Dean Zanuck
Dean Zanuck | |
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| Born | Dean Francis Zanuck August 11, 1972 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard-Westlake School |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Occupation(s) | Motion picture production executive and producer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Notable work | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Road to Perdition, Get Low |
| Spouse |
Marisa
(m. 2002; sep. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
Dean Francis Zanuck (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 has been an executive at The Zanuck Company for thirteen years[when?].[2] In 2002 he formed a new division, Zanuck Independent, specifically for the development and production of independent movies.[2]
Personal life
In 2002 Zanuck married Marisa, a real estate agent who later featured on some episodes in 2013 of the reality TV series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.[2][4] The Zanucks lived together in Beverly Hills, California,[4] until Marisa filed for divorce in February 2016.[5] They have one son, Jack, and a daughter, Darryl.[4]
Filmography
As a production executive
- Deep Impact (production executive, 1998).[1]
- Planet of the Apes (production executive, 2001).[1]
- Big Fish, (production executive, 2003).[1]
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (production executive, 2005).[1]
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (production executive, 2007).[1]
- Yes Man (production executive 2008).[1]
As a producer
- Reign of Fire (co-producer, 2002).[1]
- Road to Perdition (producer, 2002).[1]
- Dead Lawyers (TV movie, executive producer, 2004).[1]
- Get Low (producer, 2009).[1]
- Tontine (producer, 2010).[1]
- The Zero Theorem (producer, 2013).[1]
- Voice from the Stone (producer, 2015)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 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', Film Journal International, July 19, 2010
- ^ Irene Lacher, The Sunday Conversation: Dean Zanuck, The Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2010
- ^ a b c Bravo TV: Marisa Zanuck
- ^ Real, Evan (March 14, 2016). "Marisa Zanuck, Former 'RHOBH' Star, Files for Divorce From Husband Dean". Us Weekly.
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