Jordan Horowitz (born April 10, 1980) is an American

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. He is best known for producing the musical romantic-drama film ''

La La Land ''La La Land'' is a 2016 American romantic musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress, respectively, who meet and fall in love ...

'' that earned numerous awards and nominations including a nomination for the

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with producers Marc Platt and Fred Berger.

Early life and education

Horowitz was raised in

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. He is of

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descent. In 2002, he graduated from

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Academy Awards incident

At the 89th Academy Awards, presenters

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and

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announced that ''La La Land'' was the winner of Best Picture. However, they had mistakenly been given the envelope for Best Actress, a category in which

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had won for her role in ''La La Land'' several minutes prior. When the mistake was realized, Horowitz rushed to the microphone to announce ''

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'' as the correct winner, taking the card from

to show to the audience and then presented the Oscar to the winning producers. This occurred after PricewaterhouseCoopers representatives appeared on stage to discuss the mistake with the team from ''La La Land'' and Warren Beatty.

Personal life

Horowitz is married to Julia Hart, who is a Hollywood writer and director, known for ''The Keeping Room'' (2014), '' Miss Stevens'' (2016) and '' Fast Color'' (2018). They have two children together.

Filmography

Producer * 2010: '' The Kids Are All Right'' * 2010: '' Meet Monica Velour'' * 2012: ''

Save the Date ''Save the Date'' is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Mohan. It stars Lizzy Caplan and Alison Brie. It won the Achievement Award at the 2012 Newport Beach Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at th ...

'' * 2013: ''

Are You Here ''Are You Here'' (also known as ''You Are Here'') is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Matthew Weiner. The film stars Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis and Amy Poehler. The plot follows a bipolar man who inherits his estran ...

'' * 2014: ''

The Keeping Room ''The Keeping Room'' is a 2014 American Western film directed by Daniel Barber and written by Julia Hart. The film stars Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Muna Otaru, Sam Worthington, Amy Nuttall, and Ned Dennehy. It was screened in the Spec ...

'' * 2016: '' Miss Stevens'' * 2016: '' The Cleanse'' * 2016: ''

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'' * 2016: ''

'' * 2018: '' Fast Color'' (Also co-writer) * 2020: '' Stargirl'' (Also co-writer) * 2020: '' I'm Your Woman'' (Also co-writer) * 2022: ''

Hollywood Stargirl ''Hollywood Stargirl'' is a 2022 American teen romantic drama film directed by Julia Hart from a screenplay that she co-wrote with Jordan Horowitz. The film is a sequel to the 2020 film '' Stargirl'', which was in turn based on Jerry Spinelli ...

'' (Also co-writer) Executive producer * 2012: ''The Garden of Eden'' * 2018: ''

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References

External links

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