Nathan Ross is an American film and television

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Personal life

Ross grew up in Northbrook, Il and graduated from

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. He is an

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alumnus and a John Marshall Law School graduate. Prior to becoming a producer, he was an agent at

ICM Partners ICM Partners is a talent and literary agency with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington D.C. and London. ICM (International Creative Management) Partners represents clients in the fields of motion pictures, television, music, publi ...

from 2003–10, primarily representing directors and screenwriters for film. He was profiled by ''

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'' in November 2008 in their "Next Gen 35 Under 35", which recognizes entertainment executives in their yearly issue. Ross got engaged to Elizabeth Chavez December 5, 2018 in Bali.

Film production

Ross was an

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on ''

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'' (starring

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and

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, both of whom won Academy Awards for their performances) alongside his directing partner,

Jean-Marc Vallée Jean-Marc Vallée (March 9, 1963December 25, 2021) was a Canadian filmmaker, film editor, and screenwriter. After studying film at the Université de Montréal, Vallée went on to make a number of critically acclaimed short films, including '' ...

. It was released by

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on November 1, 2013 and won three

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(including ''Best Picture'') and was nominated for six in total. He was also executive producer on ''

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,'' directed by Vallée for

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, starring

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and

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, both of whom were nominated for Academy Awards. The film was released on December 3, 2014. Ross' most recent film release was ''

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'', which Vallée also directed, and starred

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, and

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, for Fox Searchlight. It was released April 8, 2016 and won the "Headliners Audience Award" at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival. Ross’ next film will be the story of

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and

Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...

for

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. “Its the first time Yoko is allowing her story to be told,” and “We wanted to bring the right type of intimacy to the storytelling,” Ross told

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in an interview for the August 2019 issue.

Television

Ross is an Executive Producer on the HBO series, '' Big Little Lies,'' an adaptation of

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's 2014 darkly comic novel about three mothers of kindergartners, starring

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and

. The show premiered in February 2017. It won 8 Emmys at the 69th Annual Emmy Awards, including ''Outstanding Limited Series'', with 16 overall nominations''.'' At the 75th Annual Golden Globes, Big Little Lies won 4, including ''Best Limited Series or TV Movie'', out of 6 nominations. The second season aired in 2018 with

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added to the cast. Ross is also an Executive Producer alongside Jean-Marc Vallee on an adaptation of

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's debut thriller novel ''

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.'' The limited series stars

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, and

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. Among its accolades, Clarkson won the

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and Adams received a nomination for the

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. It also received eight nominations at the

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, including Outstanding Limited Series and acting nominations for Adams and Clarkson. In 2020, Ross set up '' The Players Table'' with Fifth Season at HBO Max, which will star

Sydney Sweeney Sydney Bernice Sweeney (born September 12, 1997) is an American actress. She first gained attention for appearing in the television series ''Everything Sucks!'' (2018), ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (2018), and ''Sharp Objects'' (2018). In 2019, she w ...

and Halsey and to be written and directed by

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. Ross will also executive produce ''The Lady In the Lake'' for Apple. This straight to series limited mystery will star Academy Award winners

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and

Moses Ingram Monique Denise Ingram (born February 6, 1994), known professionally as Moses Ingram, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jolene in the Netflix miniseries ''The Queen's Gambit (miniseries), The Queen's Gambit'' (2020). For t ...

and will be directed by Alma Har’el. Endeavor Content is the studio.

Production Company

Ross is a co-founder of Crazyrose, a film and television production and financing company, founded with

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in partnership with Bloom and Endeavor Content. In 2021, the company signed a first look deal with HBO and HBO Max. The duo commented "We are honored to formalize our long and fruitful relationship with HBO and to begin a new one with HBO Max. “We are grateful to Casey, Frannie, and Sarah for their continued partnership and look forward to supporting and promoting storytellers we admire in this next stage for Crazyrose.” The company will also continue its relationship with Endeavor Content by extending its first look film and forming a second look television deal with them.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Nathan American film producers American talent agents Indiana University alumni Living people John Marshall Law School (Chicago) alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)