Paul Brooks is a British-born

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. Brooks has a

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degree in

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and

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from the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degr ...

. He then went into

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before moving into film. In 1992 he executive produced low-budget film for ''Vadim Jean'' & ''Gary Sinyor'' "Leon The Pig Farmer" which became an unexpected hit in the UK box office. In 1993 he formed a film company Metrodome Films which made films likes the controversial film

Beyond Bedlam Beyond may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Beyond'' (1921 film), an American silent film * ''Beyond'' (2000 film), a Danish film directed by Åke Sandgren, OT: ''Dykkerne'' * ''Beyond'' (2010 film), a Swedish film directed b ...

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, the cult horror Darklands directed by ''Julian Richards'' and Killing Time. Most of these films were usually starred ''Craig Fairbrass.'' In 2016 the company has been placed into administration. Brooks has been the president of

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since March 2001. He has produced a number of films, including the

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-nominated ''

Shadow of the Vampire ''Shadow of the Vampire'' is a 2000 independent meta period horror comedy film directed by E. Elias Merhige, written by Steven Katz, and starring John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe. It is a fictionalized account of the making of the classi ...

'' and ''

My Big Fat Greek Wedding ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Joel Zwick and written by Nia Vardalos, who also stars in the film as Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos, a middle class Greek American woman who falls in love with White Anglo-Saxo ...

''.

Filmography

* '' Leon the Pig Farmer'' (1993) (executive producer) * ''Beyond Bedlam'' (1993) * ''Clockwork Mice'' (1995) * ''Solitaire for 2'' (1995) (co-executive producer) * ''Proteus'' (1995) * '' Darklands'' (1996) * ''

The Real Howard Spitz ''The Real Howard Spitz'' is a 1998 family comedy film directed by Vadim Jean, produced by Paul Brooks and written by Jurgen Wolff. Starring Kelsey Grammer, Amanda Donohoe and Genevieve Tessier, it is a Canadian and U.K co-production. A failed det ...

'' (1998) * '' Killing Time'' (1998) (executive producer) * ''One More Kiss'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000) (executive producer) * '' The Man from Elysian Fields'' (2001) (executive producer) * ''

The Badge ''The Badge'' is a 2002 mystery-thriller film directed by Robby Henson and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Patricia Arquette and William Devane. Release The Badge was originally intended to be distributed by Propaganda Films, but the production co ...

'' (2002) (executive producer) * ''Sonny'' (2002) * ''

Poolhall Junkies ''Poolhall Junkies'' is a 2002 drama, thriller, and sports film co-written, starring, and directed by Mars Callahan. The film also features Alison Eastwood, Michael Rosenbaum, Rick Schroder, Rod Steiger (in his final film role), Chazz Palmint ...

'' (2002) (executive producer) * ''

'' (2002) (executive producer) * '' 13 Moons'' (2002) (executive producer) * ''

Rolling Kansas ''Rolling Kansas'' is a 2003 independent film directed and co-written by Oscar-nominated actor Thomas Haden Church. Plot Rolling Kansas is about five men (a T-shirt salesman, his two brothers, a large narcoleptic nursing student, and a dim-witte ...

'' (2003) * ''DysFunktional Family'' (2003) * ''

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood ''Jiminy Glick in Lalawood'' is a 2004 American comedy film starring Martin Short as Jiminy Glick, a morbidly obese movie critic who is involved in a murder case at the Toronto International Film Festival. The supporting cast features Jan Hooks, ...

'' (2004) * ''

The Long Weekend ''The Long Weekend'' is a 2005 Canadian film starring Chris Klein and Brendan Fehr as two brothers, Cooper (Klein) and Ed Waxman (Fehr). It also stars Chelan Simmons, Paul Campbell, Chandra West, and Cobie Smulders. Plot Cooper is an actor wh ...

'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' The Wedding Date'' (2005) * ''Griffin & Phoenix'' (2006) * '' Slither'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Because I Said So'' (2007) * '' White Noise 2: The Light'' (2007) (executive producer) * ''Rock Paper Scissors'' (2008) * ''

The Haunting in Connecticut ''The Haunting in Connecticut'' is a 2009 supernatural horror film produced by Gold Circle Films and directed by Peter Cornwell. The film is alleged to be about Carmen Snedeker and her family, though Ray Garton, author of ''In a Dark Place: The ...

'' (2008) * ''

Blood Creek ''Blood Creek'' (previously known as ''Creek'' and ''Town Creek'') is a 2009 American supernatural horror thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by David Kajganich. It stars Dominic Purcell and Henry Cavill as brothers on a missio ...

'' (2008) * ''

My Sassy Girl ''My Sassy Girl'' ( ko, 엽기적인 그녀, Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo, That Bizarre Girl) is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong, starring Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun. The film is based on a true story told in a series ...

'' (2008) * ''

Over Her Dead Body ''Over Her Dead Body'' is a 2008 American romantic comedy film starring Eva Longoria, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell, Lindsay Sloane and Jason Biggs. It was written and directed by Jeff Lowell. The film is about Kate (Eva Longoria), who dies on the day ...

'' (2008) * ''The New Daughter'' (2009) * ''

The Fourth Kind ''The Fourth Kind'' is a 2009 science fiction psychological horror thriller film directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and featuring a cast of Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Corey Johnson, Will Patton, Charlotte Milchard, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Yulian Ve ...

'' (2009) * '' New in Town'' (2009) * ''The Belcoo Experiment'' (2009) * ''ATM'' (2010) * ''

Pitch Perfect ''Pitch Perfect'' is a 2012 American musical comedy film directed by Jason Moore and written by Kay Cannon. It features an ensemble cast, including Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Skylar Astin, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis ...

'' (2012) * '' Search Party'' (2014) * ''

Pitch Perfect 2 ''Pitch Perfect 2'' is a 2015 American musical comedy film directed and produced by Elizabeth Banks (in her feature directorial debut) and written by Kay Cannon. It is a sequel to the 2012 film ''Pitch Perfect'' and the second installment in th ...

'' (2015) * '' I Still See You'' (2018)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Paul Alumni of the University of London Businesspeople from London English film producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)