Stacey Sher

Stacey Sher
Born (1962-11-30) November 30, 1962 (age 61)
OccupationFilm producer
SpouseKerry Brown (m. 2001)
Children2

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

Biography

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Sher was born to a Jewish family[2] in New York City and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She attended the University of Southern California, where she was involved with the Peter Stark Producing Program, a two-year (four-semester) full-time graduate program designed to prepare students for careers as producers. Sher graduated with a bachelor's degree.[citation needed] She is married to music producer Kerry P. Brown. They have two children.

Career

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In 1985, Sher became director of development at Hill/Obst Productions. In 1987, she became Vice President of Production and 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. Some of the movies that Sher has worked on as a producer include Django Unchained, the Hateful Eight, and Pulp Fiction. Sher also worked on the 2005 Independent Spirit Award-winning Garden State, and three films with director Steven Soderbergh: Contagion, Erin Brockovich, and Out of Sight. Additional credits include Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, Matilda, and Along Came Polly. Her production company is Shiny Penny Productions.[4]

Sher has worked with many actors and producers, including several projects with Danny DeVito. Sher and DeVito have produced movies together and the television shows Reno 911! and Kate Brasher. They also both served as executive producers on The American Embassy, UC: Undercover, and Garden State.

Sher dated director Quentin Tarantino, but their relationship ended during the development of Pulp Fiction, on which Sher was a producer.[5]

In 2015, Sher was named co-president of Activision Blizzard Studios.[6][7][8] which is devoted to creating television and films based on the company's library of intellectual properties, including Activision Publishing Call of Duty and Skylanders. In June 2021, Sher signed an overall deal with FX Productions.[9]

Sher is a member of the Producers Guild of America, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. She was also honored by the ACLU for her work in films and television.[10]

Filmography

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Producer unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Year Film Credit
1988 Heartbreak Hotel Associate producer
1991 The Fisher King Associate producer
1994 Reality Bites Executive producer
Pulp Fiction Executive producer
1995 Get Shorty
1996 Matilda
Feeling Minnesota
1997 Gattaca
1998 Out of Sight
Living Out Loud
1999 Man on the Moon
2000 Drowning Mona Executive producer
Erin Brockovich
2001 The Caveman's Valentine
How High
Vanilla Sky Actress- role: Rayna
2003 Camp
2004 Along Came Polly
Garden State Executive producer
2005 Be Cool
The Skeleton Key
2006 World Trade Center
2007 Freedom Writers
Reno 911!: Miami
2010 Extraordinary Measures
2011 Contagion
2012 LOL
Django Unchained
2013 Runner Runner
2014 Wish I Was Here
A Walk Among the Tombstones
2015 Freeheld
Burnt
The Hateful Eight
2016 Get a Job
2021 Respect
2023 Poolman
2024 Heretic
Thanks
Year Film Role
1987 Adventures in Babysitting Thank you
1992 Reservoir Dogs Special thanks
1996 Hard Eight
2002 The Good Girl
2003 Kill Bill: Volume 1
2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2

Television

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Year Title Credit Notes
1998 The Pentagon Wars Executive producer Television film
2000 Celebrity Executive producer Television film
2001 Kate Brasher Executive producer
2002 The American Embassy Executive producer
The Funkhousers Executive producer Television film
2001−02 UC: Undercover Executive producer
2003 Other People's Business Executive producer Television film
2004 Karen Sisco Executive producer
2016 Sweet/Vicious Executive producer
2016−18 Skylanders Academy Executive producer
2015−19 Into the Badlands Executive producer
2004−20 Reno 911! Executive producer
2020 Mrs. America Executive producer
2021 93rd Academy Awards Television special
Oscars: Into the Spotlight Television special
Oscars: After Dark Television special
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon Executive producer Television film

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2024 Locarno Film Festival Raimondo Rezzonico Award Won [11]

References

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  1. ^ Galloway, Stephen; Belloni, Matthew (December 11, 2015). "Watch THR's Full, Uncensored Producer Roundtable With Ice Cube, Steve Golin and More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Tampa Jewish Federation "Jews in the News: Oscar Time!" retrieved March 19, 2017
  3. ^ Stacey Sher profile
  4. ^ "team – Shiny Penny Productions". shinypennypro.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Rebels on the Backlot, Sharon Waxman
  6. ^ Lieberman, David (November 6, 2015). "Activision Blizzard Launches Studio With 'Call of Duty' And 'Skylanders' Plans". Deadline. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  7. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr (January 13, 2016). "Activision Blizzard Sets Stacey Sher To Spearhead Film, TV Projects Including 'Call of Duty,' 'Skylander'". Deadline. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  8. ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (June 16, 2016). "Activision Blizzard Studios Animated Series 'Skylanders Academy' Lands at Netflix With 2-Season Order". Deadline. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  9. ^ White, Peter (June 1, 2021). "Stacey Sher Signs Overall Deal With FX Productions". Deadline Hollywood.
  10. ^ "Stacey Sher – Executive Producer". AMC. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  11. ^ "Stacey Sher to Receive the Locarno77 Raimondo Rezzonico Award". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
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