Heather Parry (born 1971) is an American television and film producer. She is best known for ''

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'' (2015), ''

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'' (2008), and '' A Star Is Born'' (2018).

Background and early career

Heather Parry grew up in

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. She attended and graduated from

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in Emmaus, Pennsylvania in 1989. Parry graduated from Colorado State University at

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. While a graduate student at Colorado State University, Parry began her career in the entertainment industry with an internship on ''

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''.

Career

MTV (1993–2005)

Parry was the West Coast Bureau Chief for MTV News from 1993 until 2005. In 2005, she co-produced '' Get Rich or Die Tryin’'' starring 50 Cent and '' The Longest Yard'' starring Adam Sandler for

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Happy Madison Productions (2005–2015)

From 2005 until 2015, Parry was head of film development and production at

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, founded by Adam Sandler, and produced four movies for the company, ''

'' in 2008, ''

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'' in 2011, ''That's My Boy'' in 2012, and ''

'' in 2015.

Live Nation Productions (2015–2019)

In December 2015, Parry was named president of film and television production at Live Nation, where she oversaw production of four documentaries, '' Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)'', ''Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story'' and '' Gaga: Five Foot Two'' (all in 2017) and '' Believer'' in 2018. In December 2018, Parry was put on leave by Live Nation following publication of an exposé by ''

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'', reporting results of a four-month long investigation into her alleged workplace abuse and verbal harassment toward employees. Live Nation hired an outside firm, Paul Hastings LLP, to conduct an internal investigation. On February 21, 2019, Parry was fired from Live Nation Productions.

Awards and recognition

*'' Believer'' was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary. It also won Best Documentary at the 30th GLAAD Media Awards. *In 2018, Parry received the Hermes Platinum Award for two documentaries, ''Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story'', which she shared with Daniel Kaufman (director) and

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(producer), and ''Gaga: Five Foot Two'', shared with Chris Moukarbel (director),

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(producer), and Bobby Campbell (producer). * Parry was a producer on ''Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story'', which won a Hollywood Documentary Award at the

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in 2017.“2017 Hollywood Film Awards: The Complete List of Winners”
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Filmography

References

External links

Official website
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