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'''Sidney J. Kimmel''' (born January 16, 1928) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and film producer. He is ranked number&nbsp;655 in the ''[[Forbes]]'' list of the richest people alive in 2010.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/profile/sidney-kimmel Sidney Kimmel – Non-Executive Chairman of the Board – Jones Group, Inc.] [[Forbes]], 2011, accessed on November 9, 2011</ref>


'''Sidney J. Kimmel''' (born January 16, 1928) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and film producer. He is ranked 2141st in the ''[[Forbes]]'' list of the richest people alive in 2021.<ref name=ForbesBillionaires>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/sidney-kimmel/| magazine=Forbes| title=The World's Billionaires – Sidney Kimmel| date=April 2021| access-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Kimmel was born into a Jewish family in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, the son of a cab driver.<ref name=AboutSidneyKimmel>[http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kimmel_cancer_center/our_center/sidney_kimmel.html About Sidney Kimmel]. [[Johns Hopkins School of Medicine|Johns Hopkins Medicine]], accessed on May 25, 2011</ref><ref name=OldJews>[http://oldjewstellingjokes.com/post/274416677 Old Jews Telling Jokes: "Sexual Exploits"]</ref><ref>Silbiger, Steve [https://books.google.com/books?id=2CAGE9yJcm8C&pg=silverman#v=onepage&q=werner&f=false The Jewish Phenomenon: Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People] p. 90</ref> He attended [[Temple University]].<ref name=Forbes1014>[https://www.forbes.com/profile/sidney-kimmel The World's Billionaires – #1014 Sidney Kimmel]. Forbes, 2011, accessed on November 9, 2011</ref> He now lives in California with his wife Caroline Davis, the former wife of [[Leonard Tose]].<ref>[http://articles.philly.com/2000-06-14/living/25603363_1_sidney-kimmel-cancer-research-kimmel-center/4 Philly.com: "The Man Behind The Name On Arts Center" By Peter Dobrin and Stephen Seplow] June 14, 2000</ref> Kimmel is featured on ''[[Old Jews Telling Jokes]]''.<ref name=OldJews />


== Personal life ==
Kimmel and his wife Caroline bought [[Johnny Carson]]'s former estate. They purchased the property that sits on the Point Dume promontory in Malibu, California in 2007 for $46 million.<ref>[https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/real-estate/g13052495/johnny-carson-malibu-house/], accessed August 21, 2018</ref> In 2017, they placed the property up for sale for $81.5 million.<ref>[https://www.today.com/home/johnny-carson-s-malibu-estate-sale-see-inside-t117394], accessed August 21, 2018</ref> They reduced the price to $65.2 million in August 2018.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-johnny-carson-kimmel-malibu-price-chop-20180809-story.html], accessed August 21, 2018</ref>
Kimmel was born into a Jewish family in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, the son of a cab driver.<ref name=AboutSidneyKimmel>[http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kimmel_cancer_center/our_center/sidney_kimmel.html "About Sidney Kimmel"]. ''[[Johns Hopkins School of Medicine|Johns Hopkins Medicine]]''. Retrieved May 25, 2011.</ref><ref name=OldJews>{{cite web |url=http://www.oldjewstellingjokes.com/2018/10/31/sidney-kimmel-sexual-exploits-253/ |title=Sidney Kimmel "Sexual Exploits" (253) |website=Old Jews Telling Jokes |date=October 31, 2018 |access-date=2020-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last=Silbiger| first=Steve| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2CAGE9yJcm8C&q=werner&pg=silverman| title=The Jewish Phenomenon: Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People| page=90| publisher=Taylor Trade Publications| isbn=978-1-5897-9490-0| date=May 25, 2000}}</ref> He attended [[Temple University]], but did not graduate.<ref name=Forbes1014>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/sidney-kimmel| title=The World's Billionaires – #1014 Sidney Kimmel| magazine=Forbes| year=2011| access-date=November 9, 2011}}</ref> He now lives in California with his wife Caroline Davis, the former wife of [[Leonard Tose]].<ref>{{cite news| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201035603/http://articles.philly.com/2000-06-14/living/25603363_1_sidney-kimmel-cancer-research-kimmel-center/4| archive-date=February 1, 2013| url=http://articles.philly.com/2000-06-14/living/25603363_1_sidney-kimmel-cancer-research-kimmel-center/4| title=The Man Behind The Name On Arts Center| first1=Peter| last1=Dobrin| first2=Stephen| last2=Seplow| date=June 14, 2000| newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]| access-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref> Kimmel is featured on ''[[Old Jews Telling Jokes]]''.<ref name=OldJews />


Kimmel and his wife bought [[Johnny Carson]]'s former estate, a property that sits on the Point Dume promontory in Malibu, California, in 2007 for $46 million.
==Career==
<ref name="townandcountry">{{cite news |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/real-estate/g13052495/johnny-carson-malibu-house/ |title=Johnny Carson's Former Malibu Estate Is on the Market for $81.5 Million |magazine=[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]] |last=Dangremond |first=Sam |date=October 19, 2017 |access-date=2020-07-17}}</ref> In 2017, they placed the property on the market for $81.5 million.<ref name="today">{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/home/johnny-carson-s-malibu-estate-sale-see-inside-t117394 |title=Heeeeere's Johnny's house! See late night king's incredible Malibu mansion |website=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |last=Pennel |first=Julie |date=October 12, 2017 |access-date=2020-07-19}}</ref> They reduced the price to $65.2 million in August 2018.<ref name="latimes">{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-johnny-carson-kimmel-malibu-price-chop-20180809-story.html |title=Former Johnny Carson estate in Malibu now seeks $65.2 million following big price cut |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |last=Leitereg |first=Neal J. |date=August 9, 2018 |access-date=2020-07-19}}</ref>
Kimmel founded [[Jones Apparel Group]] in 1970 while working at [[W. R. Grace and Company]]. Five years later, he purchased the company with a partner. Notable lines produced by Kimmel include Jones New York, Evan-Picone, and [[9 West]]; he also has licensing deals with [[Ralph Lauren Corporation|Ralph Lauren]]. He stepped down as chief executive officer of Jones in 2002 and sold most of his shares in the publicly traded company, but remained chairman of the board of directors until the sale of the company to Sycamore Partners in 2014. Kimmel funded the erotic drama ''[[9½ Weeks]]''.<ref>{{Cite web| last = Pomerantz| first = Dorothy| title = Rags to Riches (Not Exactly)| work = Forbes| accessdate = 2019-07-26| url = forbes/2010/1011/rich-list-10-rebooted-rich-sidney-kimmel-hollywood-rags-to-riches}}</ref> He owns art, real estate, a film production company [[Sidney Kimmel Entertainment]], and a small stake in the professional [[NBA]] basketball team [[Miami Heat]].<ref name=Forbes1014 />


== Career ==
===Sidney Kimmel Entertainment===
Kimmel founded [[Jones Apparel Group]] in 1970 while working at [[W. R. Grace and Company]]. Five years later, he purchased Jones Apparel Group with a partner. Notable lines produced by Kimmel include Jones New York, Evan-Picone, and [[9 West]]; he also has licensing deals with [[Ralph Lauren Corporation|Ralph Lauren]]. He stepped down as chief executive officer of Jones in 2002 and sold most of his shares in the publicly traded company, but remained chairman of the board of directors until the sale of the company to Sycamore Partners in 2014. Kimmel funded the erotic drama ''[[9½ Weeks]]''.<ref>{{cite news| last=Pomerantz| first=Dorothy| title=Rags to Riches (Not Exactly)| magazine=Forbes| url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/1011/rich-list-10-rebooted-rich-sidney-kimmel-hollywood-rags-to-riches.html| date=October 11, 2010| access-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref> He owns art, real estate, a film production company [[Sidney Kimmel Entertainment]], and a small stake in the professional [[NBA]] basketball team [[Miami Heat]].<ref name=Forbes1014 />
Founded in 2004, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) is a Los Angeles-based production, finance and distribution company headed by Kimmel. Films produced include SKE and [[Screen Gems]]' 2010 remake ''[[Death at a Funeral (2010 film)|Death at a Funeral]]'', ''[[The Kite Runner (film)|The Kite Runner]]'' (2007), ''[[United 93 (film)|United&nbsp;93]]'', ''[[Breach (film)|Breach]]'', ''[[Lars and the Real Girl]]'', [[Adventureland (film)|''Adventureland'']], ''[[Death at a Funeral (2007 film)|Death at a Funeral]]'', ''[[Synecdoche, New York]]'', ''[[Gone (2012 film)|Gone]]'' (2012), ''[[The Place Beyond the Pines]]'' (2012) and ''[[The Age of Adaline]]''.


=== Sidney Kimmel Entertainment ===
==Philanthropy==
Founded in 2004, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) is a Los Angeles-based production, finance and distribution company headed by Kimmel. Films produced include SKE and [[Screen Gems]]' 2010 remake ''[[Death at a Funeral (2010 film)|Death at a Funeral]]'', ''[[The Kite Runner (film)|The Kite Runner]]'' (2007), ''[[United 93 (film)|United&nbsp;93]]'', ''[[Breach (2007 film)|Breach]]'', ''[[Lars and the Real Girl]]'', [[Adventureland (film)|''Adventureland'']], ''[[Death at a Funeral (2007 film)|Death at a Funeral]]'', ''[[Synecdoche, New York]]'', ''[[Gone (2012 film)|Gone]]'' (2012), ''[[The Place Beyond the Pines]]'' (2012) and ''[[The Age of Adaline]]''.
Kimmel is an active philanthropist with an emphasis on healthcare, education, arts and culture. His goal is to donate $1&nbsp;billion in total throughout his lifetime.<ref name="BJ">[http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2003/04/14/focus3.html?t=printable The $1&nbsp;billion man]. [[Philadelphia Business Journal]], accessed December 28, 2010.</ref><ref name="FOP">[http://www.facesofphilanthropy.com/sidney-kimmel/ Sidney Kimmel's Philanthropy page]. [[Faces of Philanthropy]], accessed December 28, 2010.</ref>


== Philanthropy ==
In 1993, Kimmel founded the [[Sidney Kimmel Foundation]]. The foundation's Cancer Research division pledged to contribute $120&nbsp;million to institutions serving healthcare, education, arts and culture. Later, in 2001, the Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research donated $150&nbsp;million to [[Johns Hopkins University]]. The donation became the largest single gift ever received by the University, and was directed toward the development of a residence for cancer patients undergoing extended treatment. The gift inspired the university to name the residence the [[Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center]]. In total Kimmel has his name attached to four separate cancer-research centers in Philadelphia, San Diego and Baltimore.<ref name="BJ"/><ref name="FOP"/> The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]]<ref name=AboutSidneyKimmel /> as well as the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at [[Thomas Jefferson University Hospital]] carry his name. The Jefferson Medical College was renamed the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of [[Thomas Jefferson University]] in June 2014, following a $110 million grant from the Sidney Kimmel Foundation, the fifth-largest ever gift to a medical school.<ref name=tjugift>[http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20140618_Sidney_Kimmel_donates__110M_to_Jefferson.html "Kimmel donates $110M to Jefferson" - Philadelphia Inquirer 18-Jun-2014]</ref> As of April 2003, Kimmel and the Sidney Kimmel Foundation had donated an estimated $400&nbsp;million.<ref name="BJ"/>
Kimmel is an active philanthropist with an emphasis on healthcare, education, arts and culture. His goal is to donate $1&nbsp;billion in total throughout his lifetime.<ref name="BJ">{{cite news| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2003/04/14/focus3.html?t=printable| title=The $1&nbsp;billion man| first=Peter| last=Van Allen| newspaper=[[American City Business Journals|Philadelphia Business Journal]]| date=April 14, 2003| access-date=December 5, 2024| url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="FOP">Lahm, Jessica (December 19, 2023). [http://www.facesofphilanthropy.com/sidney-kimmel/ "Sidney Kimmel"]. ''Faces of Philanthropy''. Retrieved December 5, 2024.</ref>


In 1993, Kimmel founded the [[Sidney Kimmel Foundation]]. The foundation's Cancer Research division pledged to contribute $120&nbsp;million to institutions serving healthcare, education, arts and culture. Later, in 2001, the Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research donated $150&nbsp;million to [[Johns Hopkins University]]. The donation became the largest single gift ever received by the University, and was directed toward the development of a residence for cancer patients undergoing extended treatment. The gift inspired the university to name the residence the [[Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center]]. In total Kimmel has his name attached to four separate cancer-research centers in Philadelphia, New York, San Diego and Baltimore.<ref name="BJ" /><ref name="FOP" /> The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]]<ref name=AboutSidneyKimmel /> as well as the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at [[Thomas Jefferson University]] carry his name. The Jefferson Medical College was renamed the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of [[Thomas Jefferson University]] in June 2014, following a $110 million grant from the Sidney Kimmel Foundation, the fifth-largest ever gift to a medical school.<ref name=tjugift>{{cite news| url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20140618_Sidney_Kimmel_donates__110M_to_Jefferson.html| title=Kimmel donates $110M to Jefferson| newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer| date=June 18, 2014}}</ref> As of April 2003, Kimmel and the Sidney Kimmel Foundation had donated an estimated $400&nbsp;million.<ref name="BJ" />
Kimmel has also contributed over $35 million<ref name="BJ"/><ref name="FOP"/> to the center for the performing arts in Philadelphia, which is now named The [[Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts]] and is home to the world-renowned [[Philadelphia Orchestra]]. Other contributions from Kimmel include a $5&nbsp;million donation to The [[National Constitution Center]] in Philadelphia; a $20&nbsp;million donation to [[Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School]] in Philadelphia and $25&nbsp;million for the establishment of a new prostate and urological cancer center at [[Memorial Sloan-Kettering]] in New York.<ref name="FOP"/> In 2003 Kimmel pledged $25&nbsp;million to The [[National Museum of American Jewish History]] in Philadelphia. The construction was said to have cost in total $100&nbsp;million, and opened in 2006 on the museum's existing site facing Independence Mall.<ref name="BJ"/><ref name="FOP"/><ref>[http://www.nmajh.org/content.aspx?id=152&terms=Sidney+Kimmel Announcements]. [[National Museum of American Jewish History]], accessed on December 28, 2010.</ref> Kimmel donated $25&nbsp;million to [[Stand Up To Cancer]].


Kimmel has also contributed over $35 million<ref name="BJ" /><ref name="FOP" /> to the center for the performing arts in Philadelphia, which is now named The [[Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts]] and is home to the world-renowned [[Philadelphia Orchestra]]. Other contributions from Kimmel include a $5&nbsp;million donation to The [[National Constitution Center]] in Philadelphia; a $20&nbsp;million donation to Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School in Philadelphia and $25&nbsp;million for the establishment of a new prostate and urological cancer center at [[Memorial Sloan-Kettering]] in New York.<ref name="FOP" /> In 2003 Kimmel pledged $25&nbsp;million to The [[National Museum of American Jewish History]] in Philadelphia. The construction was said to have cost in total $100&nbsp;million, and opened in 2006 on the museum's existing site facing Independence Mall.<ref name="BJ" /><ref name="FOP"/><ref>{{cite news| title=Kimmel Kick-Starts $100M Jewish Museum| url=https://www.globest.com/2002/11/12/kimmel-kick-starts-100m-jewish-museum/?slreturn=20241205164117\| first=Marita| last=Thomas| date=November 12, 2002| website=[[ALM (company)|GlobeSt]]| access-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref> Kimmel donated $25&nbsp;million to [[Stand Up To Cancer]].
==Support for cold fusion research==
Kimmel has given $5.5&nbsp;million to the [[University of Missouri]] to create the Sidney Kimmel Institute for Nuclear Renaissance, SKINR, where researchers will ''"figure out why excess heat has been observed when [[hydrogen]] or [[deuterium]] interacts with materials such as [[palladium]], [[nickel]] or [[platinum]] under extreme conditions."'', Originally named "[[cold fusion]]," nowadays the name [[low-energy nuclear reaction]] (LENR) is also used.<ref name=SKINR>[http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/feb/10/billionaire-helps-fund-mu-energy-research/ "Billionaire helps fund MU energy research" - Columbia Tribune 10-Feb-2012]</ref>


=== Support for cold fusion research ===
==Filmography==
Kimmel has given $5.5&nbsp;million to the [[University of Missouri]] to create the Sidney Kimmel Institute for Nuclear Renaissance, SKINR, where researchers will ''"figure out why excess heat has been observed when [[hydrogen]] or [[deuterium]] interacts with materials such as [[palladium]], [[nickel]] or [[platinum]] under extreme conditions."'', Originally named "[[cold fusion]]," nowadays the name [[low-energy nuclear reaction]] (LENR) is also used.<ref name=SKINR>{{cite news| url=https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/education/2012/02/10/billionaire-helps-fund-mu-energy/21622962007/| title=Billionaire helps fund MU energy research| first=Janese| last=Silvey| newspaper=[[Columbia Daily Tribune]]| date=February 10, 2012| access-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref>
''All films, he was producer unless otherwise noted.''
===Film===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9;
|- align="center"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
|rowspan=2| 1986 || ''[[The Clan of the Cave Bear (film)|The Clan of the Cave Bear]]'' || Co-executive producer
|-
| ''[[9½ Weeks]]'' ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[The Night We Never Met]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| 1995 || ''Mother'' || Direct-to-video<hr>Executive producer
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Curtain Call (1998 film)|Curtain Call]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Lisa Picard Is Famous]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Town & Country (film)|Town & Country]]'' || Executive producer
|-
|rowspan=3| 2002 || ''[[Crazy Little Thing]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''Separation Anxiety'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[[The Emperor's Club]]'' || Executive producer
|-
|rowspan=3| 2005 || ''[[Neverwas]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Trust the Man]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Slow Burn (2005 film)|Slow Burn]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2006 || ''[[Alpha Dog]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Copying Beethoven]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Griffin & Phoenix (2006 film)|Griffin & Phoenix]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=7| 2007 || ''[[Breach (2007 film)|Breach]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[[Death at a Funeral (2007 film)|Death at a Funeral]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Talk to Me (2007 film)|Talk to Me]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Charlie Bartlett]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Married Life (2007 film)|Married Life]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Lars and the Real Girl]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[The Kite Runner (film)|The Kite Runner]]'' || Executive producer
|-
|rowspan=3| 2008 || ''[[Synecdoche, New York]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Management (film)|Management]]'' ||
|-
| ''All God's Children Can Dance'' ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Adventureland (film)|Adventureland]]'' ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Death at a Funeral (2010 film)|Death at a Funeral]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2011 || ''[[The Lincoln Lawyer (film)|The Lincoln Lawyer]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Moneyball (film)|Moneyball]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[[Cloudburst (2011 film)|Cloudburst]]'' || Executive producer
|-
|rowspan=4| 2012 || ''[[One for the Money (film)|One for the Money]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Gone (2012 film)|Gone]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[The Place Beyond the Pines]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Stand Up Guys]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2013 || ''[[Parker (2013 film)|Parker]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[All Is Bright]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Mr. Morgan's Last Love]]'' || Co-producer
|-
|rowspan=2| 2014 || ''[[I, Frankenstein]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Walk of Shame (film)|Walk of Shame]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2015 || ''[[Sleeping with Other People]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[The Age of Adaline]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Demolition (2015 film)|Demolition]]'' ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Hell or High Water (2016 film)|Hell or High Water]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017 || ''[[The Book of Henry]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Brad's Status]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2018 || ''[[Crazy Rich Asians (film)|Crazy Rich Asians]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[[Greta (2018 film)|Greta]]'' ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[The Jesus Rolls]]'' ||
|}


== Filmography ==
;Miscellaneous crew
'''Producer'''

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{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9;
* ''[[9½ Weeks]]'' (1986)
|- align="center"
* ''[[Neverwas]]'' (2005)
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
* ''[[Trust the Man]]'' (2005)
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
* ''[[Slow Burn (2005 film)|Slow Burn]]'' (2005)
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
* ''[[Alpha Dog]]'' (2006)
|-
* ''[[Copying Beethoven]]'' (2006)
| 1995 || ''Mother'' || Direct-to-video
* ''[[Griffin & Phoenix (2006 film)|Griffin & Phoenix]]'' (2006)
Presenter
* ''[[Death at a Funeral (2007 film)|Death at a Funeral]]'' (2007)
|}
* ''[[Talk to Me (2007 film)|Talk to Me]]'' (2007)

* ''[[Charlie Bartlett]]'' (2007)
===Television===
* ''[[Married Life (2007 film)|Married Life]]'' (2007)
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9;
* ''[[Lars and the Real Girl]]'' (2007)
|- align="center"
* ''[[Synecdoche, New York]]'' (2008)
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
* ''[[Management (film)|Management]]'' (2008)
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
* ''All God's Children Can Dance'' (2008)
|-
* ''[[Adventureland (film)|Adventureland]]'' (2009)
| 2019 || ''[[Delhi Crime]]''
* ''[[Death at a Funeral (2010 film)|Death at a Funeral]]'' (2010)
|}
* ''[[The Lincoln Lawyer (film)|The Lincoln Lawyer]]'' (2011)
* ''[[One for the Money (film)|One for the Money]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Gone (2012 film)|Gone]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The Place Beyond the Pines]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Stand Up Guys]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Parker (2013 film)|Parker]]'' (2013)
* ''[[All Is Bright]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Mr. Morgan's Last Love]]'' (2023) (Co-producer)
* ''[[I, Frankenstein]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Walk of Shame (film)|Walk of Shame]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Sleeping with Other People]]'' (2015)
* ''[[The Age of Adaline]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Demolition (2015 film)|Demolition]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Hell or High Water (2016 film)|Hell or High Water]]'' (2016)
* ''[[The Book of Henry]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Brad's Status]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Greta (2018 film)|Greta]]'' (2018)
* ''[[The Jesus Rolls]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Delhi Crime]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Palmer (film)|Palmer]]'' (2019)
* ''Alice + Freda Forever'' (TBA)
{{colend}}
'''Executive producer'''
{{colbegin|colwidth=22em}}
* ''[[The Clan of the Cave Bear (film)|The Clan of the Cave Bear]]'' (1986) (Co-executive producer)
* ''[[The Night We Never Met]]'' (1993)
* ''Mother'' (1995) (Direct-to-video)
* ''[[Curtain Call (1998 film)|Curtain Call]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Lisa Picard Is Famous]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Town & Country (film)|Town & Country]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Crazy Little Thing]]'' (2002)
* ''Separation Anxiety'' (2002)
* ''[[The Emperor's Club]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Breach (2007 film)|Breach]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Kite Runner (film)|The Kite Runner]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Moneyball (film)|Moneyball]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Cloudburst (2011 film)|Cloudburst]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Crazy Rich Asians (film)|Crazy Rich Asians]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Flag Day (film)|Flag Day]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Final Cut (2022 film)|Final Cut]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Thai Cave Rescue]]'' (2022)
* ''[[God Is a Bullet (film)|God Is a Bullet]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa]]'' (2023)
{{colend}}
'''Presenter'''
{{colbegin|colwidth=22em}}
* ''[[Blame It on Rio]]'' (1984)
* ''Mother'' (1995)
{{colend}}


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Latest revision as of 21:00, 5 December 2024

Sidney Kimmel
Born (1928-01-16) January 16, 1928 (age 96)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • film producer
SpouseCaroline Davis

Sidney J. Kimmel (born January 16, 1928) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and film producer. He is ranked 2141st in the Forbes list of the richest people alive in 2021.[1]

Personal life

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Kimmel was born into a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a cab driver.[2][3][4] He attended Temple University, but did not graduate.[5] He now lives in California with his wife Caroline Davis, the former wife of Leonard Tose.[6] Kimmel is featured on Old Jews Telling Jokes.[3]

Kimmel and his wife bought Johnny Carson's former estate, a property that sits on the Point Dume promontory in Malibu, California, in 2007 for $46 million. [7] In 2017, they placed the property on the market for $81.5 million.[8] They reduced the price to $65.2 million in August 2018.[9]

Career

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Kimmel founded Jones Apparel Group in 1970 while working at W. R. Grace and Company. Five years later, he purchased Jones Apparel Group with a partner. Notable lines produced by Kimmel include Jones New York, Evan-Picone, and 9 West; he also has licensing deals with Ralph Lauren. He stepped down as chief executive officer of Jones in 2002 and sold most of his shares in the publicly traded company, but remained chairman of the board of directors until the sale of the company to Sycamore Partners in 2014. Kimmel funded the erotic drama 9½ Weeks.[10] He owns art, real estate, a film production company Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, and a small stake in the professional NBA basketball team Miami Heat.[5]

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

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Founded in 2004, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) is a Los Angeles-based production, finance and distribution company headed by Kimmel. Films produced include SKE and Screen Gems' 2010 remake Death at a Funeral, The Kite Runner (2007), United 93, Breach, Lars and the Real Girl, Adventureland, Death at a Funeral, Synecdoche, New York, Gone (2012), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) and The Age of Adaline.

Philanthropy

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Kimmel is an active philanthropist with an emphasis on healthcare, education, arts and culture. His goal is to donate $1 billion in total throughout his lifetime.[11][12]

In 1993, Kimmel founded the Sidney Kimmel Foundation. The foundation's Cancer Research division pledged to contribute $120 million to institutions serving healthcare, education, arts and culture. Later, in 2001, the Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research donated $150 million to Johns Hopkins University. The donation became the largest single gift ever received by the University, and was directed toward the development of a residence for cancer patients undergoing extended treatment. The gift inspired the university to name the residence the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. In total Kimmel has his name attached to four separate cancer-research centers in Philadelphia, New York, San Diego and Baltimore.[11][12] The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital[2] as well as the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University carry his name. The Jefferson Medical College was renamed the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in June 2014, following a $110 million grant from the Sidney Kimmel Foundation, the fifth-largest ever gift to a medical school.[13] As of April 2003, Kimmel and the Sidney Kimmel Foundation had donated an estimated $400 million.[11]

Kimmel has also contributed over $35 million[11][12] to the center for the performing arts in Philadelphia, which is now named The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and is home to the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra. Other contributions from Kimmel include a $5 million donation to The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia; a $20 million donation to Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School in Philadelphia and $25 million for the establishment of a new prostate and urological cancer center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York.[12] In 2003 Kimmel pledged $25 million to The National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. The construction was said to have cost in total $100 million, and opened in 2006 on the museum's existing site facing Independence Mall.[11][12][14] Kimmel donated $25 million to Stand Up To Cancer.

Support for cold fusion research

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Kimmel has given $5.5 million to the University of Missouri to create the Sidney Kimmel Institute for Nuclear Renaissance, SKINR, where researchers will "figure out why excess heat has been observed when hydrogen or deuterium interacts with materials such as palladium, nickel or platinum under extreme conditions.", Originally named "cold fusion," nowadays the name low-energy nuclear reaction (LENR) is also used.[15]

Filmography

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Producer

Executive producer

Presenter

References

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  1. ^ "The World's Billionaires – Sidney Kimmel". Forbes. April 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "About Sidney Kimmel". Johns Hopkins Medicine. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Sidney Kimmel "Sexual Exploits" (253)". Old Jews Telling Jokes. October 31, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Silbiger, Steve (May 25, 2000). The Jewish Phenomenon: Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People. Taylor Trade Publications. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-5897-9490-0.
  5. ^ a b "The World's Billionaires – #1014 Sidney Kimmel". Forbes. 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  6. ^ Dobrin, Peter; Seplow, Stephen (June 14, 2000). "The Man Behind The Name On Arts Center". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Dangremond, Sam (October 19, 2017). "Johnny Carson's Former Malibu Estate Is on the Market for $81.5 Million". Town & Country. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  8. ^ Pennel, Julie (October 12, 2017). "Heeeeere's Johnny's house! See late night king's incredible Malibu mansion". Today. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Leitereg, Neal J. (August 9, 2018). "Former Johnny Carson estate in Malibu now seeks $65.2 million following big price cut". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  10. ^ Pomerantz, Dorothy (October 11, 2010). "Rags to Riches (Not Exactly)". Forbes. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e Van Allen, Peter (April 14, 2003). "The $1 billion man". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e Lahm, Jessica (December 19, 2023). "Sidney Kimmel". Faces of Philanthropy. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "Kimmel donates $110M to Jefferson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 18, 2014.
  14. ^ Thomas, Marita (November 12, 2002). "Kimmel Kick-Starts $100M Jewish Museum". GlobeSt. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  15. ^ Silvey, Janese (February 10, 2012). "Billionaire helps fund MU energy research". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
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