Gigi Pritzker
Jean "Gigi" Pritzker (born July 27, 1962) is an American billionaire, and film producer. She is a member of the Pritzker family.
Gigi Pritzker | |
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Born | Jean Pritzker 27 July 1962 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Stanford University (BA) |
Occupation | Film producer |
Known for | co-founder of Odd Lot Entertainment |
Net worth | US$2.7 billion (June 2020) [1] |
Spouse(s) | Michael Pucker |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Jay Pritzker Marian "Cindy" Friend |
Family | Thomas Pritzker (brother) John Pritzker (brother) Daniel Pritzker (brother) |
Early life
Pritzker was born to the wealthy Pritzker family in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Marian "Cindy" (née Friend) and Jay Pritzker.[2] Her maternal grandfather was Prague-born jurist Hugo Friend. Her father diversified the Chicago-based family business, the Marmon Group - along with his brothers Robert Pritzker and Donald Pritzker. They created the Hyatt Hotel chain in 1957 and owned Braniff Airlines from 1983 until 1988,[1] later divesting many assets.[3][1][3] Pritzker graduated with a BA in anthropology from Stanford University.[4]
Career
After taking courses in documentary film making,[4] she co-founded - along with her friend Deborah Del Prete - the Culver City, California based film production and financing company Odd Lot Entertainment.[1][4][5] In 2010, Odd Lot produced the film Rabbit Hole starring Nicole Kidman and in 2011, produced the film Drive starring Ryan Gosling.[6] In November 2013, Odd Lot released Ender's Game a film co-starring Harrison Ford, and based on Orson Scott Card's science fiction novel.
Pritzker also develops and produces live stage productions - along with her partner Ted Rawlins - through their company Relevant Theatricals. Relevant Theatricals produced the play Million Dollar Quartet.[6]
Filmography
All films, she was producer unless otherwise noted.
Film
Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
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1989 | The Phantom of the Opera | Line producer | |
Simple Justice | |||
1997 | Hostile Intent | Executive producer | |
1998 | Ricochet River | ||
2001 | The Wedding Planner | ||
2004 | Mean Creek | Executive producer | |
2005 | Green Street | ||
2007 | Undead or Alive | ||
Suburban Girl | |||
Buried Alive | |||
2008 | The Spirit | ||
2009 | Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground | Direct-to-video | |
The Open Road | Executive producer | ||
2010 | Rabbit Hole | ||
2011 | From Prada to Nada | ||
Drive | |||
2013 | The Way, Way Back | Executive producer | |
Ender's Game | |||
2014 | Draft Day | ||
Rosewater | |||
2015 | Mortdecai | ||
2016 | Hell or High Water | Executive producer | |
2017 | Landline | ||
2019 | Motherless Brooklyn | ||
21 Bridges | |||
2020 | My Spy | ||
The Eyes of Tammy Faye | |||
The Thing About Jellyfish |
- Thanks
Year | Film | Notes |
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2015 | Everlasting | Special thanks |
Television
Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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2008 | Living Hell | Television film | |
2017 | Sun Records | Co-executive producer | |
2017−18 | Genius | Executive producer | |
2018 | The Dragon Prince | Executive producer |
References
- "Forbes profile: Jean (Gigi) Pritzker". Forbes. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- CNN Money: "The Pritzker Unveiling a Private Family" By Ford S. Worthy April 25, 1988
- Chicago Tribune: "Pritzker family could soon own less than half of Hyatt" By Julie Wernau April 19, 2011
- New York Times: "A Movie Mogul Rising" By MICHAEL CIEPLY January 14, 2013
- Crain's Chicago Business: "Gigi Pritzker's firm sees star rising in Hollywood" by Shia Kapos January 15, 2013
- Chicago Tribune: "The Pritzker family tree" By Melissa Harris and Julie Wernau December 18, 2011