Bob Gazzale is an American film historian and television producer. He became the
American Film Institute's third president and CEO in November 2007.
Gazzale is from California. He graduated from the
University of Virginia
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, where he helped to launch the
Virginia Festival of American Film in 1988. Gazzale was director of the festival until 1992, producing over 200 events. It featured film industry individuals such as
James Stewart,
Gregory Peck, and
Charlton Heston.
Gazzale joined the American Film Institute in 1992 and has held various positions including Director, AFI National Programs in New York and Director, AFI Productions in Los Angeles. He has been writer and producer of the
AFI Life Achievement Award
The AFI Life Achievement Award was established by the board of directors of the American Film Institute on February 26, 1973, to honor a single individual for his or her lifetime contribution to enriching American culture through motion picture ...
telecasts for twelve years and worked on the
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies series. He also created the format for the
AFI Awards, as well as the "AFI Night at the Movies". He won an
Emmy in 2014.
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References
American television producers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Presidents of the American Film Institute
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