Sandy Climan
Sanford (Sandy) Climan is an American film producer, best known for Martin Scorsese's ''The Aviator'' and the film ''U2 3D''. He is the Founder and President of Entertainment Media Ventures, a Los Angeles-based strategic advisory and media investment company. Early life and education Climan was born in The Bronx, New York and attended The Bronx High School of Science, where he was valedictorian of his senior class, a Westinghouse Science Talent Search scholar, and a National Merit winner. Climan earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School, a Master of Science degree in Health Policy and Management from Harvard School of Public Health, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College. Career Mr. Climan has held senior management positions in the media and entertainment industry throughout his career and is considered a "media visionary". In addition, he has been an active investor in, and advisor to, venture capital firms and early-s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Bronx, New York
The Bronx ( ) is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York. It shares a land border with Westchester County to its north; to its south and west, the New York City borough of Manhattan is across the Harlem River; and to its south and east is the borough of Queens, across the East River. The Bronx, the only New York City borough not primarily located on an island, has a land area of and a population of 1,472,654 at the 2020 census. It has the fourth-largest area, fourth-highest population, and third-highest population density of the boroughs.New York State Department of Health''Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State – 2010'' retrieved on August 8, 2015. The Bronx is divided by the Bronx River into a hillier section in the west, and a flatter eastern section. East and west street names are divided by Jerome Avenue. The West Bronx was annexed to New York City in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Master Of Science
A Master of Science (; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree. In contrast to the Master of Arts degree, the Master of Science degree is typically granted for studies in sciences, engineering and medicine and is usually for programs that are more focused on scientific and mathematical subjects; however, different universities have different conventions and may also offer the degree for fields typically considered within the humanities and social sciences. While it ultimately depends upon the specific program, earning a Master of Science degree typically includes writing a thesis. The Master of Science degree was introduced at the University of Michigan in 1858. One of the first recipients of the degree was De Volson Wood, who was conferred a Master of Science degree at the University of Michigan in 1859. Algeria Algeria follows the Bologna Process. Australia Australian universities commonly have coursework or research-based Master o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sony
is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (imaging and sensing), Sony Entertainment (including Sony Pictures and Sony Music Group), Sony Interactive Entertainment (video games), Sony Financial Group, and others. Sony was founded in 1946 as by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. In 1958, the company adopted the name Initially an electronics firm, it gained early recognition for products such as the TR-55 transistor radio and the CV-2000 home video tape recorder, contributing significantly to Japan's Japanese economic miracle, post-war economic recovery. After Ibuka's retirement in the 1970s, Morita served as chairman until 1994, overseeing Sony's rise as a global brand recognized for innovation in consumer electronics. Landmark products included the Trinitron color television, the Walkma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Mann
Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, author and producer, best known for his stylized crime dramas. He has received a BAFTA Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for four Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. His most acclaimed works include the films ''Thief (film), Thief'' (1981), ''Manhunter (film), Manhunter'' (1986), ''The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film), The Last of the Mohicans'' (1992), ''Heat (1995 film), Heat'' (1995), ''The Insider (film), The Insider'' (1999), ''Ali (film), Ali'' (2001), ''Collateral (film), Collateral'' (2004), ''Public Enemies (2009 film), Public Enemies'' (2009), and ''Ferrari (2023 film), Ferrari'' (2023). He was executive producer on the popular TV series ''Miami Vice'' (1984–90), which he adapted into a Miami Vice (film), 2006 feature film. Early life and education Mann was born February 5, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois. He is Jewish and the son of Esther and Jack M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Danny DeVito
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi (TV series), Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award and an Primetime Emmy Award, Emmy Award. He plays List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia characters#Frank Reynolds, Frank Reynolds on the FXX sitcom ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2006–present). DeVito is known for his film roles in ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975), ''Terms of Endearment'' (1983), ''Head Office'' (1985), ''Ruthless People'' (1986), ''Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987), ''Twins (1988 film), Twins'' (1988), ''The War of the Roses (film), The War of the Roses'' (1989), ''Batman Returns'' (1992), ''Jack the Bear'' (1993), ''Junior (1994 film), Junior'' (1994), ''Matilda (1996 film), Matilda'' (1996), ''L.A. Confidential (f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kevin Costner
Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Kevin Costner, various accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Costner rose to prominence starring in such films as ''The Untouchables (film), The Untouchables'' (1987), ''Bull Durham'' (1988), ''Field of Dreams'' (1989), ''JFK (film), JFK'' (1991), ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' (1991), ''The Bodyguard (1992 film), The Bodyguard'' (1992), and ''A Perfect World'' (1993). During this time, he directed and starred in the Western film, western epic ''Dances With Wolves'' (1990), for which he won two Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture and Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director. He then starred in and co-produced ''Wyatt Earp (film), Wyatt Earp'' (1994) and ''Waterworld'' (1995), and directed ''The Postman (film), The Postman'' (1997), ''Open Range (2003 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robert Redford
Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades such as an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1996, the Academy Honorary Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2005, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, and the Honorary César in 2019. He was named by ''Time'' as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. Appearing onstage in the late 1950s, Redford's television career began in 1960, with appearances on ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' in 1961 and '' The Twilight Zone'' in 1962. His greatest Broadway success was as the stuffy newlywed husband in Neil Simon's '' Barefoot in the Park'' (1963). Redford made his film debut in '' War Hunt'' (1962). He gained success as a leading man in films such as '' Barefoot in the Park'' (1967), ''Butch Cassidy and the Su ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robert De Niro
Robert Anthony De Niro ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, and film producer. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Robert De Niro, various accolades, including two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for eight BAFTA Awards and four Emmy Awards. He was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2003, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2011, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2019, and the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2025. De Niro studied acting at HB Studio, Stella Adler Conservatory, and Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. He went on to earn two Academy Awards, his first for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in the crime drama ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Creative Artists Agency
Creative Artists Agency, LLC (CAA) is an American talent and sports agency based in Los Angeles, California. With 1,800 employees in March 2016, it is regarded as an influential company in the talent agency business and manages numerous clients. In September 2023, French billionaire François-Henri Pinault completed the acquisition of a majority stake in CAA, in an agreement valued at 7 billion dollars. The purchase was made through his investment company, Groupe Artémis. History Creative Artists Agency (CAA) was formed by five agents at the William Morris Agency in 1975. At a dinner, Michael Ovitz, Michael S. Rosenfeld, Ronald Meyer, Rowland Perkins, and William Haber decided to create their own agency. The agents were fired by William Morris before they could obtain financing. CAA was incorporated in Delaware and had a $35,000 line of credit and a $21,000 bank loan and rented a small Century City office. Within a week, they sold a game show called '' Rhyme and Rea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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David Gerber
David Gerber (July 25, 1923 – January 2, 2010) was an American television executive producer. Amongst the numerous television films, series, and specials he executive produced is the series '' Police Story'', for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. Career Gerber was president of the television division of three major studios: 20th Century Fox Television, from 1965 to 1972, Columbia Pictures Television, from 1974 to 1982 and MGM Television, from 1984 to 1992. He executive produced for television under his own production company, David Gerber Productions. His first project was the sitcom '' The Ghost & Mrs. Muir'' (1968–1970). Over the next few years, he executive produced TV movies, the British children's series '' Here Come the Double Deckers'' (1970), the sitcom '' Nanny and the Professor'' (1970–1971), and the Western drama '' Cade's County'' (1971–1972). In 1973, he started production of the popular and critically acclaimed series '' Pol ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pay Television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to Subscription business model, subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, but also increasingly via Digital terrestrial television, digital terrestrial and streaming television. In the United States, subscription television began in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the form of encrypted analog over-the-air broadcast television which could be decrypted with special equipment. The concept rapidly expanded through the multi-channel transition and into the post-network era. Other parts of the world beyond the United States, such as Television in France, France and Latin America have also offered encrypted analog terrestrial signals available for subscription. The term is most synonymous with premium entertainment services focused on films or general entertainment programming such as, in th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Harvard College
Harvard College is the undergraduate education, undergraduate college of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Part of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard College is Harvard University's traditional undergraduate program, offering BA (Bachelor of Arts) and BS (Bachelor of Science) degrees. It is highly selective, with fewer than four percent of applicants being offered admission as of 2022. Harvard College students participate in over 450 extracurricular organizations and nearly all live on campus. First-year students reside in or near Harvard Yard while upperclass students reside in other on-campus housing. History Harvard College was founded in 1636 by vote of the Massachusetts General Court, Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Two years later, the college became home to North America's first known printing press, carri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |