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MARK GORDON (Executive Producer)
Award winning motion picture producer Mark Gordon has produced, financed and distributed over 40 motion pictures and television programs with theatrical box office revenues exceeding 2 billion dollars.
Gordon is currently producing THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN with Stephen Norrington directing and Sean Connery starring; TRIPOLI, with Ridley Scott directing and Russell Crowe starring; and THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW with Roland Emmerich directing.
As producer, Gordon's films include THE PATRIOT, directed by Ronald Emmerich and starring Mel Gibson; SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks; BROKEN ARROW, directed by John Woo and starring John Travolta, and SPEED, directed by Jan de Bont and starring Keanu Reeves in the role that catapulted him to international stardom.
As executive producer, financier and international distributor, Gordon's credits include TOMB RAIDER, directed by Simon West and starring Angelina Jolie; WONDER BOYS, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Michael Douglas; MAN ON THE MOON, directed by Milos Forman and starring Jim Carey; A SIMPLE PLAN directed by Sami Raimi; PRIMARY COLORS, directed by Mike Nichols and starring John Travolta; and THE JACKEL starring Bruce Willis and Richard Gere.
Gordon has also produced more than a dozen films for television. He directed NOTHING BUT SUN, a journey through the Holocaust as seen through the eyes of children, for which he received an Emmy nomination. THE WAR BETWEEN THE CLASSES won Gordon an Emmy for Best Children's Program.
Among Gordon's numerous industry awards, are both a Golden Globe for Best Picture and a Best Picture Oscar nomination for SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. The film also received the New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles Film Critic's Awards for Best Picture. Gordon has been honored with the Daryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award from the Producer's Guild of America and received the Bafta Award (British Film Academy) for Best Children's Film for PAULIE: A PARROT'S TALE.
Gordon serves on the boards of the Producer's Guild of America, the Virginia Film Festival. The Children's Performance Workshop and is the Vice-Chairman of Teach for American, Los Angeles. Gordon was honored with the Spirit of Chrysalis Award for his work in helping the finically disadvantaged find employment. Gordon has also served on the board of the Holocaust Documentation and Information Center and is a former member of the Motion Picture Committee of the United States Information Agency.
Gordon's first producing effort was the off-Broadway production of "The Buddy System" at Circle in the Square. He is a graduate of New York University Film School.
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