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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.
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.
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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
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 ...
Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American film producer, known for action films like Lethal Weapon and Die Hard. He is owner of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment. He began his career at Lawrence Gordon Productions, where he eventually became president of motion pictures for the company.
