Jordan Schur is an American entrepreneur, record executive and film producer. He is currently co-chairman and CEO of the film production company Mimran Schur Pictures. He is also the former President of

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, the founder of Flip Records and Suretone Records as well as the Chairman and CEO of the music, television, and film production company Suretone Entertainment.

Career

In 1999, the 35 year-old Schur took over as president of

. In 2003, Schur also became president of

MCA Records MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group. Pre-history MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 w ...

and oversaw the acquisition of DreamWorks Records, and merged them into the newly formed Geffen Records label. In 2006, Schur left Geffen Records and established Suretone Records, a joint venture with Interscope Records. He also launched the MTV reality series '' Buzzin''' that highlighted the rise of Suretone artist Shwayze. In 2009, Schur and longtime friend David Mimran partnered to form the film production company Mimran Schur Pictures. Their first film was ''

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'', followed by ''

Henry's Crime ''Henry's Crime'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy crime film directed by Malcolm Venville and starring Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, and James Caan. The film follows Henry (Reeves), who goes to jail for a bank robbery he did not commit. Once ...

''. Both films premiered at Toronto.Gardener, Eriq
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'', Los Angeles, 23 September 2010. Retrieved on 23 September 2010. In 2011, Mimran Schur Pictures partnered with

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to release the action drama ''

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''. Other Mimran Schur Pictures projects include ''

Pawn Shop Chronicles ''Pawn Shop Chronicles'', also known as ''Hustlers'', is a 2013 American crime comedy film directed by Wayne Kramer and written by Adam Minarovich. The film stars an ensemble cast, led by Paul Walker, Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Vincent D'Onofri ...

''. In 2017 Mimran Schur Picture invested over $10 million in co-financing the box office movies

Holmes and Watson ''Holmes & Watson'' is a 2018 American-Canadian mystery-comedy film written and directed by Etan Cohen. The film stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as the eponymous characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively; with Rebecca Hall, ...

and Bloodshot. He produced the film ''

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'' for

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Television

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