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2010 Luminary Award Recipient
Gary Foster
Producer, “The Soloist”
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A 1983 graduate of the University of Southern California, Gary Foster began his career as a producer in the mid 1980s. At the age of 25, he produced his first film, Short Circuit and the success of the film put the young producer’s career in full swing. In 1993, Foster produced the Oscar® and Golden Globe-nominated hit Sleepless in Seattle, which grossed more than $300 million worldwide. Foster served as president of Lee Rich Productions from 1993-1995 and produced Just Cause, The Amazing Panda Adventure, and Big Bully. In 1996, he made Tin Cup with Ron Shelton and John Norville. In 2001, Foster produced The Score, which brought together the talents of Robert De Niro, Edward Norton and Marlon Brando. Frank Oz directed the crime thriller, which was the last film of Brando’s legendary career. |
In 2003, Foster produced Daredevil, which was followed in 2005 by Elektra starring Jennifer Garner, and most recently, Ghost Rider starring Nicolas Cage.
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Foster’s feature credits also include: Gloria, Desperate Measures, Loverboy and Side Out. In 2009, he produced The Soloist starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr. and directed by Joe Wright. Based on the true story of Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Ayers, the film shows a unique look into the unlikely friendship between a LA Times journalist and schizophrenic musician who resides on Skid Row in Los Angeles. When In Rome, a comedy with romance starring Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel, will be released by The Walt Disney Company in January of 2010. |
Currently, Foster is partnered with former head of Sony Television Russ Krasnoff. Working in both the feature film and television worlds, Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment develops material for both the big and small screens. They are currently producing the series Community for NBC and Sony Pictures Television.
Special tributes to both Patty Duke and Lee & Bob Peterson
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