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Frederick Woodruff " Ted " Field (born June 1, 1953 [2]) is an American media mogul, record executive, entrepreneur and film producer. He founded Interscope Communications to develop and produce films in 1982, and produced his first hit, Revenge of the Nerds, the same year.
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- Interscope Communications, Radar Pictures
Interscope Communications (the studio shared its name for a former racing team, "Interscope Racing") was founded in 1982 by media mogul Ted Field, who aimed to create films with mass appeal. Field acted as a producer or executive producer on a number of films in Interscope's filmography.
YearTitleDirector198419851985American Geisha 2Lee Phillips1987- 1999 (as film studio and label), 2002 (through USA Films merger), 2003 (as in-name-only label)
- United States
- 1982; 41 years ago
- Film studio
Apr 3, 1997 · Ted Field started Interscope Records in late 1990 as a $30 million joint venture with Warner Music’s Atlantic Group. He had grown up lavishly in Chicago and Alaska before moving to the West...
Jan 18, 2018 · In 1990, along with Jimmy Iovine, Ted Field co-founded Interscope Records, whose artists included Dr. Dre, Nine Inch Nails and U2. After leaving the record company, he went into film...
Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Music Group and Interscope Communications, it differed from most record labels by letting A&R staff control decisions and allowing artists and producers full creative control.
- 1990; 33 years ago
- Santa Monica, California, U.S.
- Various
- Universal Music Group
Jan 13, 2022 · Founded in 1991 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field, Interscope is one of the most influential labels of the last three decades, home to seminal hip-hop albums from Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and...
Feb 3, 2001 · Ted Field, the financier who co-founded Interscope Records and helped turn it into a music industry juggernaut, is stepping down from the company. Field, who started the label from scratch in...
