Stacey Sher

Stacey Sher
Born (1962-11-30) November 30, 1962
New York City, New York
Occupation Film producer
Spouse(s) Kerry Brown (m. 2001)
Children 2

Stacey Sher (born November 30, 1962) is an American film producer.[1]

Early life

Sher was born to a Jewish family[2] in New York City and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She graduated from University of Southern California's (USC) Peter Stark Producing Program.

Career

In 1985, she became director of development at Hill/Obst Productions. In 1987, she became Vice President of Production. In 1991 she became Senior Vice President at Lynda Obst Productions.[3] She went on to work with Danny DeVito and Michael Shamberg at Jersey Films, and now operates Double Feature Films with Michael Shamberg, with whom she co-founded the company.

Sher has worked with multiple high-profile directors, including Terry Gilliam, Richard LaGravenese, Danny DeVito, Miloš Forman, Zach Braff, Oliver Stone, and has worked on multiple films with Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh.

Sher dated director Quentin Tarantino, but their relationship ended during the development of Pulp Fiction, which Sher was a producer on. Sher married musician/producer Kerry Brown in 2001. They have two children.[4]

Sher has been named co-president of Activision Blizzard Studios.[5][6][7]

Filmography

Television

References

  1. Galloway, Stephen; Belloni, Matthew (11 December 2015). "Watch THR's Full, Uncensored Producer Roundtable With Ice Cube, Steve Golin and More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. Tampa Jewish Federation "Jews in the News: Oscar Time!" retrieved March 19, 2017
  3. Stacey Sher profile
  4. Rebels on the Backlot, Sharon Waxman
  5. Lieberman, David (November 6, 2015). "Activision Blizzard Launches Studio With 'Call of Duty' And 'Skylanders' Plans". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  6. Fleming, Mike Jr (January 13, 2016). "Activision Blizzard Sets Stacey Sher To Spearhead Film, TV Projects Including 'Call of Duty,' 'Skylander'". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  7. Lincoln, Ross A. (June 16, 2016). "Activision Blizzard Studios Animated Series 'Skylanders Academy' Lands at Netflix With 2-Season Order". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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