Grumman Studios is a

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complex in

Bethpage, New York Bethpage (formerly known as Central Park) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 16,429 at the 2010 United States Cen ...

, United States, that offers 160,000 square feet with seven sound stages and 30 acres of paved outdoor space. Principal owner in the project is Parviz Farahzad whose production company is Lunar Module Park, LLC. The studios are in the former

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assembly plant at the massive

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aircraft works in Bethpage. Farahzad founded the company in 2007. The original blue Grumman landmark dome atop the facility has been repainted red for the new studio. Grumman Studios is one of two large sound stage complexes in Bethpage related to the original Grumman operation. The other is Gold Coast Studios which has six sound stages totaling 105,000 square feet in Steel Equities Bethpage Business Park. The studio is at 500 Grumman Road West in Bethpage.

Notable productions

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from the studios on December 3, 2015) * ''

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from the studios on December 4, 2014.) * ''

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'' (broadcast live on NBC from the studios on December 5, 2013.) * ''

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'' (also filmed at Gold Coast), 2012. * '' The Avengers'' - 2012 * '' The Dictator'' (2011) - United Nations sequence was filmed there. * ''

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References

External links

grummanstudios.com
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