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Morris Mike Medavoy (born January 21, 1941) is an American film producer and business executive. He is the co-founder of Orion Pictures, the former chairman of TriStar Pictures, the former head of production for United Artists, and the current chairman and CEO of Phoenix Pictures .
From agent to studio chief to producer, he has been involved with over 300 feature films, of which 17 have been nominated and 7 have won Best Picture Oscars®, as well as numerous international film festival awards. Medavoy began his career at Universal Studios in 1964.
May 10, 2016 · Legendary producer and former studio executive Mike Medavoy spoke with us about the evolution of Hollywood, his career, and The Silence of the Lambs.
From agent to studio chief to producer, he has been involved with over 300 feature films, of which 17 have been nominated and 7 have won Best Picture Oscars®, as well as numerous international film festival awards.
Apr 15, 2023 · Holes producer Mike Medavoy reflects on the film for its 20th anniversary and discusses upcoming projects with Steven Spielberg and Leonardo DiCaprio.
May 17, 2022 · From agent to studio chief to producer, Mike Medavoy has been involved with over 300 feature films, of which 17 have been nominated and 7 have won Best Picture Oscars. Notable films ...more....
Nov 26, 2015 · The original “Rocky” cost $1.5 million, but went $40,000 over budget. There were obvious doubts about whether Stallone would get any money to make it all — rightfully so, since he hadn’t ...
Aug 4, 2011 · At Orion, Medavoy became known as something of a heat-seeking missile for untested filmmakers. He greenlit the directing debuts of Oliver Stone (“The Hand”) and Nicolas Meyer (“Time After ...
As chairman and co-founder of Phoenix Pictures, Medavoy has brought to the screen The People vs. Larry Flynt, The Mirror Has Two Faces, U-Turn, Apt Pupil, The Thin Red Line, The 6th Day, Basic, Holes, All the King’s Men, Zodiac, Pathfinder and Miss Potter, among others.
In 2005, Medavoy was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame and received a star on Hollywood Boulevard. In 2007, he received the Stella Adler Actors Studio Marion Brando Award and in 2008, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jerusalem Film Foundation.
