | Laurie Demarest |
Children | 4 |
Feltheimer received a BA in economics with honors from Washington University in St. Louis.[1] He helped engineer the creation of TriStar Television for Sony Pictures Entertainment where he became the head of the Columbia TriStar Television Group and executive vice president of Sony Pictures Entertainment.[1] At SPE he presided over the development of Forever Knight, Mad About You, The Nanny, Walker, Texas Ranger, Early Edition, Dawson's Creek, Party of Five, and The King of Queens.[1] In 2000, he joined Lions Gate Entertainment where he was CEO.[1][2] Under his guidance, Lionsgate received 25 Academy Award nominations and seven Oscar wins including for Crash (film), the Best Picture of 2006.[1] Lionsgate's television network, which operates 12 channels, is known for its hit TV series, Weeds.[1] Lions gate recently announced that they will be extending Jon Feltheimer's contract until 2023.[3]
Feltheimer also was an advisor of ZeniMax Media[4][5] and a member of Telltale Games board of directors.[6]
In April 2016, Feltheimer was awarded the Wiesenthal Center's highest honor, the Humanitarian Award.[7] He and his wife are supporters of Kehillat Israel, a Reconstructionist congregation in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.[8]
Feltheimer is married to Laurie Demarest;[9] and has 4 children. He and his wife are members of Kehillat Israel.[10]
- "Jon Feltheimer named Vice Chairman and CEO of Lions Gate Entertainment". PR Newswire. Cision. March 21, 2000. Archived from the original on May 19, 2000. Retrieved July 25, 2019 – via Yahoo.com.
- McNary, Dave (2016-10-13). "Lionsgate Extends Jon Feltheimer's Deal to 2023". Variety. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- "Jon Feltheimer". ZeniMax Media. Archived from the original on October 9, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- "Lions Gate Entertainment". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- Futter, Mike (February 24, 2015). "Lionsgate Makes 'Significant Investment' In Telltale Games". Game Informer. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- Kehillat Israel donors Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine retrieved November 25, 2016
- Bakersfield Californian: "Obituary - Tressie L. Demarest" February 12, 2004
- "kinews Volume 61, Issue 4" (PDF). Kehillat Israel. Dec 2011. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-15. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
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