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Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American film producer . Life and career. Silver was born and raised in South Orange, New Jersey, the son of a writer and a public relations executive. [1] . His family is Jewish. [2] . He attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey.
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- divorced
- Film producer
- 1976–present
Joel Silver pioneered the practice of shooting action movies in Australia with the "Matrix" films, and has been credited with either inventing or reinventing the careers of Eddie Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Steven Seagal. He was mentioned in Halle Berry 's Academy Award acceptance speech.
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- South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Mini Bio. As flamboyant as any character in his movies, Joel Silver can be credited along with Jerry Bruckheimer as practically reinventing the action film genre in the 1980s. Born in New Jersey, he attended the New York University Film School.
- July 14, 1952
Aug 28, 2010 · Mr. Silver, 58, has been a dominant studio moviemaker for over three decades, delivering blockbuster franchises like “Lethal Weapon,” “Die Hard” and “The Matrix.” The 59 movies he has produced...
Mar 11, 2021 · Saving Joel Silver: The Twisted Saga That Entangled Ari Emanuel, Ron Meyer, Anthony Pellicano and Even Mohammed bin Salman. When the former power producer couldn't settle his beef with Canadian ...
Apr 29, 2015 · The Epic Saga of Joel Silver: Money Struggles, Feuds and (Another) Second Chance. A meeting in Palm Springs led to a deal with a Canadian billionaire as the 1990s' most high-flying producer ...
May 21, 2019 · Silver, the Tallahassee-based founder of Silver Digital Media, appears in the latest episode of “ In Ice Cold Blood ,” which airs Mondays at 8/7c on Oxygen. During his interview, Silver explained his connection to the Frasch family and how he got hired for the surreal gig.
