Brad Grey

{{short description|American film and television producer (1957–2017)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Brad Grey

| birth_name = Brad Alan Grey

| birth_date = December 29, 1957

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| death_date = May 14, 2017 (aged 59)

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Former Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures

| years_active = 1984–2017

| alma_mater = University at Buffalo

| children = 4

| spouse = {{plainlist|

  • {{Marriage|Jill Gutterson|1982|2007|end=div}}
  • {{Marriage|Cassandra Huysentruyt|2011}}

}}

}}

Brad Alan Grey (December 29, 1957 – May 14, 2017) was an American television and film producer. He co-founded Brillstein-Grey Entertainment (now Brillstein Entertainment Partners), and afterwards became the chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, a position he held from 2005-2017.{{cite news |last=Cieply |first=Michael |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/business/media/09paramount.html |title=New York Times, Jan 2009 |work=The New York Times |date=2009-01-08 |access-date=2011-05-08 |archive-date=2019-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414145037/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/business/media/09paramount.html |url-status=live }} Grey graduated from the University of New York at Buffalo School of Management. Under Grey's leadership, Paramount finished No. 1 in global market share in 2011 and No. 2 domestically in 2008, 2009, and 2010, despite releasing significantly fewer films than its competitors.{{cite news |last=Finke |first=Nikki |url=https://deadline.com/2012/01/paramount-topples-warner-bros-for-1-in-2011-market-share-with-record-5-17b-worldwide-208991/ |title=Paramount Topples Warner Bros For #1 In 2011 Market Share With Record $5.17B Worldwide, Jan 2012 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |date=2012-01-02 |access-date=2012-02-10 |archive-date=2012-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208135547/http://www.deadline.com/2012/01/paramount-topples-warner-bros-for-1-in-2011-market-share-with-record-5-17b-worldwide/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Cieply |first=Michael |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/business/media/14paramount.html |title=New York Times, Dec 2009 |work=The New York Times |date=2009-12-13 |access-date=2011-05-08 |archive-date=2018-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125102022/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/business/media/14paramount.html |url-status=live }} He also produced eight out of Paramount's 10 top-grossing films of all time after having succeeded Sherry Lansing in 2005.{{cite news |last=Biskind |first=Peter |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/07/paramount-pictures-100th-anniversary-photo |title=Vanity Fair, July 2012 |publisher=VanityFair.com |date=2012-06-11 |access-date=2012-07-19 |archive-date=2012-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712205012/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/07/paramount-pictures-100th-anniversary-photo |url-status=live }}

Early life

Grey was born to a Jewish family in the Bronx,{{cite news|author=Joel Stein|title=Who runs Hollywood? C'mon|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-dec-19-oe-stein19-story.html|access-date=16 January 2014|newspaper=LA Times|date=December 19, 2008|author-link=Joel Stein|archive-date=10 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810010726/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/dec/19/opinion/oe-stein19|url-status=live}}[http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/the_heroes_of_jewish_comedy_20030704 Jewish Journal: "The Heroes of Jewish Comedy" by Tom Teicholz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826224309/http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/the_heroes_of_jewish_comedy_20030704 |date=2016-08-26 }} July 3, 2003{{cite book|url=http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=purduepress_previews|first=Vincent|last=Brook|title=From Shtetl to Stardom: Jews and Hollywood: Chapter 1: Still an Empire of Their Own: How Jews Remain Atop a Reinvented Hollywood|pages=15|publisher=Purdue University Press|access-date=2017-10-21|archive-date=2018-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723222021/https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=purduepress_previews|url-status=live}} the youngest child of a garment district salesman. He majored in business and communications at the University at Buffalo.{{cite news|last1=O'Shei|first1=Tim|title=Brad Grey, UB grad-turned-Hollywood mogul, dies at 59|url=https://buffalonews.com/2017/05/15/brad-gray-ub-grad-turned-hollywood-mogul-dies-59/|access-date=18 May 2017|work=The Buffalo News|date=15 May 2017|archive-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519015406/http://buffalonews.com/2017/05/15/brad-gray-ub-grad-turned-hollywood-mogul-dies-59/|url-status=live}}

While attending the university, he became a gofer for a young Harvey Weinstein, who was then a concert promoter. The first show Grey produced (at age 20) was a concert by Frank Sinatra at Buffalo's Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in 1978. He traveled to Manhattan on weekends to look for young comics at The Improv. Grey brought comedian Bob Saget to New York, thus making Saget his first client.{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800104741/bio |title=Yahoo! Movies |publisher=Movies.yahoo.com |access-date=2011-05-08 |archive-date=2011-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621234231/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800104741/bio |url-status=live }}

Career

=Talent agent and producer=

In 1984, Grey met talent manager Bernie Brillstein in San Francisco, California, at a television convention. Having convinced Brillstein that he could deliver fresh talent, he was taken on as a partner and the Bernie Brillstein Company was re-christened Brillstein-Grey Entertainment.{{cite web |url=http://www.wma.com/bernie_brillstein/bio/BERNIE_BRILLSTEIN.pdf |title=WMA.com |access-date=2011-05-08 |archive-date=2011-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608092625/http://www.wma.com/bernie_brillstein/bio/BERNIE_BRILLSTEIN.pdf |url-status=live }} Grey began producing for television in 1986 with the Showtime hit, It's Garry Shandling's Show. In the late 1990s, Shandling sued Grey for breach of duties and related claims. Shandling complained that his TV show lost its best writers and producers when Brad Grey got them deals to do other projects, and that Grey commissioned these other deals, while Shandling did not benefit from them. Grey denied the allegations and countersued, saying the comedian breached his contract on The Larry Sanders Show by failing to produce some episodes and indiscriminately dismissing writers, among other actions.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/03/arts/shandling-and-ex-manager-settle-suit.html |title=New York Times July 3, 1999 |work=The New York Times |date=1999-07-03 |access-date=2011-05-08 |archive-date=2014-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224193452/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/03/arts/shandling-and-ex-manager-settle-suit.html |url-status=live }} Both suits were settled avoiding a trial.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-03-fi-52483-story.html |title=LA Times July 3, 1999 |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=1999-07-03 |access-date=2011-05-08 |first=James |last=Bates |archive-date=2012-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105163700/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jul/03/business/fi-52483 |url-status=live }} Shandling did testify about Grey during the 2008 trial of private investigator Anthony Pellicano who worked on Grey's defense team.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-mar-17-et-pellicanonotes17-story.html |title=LA Times March 17, 2008 |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=2008-03-17 |access-date=2011-05-08 |first=Rachel |last=Abramowitz |archive-date=2012-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105163818/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/mar/17/entertainment/et-pellicanonotes17 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Halbfinger |first=David M. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/14/business/media/14pellicano.html |title=New York Times March, 2008 |location=Los Angeles (Calif) |work=The New York Times |date=2008-03-14 |access-date=2011-05-08 |archive-date=2009-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417195315/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/14/business/media/14pellicano.html |url-status=live }} The value of the settlement to Shandling was later disputed by attorneys as being either $4 million or $10 million.{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-hope-weiner/pellicano-trial-on-bert-f_b_92131.html |title=Huffington Post March, 2008 |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=2008-03-18 |access-date=2011-05-08 |archive-date=2011-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111103721/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-hope-weiner/pellicano-trial-on-bert-f_b_92131.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Garrett |first=Diane |url=https://variety.com/2008/biz/markets-festivals/fields-responds-to-shandling-claims-1117982582/ |title=Variety Mar. 17, 2008 |publisher=Variety |date=2008-03-17 |access-date=2011-05-08 |archive-date=2011-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629180132/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117982582?refCatId=1236 |url-status=live }}

In 1996, Brillstein sold his shares of the Brillstein-Grey company to Grey, giving Grey full rein over operations; the company's television unit was subsequently rechristened "Brad Grey Television". Grey produced shows such as Emmy Award-winning The Sopranos and The Wayne Brady Show. Other shows developed in the 1990s under the Brillstein-Grey banner included Good Sports, The Larry Sanders Show, Mr. Show, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Sopranos, NewsRadio, and Just Shoot Me! Grey also ventured into film by producing the Adam Sandler hit Happy Gilmore.

In 1996, actress Linda Doucett alleged that Grey and Shandling fired her from The Larry Sanders Show after her personal relationship with Shandling ended.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-harassment-i-was-fired-a-hit-show-intimidated-by-lawyers-guest-column-1053465|title=Hollywood Harassment: I Was Fired from a Hit Show and Intimidated By Lawyers (Guest Column)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2018-02-28|language=en|archive-date=2018-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308181538/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-harassment-i-was-fired-a-hit-show-intimidated-by-lawyers-guest-column-1053465|url-status=live}} Doucett reportedly received a $1 million settlement in this matter in 1997.

In July 2000 - on the day of Scary Movie{{'}}s opening - Grey and Brillstein-Grey were sued by Bo Zenga and his Boz Productions in what became known as the 'Scary' suit.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2002/biz/news/judge-throws-out-zenga-s-scary-suit-1117867655/|title=Judge throws out Zenga's 'Scary' suit|last=Shprintz|first=Janet|date=2002-05-28|work=Variety|access-date=2018-04-05|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405152904/http://variety.com/2002/biz/news/judge-throws-out-zenga-s-scary-suit-1117867655/|url-status=live}} Zenga, at the time an unknown bit-part actor,{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0954848/|title=Bo Zenga|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-04-05|archive-date=2017-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218094459/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0954848/|url-status=live}} "claimed he had an oral agreement with Grey's management firm Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, giving him equal profits on the film". Scary Movie went on to make $278m worldwide.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scarymovie.htm|title=Scary Movie (2000) - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-05|archive-date=2016-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413230703/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scarymovie.htm|url-status=live}}

The pre-trial discovery process "revealed that major parts of Zenga's resume were fabricated. Brillstein-Grey said in a court filing that Zenga presented himself as a successful investment banker who became a prize-winning screenwriter to satisfy his creative urges." "Far from being a successful investment banker, Zenga once filed for personal bankruptcy" and "according to court papers, the only writing award he won was in a phony contest he set up himself." After denying under oath that he knew who owned the company that ran the contest, Bo Zenga recanted a day later, admitting his ownership of the company and "saying he had been 'overmedicated.'"{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/24/business/evidence-of-wiretaps-used-in-suit.html|title=Evidence of Wiretaps Used in Suit|last1=Halbfinger|first1=David M.|date=2006-03-24|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-04-05|last2=Weiner|first2=Allison Hope|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405113611/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/24/business/evidence-of-wiretaps-used-in-suit.html|url-status=live}} When questioned about "an accusation from his former business partner that he coerced her to lie for him," Zenga "in a highly unusual move for a plaintiff in a film-profits case — asserted his Fifth Amendment right not to answer hundreds of questions." Zenga's suit was thrown out of court for lack of evidence. L.A. Superior Court Judge Robert O'Brien "noted it was only the second time in all his years on the bench that he had granted a non-suit and taken a case away from a jury."

In 2002, Grey formed Plan B with Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, with a first-look deal at Warner Bros. The company produced two films for Warner Bros: Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Johnny Depp, and Martin Scorsese's The Departed, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson. After Pitt and Aniston separated, Grey and Pitt moved the company to Paramount Pictures in 2005.{{cite web |last=Hazelton |first=John |url=http://www.screendaily.com/brad-pitts-plan-b-moving-from-warner-to-paramount/4023555.article |title=Screen Daily |publisher=Screen Daily |date=2005-06-23 |access-date=2011-05-08 |archive-date=2012-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922134945/http://www.screendaily.com/brad-pitts-plan-b-moving-from-warner-to-paramount/4023555.article |url-status=live }}

In May 2006, Zenga "filed a new suit against Grey personally,"{{Cite news |title=Brad Grey Escapes Liability in Anthony Pellicano Matter |language=en |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/brad-grey-escapes-liability-anthony-414693 |access-date=2018-04-05 |archive-date=2018-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090522/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/brad-grey-escapes-liability-anthony-414693 |url-status=live }} in which he charged Grey with using notorious private investigator Anthony Pellicano to illegally wiretap and conduct illegal background checks on Zenga during the original case. Grey denied any knowledge, testifying that "his dealings with Pellicano 'all came through Bert Fields' and that 'in every instance' Grey had never been given updates on the investigations by Pellicano."{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2008/03/brad-grey-testomony-boring-5249/|title=Brad Grey's Pellicano Testimony: "Boring"|last=Finke|first=Nikki|date=2008-03-20|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-04-05|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090549/http://deadline.com/2008/03/brad-grey-testomony-boring-5249/|url-status=live}} The suit was "dismissed, due to Zenga having lied and to statute of limitations issues."{{Cite web|url=http://westernboothill.blogspot.com/2017/05/rip-brad-grey.html|title=Boot Hill: RIP Brad Grey|last=B|first=Tom|date=2017-05-15|website=Boot Hill|access-date=2018-04-05|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090510/http://westernboothill.blogspot.com/2017/05/rip-brad-grey.html|url-status=live}} Zenga's appeal continued after Grey's death until being dismissed in December 2017.

=Paramount Pictures CEO=

Grey was named chief executive officer of Paramount Pictures Corporation in 2005. In his position, Grey was responsible for overseeing all feature film development and production for films distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Paramount Insurge, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies.{{cite web |url=http://www.paramount.com/studio/divisions |title=Divisions | Paramount Pictures |access-date=2012-07-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711215154/http://www.paramount.com/studio/divisions |archive-date=2012-07-11 }}, Paramount Picture He was also responsible for the worldwide business operations for Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Home Media Distribution, Paramount Animation, Studio Group and Worldwide Television Distribution.{{cite web |url=http://www.paramount.com/studio/executives/brad-grey |title=Paramount Corporate |publisher=Paramount.com |access-date=2011-05-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612052841/http://www.paramount.com/studio/executives/brad-grey |archive-date=2011-06-12 }}

Among the commercial and critical hit films Paramount produced and/or distributed during Grey's tenure were the Transformers, Paranormal Activity, and Iron Man franchises, Star Trek, How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek the Third, Mission: Impossible III, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, An Inconvenient Truth, There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Babel, Shutter Island, Up in the Air, The Fighter, True Grit, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, and Hugo.

During his time as chairman and CEO of Paramount, the studio's films were nominated for dozens of Academy Awards, including 20 in 2011{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/industry-us-oscars-studios-idUSTRE70O7HR20110125 |title=Reuters Jan 25th, 2011 |date=2011-01-25 |access-date=2017-06-30 |archive-date=2015-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226232737/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/25/industry-us-oscars-studios-idUSTRE70O7HR20110125 |url-status=live }} and 18 in 2012.{{cite news |last=Finke |first=Nikki |url=https://deadline.com/2012/01/oscars-nominations-by-studio-219514/ |title=OSCARS: Nominations By Studio – Sony 21, Paramount 18, Weinstein 16, Disney 13, Fox 10, Universal 7, Warner Bros 5, Roadside Attractions 4 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |date=2012-01-24 |access-date=2012-02-10 |archive-date=2012-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128133108/http://www.deadline.com/2012/01/oscars-nominations-by-studio/ |url-status=live }}

After arriving at Paramount in 2005, Chairman and CEO Grey was credited with leading a return to fortune at the box office.{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/viacom_vision_aOcL8ogsg4gDuFrabNJU3O |title=New York Post, February 2010 |publisher=Nypost.com.com |date=2010-02-12 |access-date=2011-06-13 |first=Peter |last=Lauria |archive-date=2011-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120074219/http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/viacom_vision_aOcL8ogsg4gDuFrabNJU3O |url-status=live }} He oversaw the creation and revitalization of several major franchises, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek, and Paranormal Activity, which was made for $15,000 and generated $192 million at the global box office. Paranormal Activity 2 grossed $177 million worldwide, and the third installment in the franchise collected $205.7 million worldwide in 2011.{{cite news |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=paranormalactivity3.htm |title=Box Office Mojo: Paranormal Activity 3 |publisher=BoxOfficeMojo.com |access-date=2012-02-10 |archive-date=2012-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203020617/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=paranormalactivity3.htm |url-status=live }} A fourth installment was released in October 2012. The studio's 2011 results included Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which grossed more than $1.1 billion worldwide, and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, whose $694 million global box office tally makes it the most successful entry in that franchise.{{cite news |last=Subers |first=Ray |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3364&p=.htm |title=Around-the-World Roundup: 'M:I-4' Passes $600 Million Worldwide |publisher=BoxOfficeMojo.com |date=2012-02-07 |access-date=2012-02-10 |archive-date=2012-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210103136/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3364&p=.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers3.htm |title=Transformers: Dark of the Moon |publisher=BoxOfficeMojo.com |access-date=2012-02-10 |archive-date=2012-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203131358/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers3.htm |url-status=live }} Paramount's 2012 slate included The Dictator which earned $179 million on a $65 million budget.{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dictator.htm|title=The Dictator|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=August 1, 2012|archive-date=August 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805075546/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dictator.htm|url-status=live}}

During this period, Paramount forged productive relationships with top-tier filmmakers and talent including J. J. Abrams, Michael Bay and Martin Scorsese.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/business/media/08films.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=martin%20scorsese%20and%20paramount&st=cse |title=New York Times, November 8, 2006 |publisher=Nytimes.com.com |date=2006-11-08 |access-date=2011-06-13 |archive-date=2013-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510114752/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/business/media/08films.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=martin%20scorsese%20and%20paramount&st=cse |url-status=live }}

In 2011, based on the success of Rango, the studio's first original, computer-animated release, Grey oversaw the launch of a new animation division, Paramount Animation.{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Daniel |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-stainton-tapped-run-paramount-246178 |title=David Stainton Tapped to Run Paramount Animation |publisher=HollywoodReporter.com |date=2011-10-10 |access-date=2012-02-10 |archive-date=2011-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214091953/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-stainton-tapped-run-paramount-246178 |url-status=live }}

The 2010 Paramount slate achieved much success with Shutter Island and True Grit reaching the biggest box office totals in the storied careers of Martin Scorsese and the Coen brothers, respectively. In addition, during Grey's tenure, Paramount launched its own worldwide releasing arm, Paramount Pictures International, and has released acclaimed films such as An Inconvenient Truth, Up in the Air and There Will Be Blood. The success of Paranormal Activity also led to the creation of a low-budget releasing label Insurge Pictures, which released Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, which collected nearly $100 million in worldwide box office revenue.{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bieber3d.htm |title=Box Office Mojo |access-date=2020-04-15 |archive-date=2019-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514195052/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bieber3d.htm |url-status=live }}

Grey was ousted from Paramount Pictures shortly before his death, a result of a power struggle between his backers and the family of majority owner Sumner Redstone, along with a series of flops that cost the studio $450 million in losses.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/brad-grey-dead-paramount-1202426862/|title=Former Paramount CEO Brad Grey Dies at 59|last1=Lang|first1=Brent|date=15 May 2017|work=Variety|access-date=15 May 2017|last2=Oldham|first2=Stuart|archive-date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516170231/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/brad-grey-dead-paramount-1202426862/|url-status=live}}

Death

Grey died on May 14, 2017, from fourth-stage metastatic lung cancer at his Holmby Hills home in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web | url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/beauty-products/a26972032/cassandra-grey-violet-grey-samantha-ronson-interview/ | title=Cassandra Grey Opens up About Her Business, Losing Her Husband, and Finding Samantha Ronson | date=18 April 2019 }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/brad-grey-sopranos-producer-who-led-paramount-studios-dies-at-59/2017/05/15/99fa4f46-3986-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html|title=Brad Grey, 'Sopranos' producer who led Paramount studios, dies at 59|last=Smith|first=Harrison|date=May 15, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=May 15, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=May 17, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170517060542/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/brad-grey-sopranos-producer-who-led-paramount-studios-dies-at-59/2017/05/15/99fa4f46-3986-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html|url-status=live}} He was 59.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brad-grey-paramount-chief-dies-at-59-1003783?facebook_20170515|title=Brad Grey, Former Head of Paramount Pictures, Dies at 59|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|date=May 15, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 15, 2017|language=en|archive-date=May 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504091201/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brad-grey-paramount-chief-dies-at-59-1003783?facebook_20170515|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-brad-grey-dies-20170515-story.html|title=Brad Grey, the old-school mogul who ran Paramount Pictures, dies at 59|last1=Faughnder|first1=Ryan|date=May 15, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 15, 2017|last2=Miller|first2=Daniel|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|archive-date=May 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516042057/http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-brad-grey-dies-20170515-story.html|url-status=live}}

Philanthropy

Grey received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from SUNY during a visit to Buffalo and UB in 2003.{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/archives/vol34/vol34n19/ |title=Univ Buffalo Archives |publisher=Buffalo.edu |date=2003-04-03 |access-date=2011-05-08 |archive-date=2011-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606133030/http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/archives/vol34/vol34n19/ |url-status=live }} Grey's Board appointments included:

  • UCLA's Executive Board for the Medical Sciences{{cite web |url=http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=122&action=detail&ref=227 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719154543/http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=122&action=detail&ref=227 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-19 |title=UCLA Health |publisher=UCLA Health |access-date=2011-05-08 }}
  • USC School of Cinema-Television Board of Councilors{{cite web |url=http://cinema.usc.edu/about/overview/councilors.htm |title=USC Cinema |publisher=Cinema.usc.edu |access-date=2011-05-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826045247/https://cinema.usc.edu/about/overview/councilors.htm |archive-date=2010-08-26 }}
  • Board of Directors for Project A.L.S.{{cite web |url=http://www.projectals.org/about/whoweareboard.shtml |title=Project A.L.S. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011015358/http://www.projectals.org/about/whoweareboard.shtml |archive-date=2007-10-11}}
  • NYU's Tisch School of the Arts{{cite web |url=http://www.tisch.nyu.edu/object/tischgala2004.html |title=Tisch NYU, 2004 |publisher=Tisch.nyu.edu |date=2004-11-09 |access-date=2011-05-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524062122/http://www.tisch.nyu.edu/object/tischgala2004.html |archive-date=2011-05-24 }}
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paramount-pictures-brad-grey-joins-571699 |title=Paramount Pictures' Brad Grey Joins LACMA as Trustee (Exclusive) |publisher=HollywoodReporter.com |date=2013-06-19 |access-date=2013-06-24 |first=Degen |last=Pener |archive-date=2013-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909021853/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paramount-pictures-brad-grey-joins-571699 |url-status=live }}

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

=Film=

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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes

1990Opportunity KnocksExecutive producer
rowspan=3| 1996Happy GilmoreExecutive producer
The Cable GuyExecutive producer
BulletproofExecutive producer
rowspan=3| 1998The Replacement Killers
The Wedding SingerExecutive producer
Dirty WorkExecutive producer
rowspan=3| 2000What Planet Are You From?Executive producer
ScrewedExecutive producer
Scary MovieExecutive producer
2002City by the Sea
2003View from the Top
2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
rowspan=2| 2006The Departed
Running with Scissors
2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordExecutive producerFinal film as a producer

;As writer

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1981The Burning

;Miscellaneous crew

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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes

1981The BurningProduction consultant

;Thanks

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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes

2006BabelThe director wishes to thank
2008Taste of FleshVery special thanksDirect-to-video
2010I'm Still HereSpecial thanks

=Television=

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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit

! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes

1984Garry Shandling: Alone in VegasTelevision special
1986The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary SpecialExecutive producerTelevision special
1986−90It's Garry Shandling's ShowExecutive producer
rowspan=2| 1988Mr. Miller Goes to Washington Starring Dennis MillerExecutive producerTelevision special
The BoysExecutive producer
1989The 13th Annual Young Comedians SpecialExecutive producerTelevision special
rowspan=4| 1990Normal LifeExecutive producer
Don't Try This at Home!Executive producerTelevision film
Dennis Miller: Black and WhiteExecutive producerTelevision special
Bob Saget: In the Dream StateExecutive producerTelevision special
1991Good SportsExecutive producer
rowspan=2| 1992The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz SpecialExecutive producerTelevision special
The 15th Annual Young Comedians SpecialExecutive producerTelevision special
1992−98The Larry Sanders ShowExecutive producer
1993Live from Washington D.C.: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They?Executive producerTelevision special
1995Dana Carvey: Critics' ChoiceExecutive producerTelevision special
rowspan=3| 1995−97The Jeff Foxworthy ShowExecutive producer
Mr. Show with Bob and DavidExecutive producer
The Naked TruthExecutive producer
1995−99NewsRadioExecutive producer
rowspan=2| 1996For HopeExecutive producerTelevision film
Mr. Show with Bob and David: Fantastic NewnessExecutive producerTelevision short
rowspan=2| 1996−2002The Steve Harvey ShowExecutive producer
Politically IncorrectExecutive producer
1997C-16: FBIExecutive producer
1997−98Alright AlreadyExecutive producer
1997−2003Just Shoot Me!Executive producer
rowspan=2| 1998Mr. Show and the Incredible, Fantastical News ReportExecutive producerTelevision short
Applewood 911Executive producerTelevision film
1999−2007The SopranosExecutive producer
2000SammyExecutive producer
2001−02PasadenaExecutive producer
rowspan=2| 2002In Memoriam: New York CityExecutive producerDocumentary
Father LeftyExecutive producerTelevision film
rowspan=4| 2003My Big Fat Greek LifeExecutive producer
Married to the KellysExecutive producer
The Lyon's DenExecutive producer
TitletownExecutive producerTelevision film
2004Three Sisters: Searching for a CureExecutive producerDocumentary
2004−06Cracking UpExecutive producer
rowspan=2| 2005Jake in ProgressExecutive producer
East of Normal, West of WeirdExecutive producerTelevision film
2006−19Real Time with Bill MaherExecutive producer

Awards

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Emmy2004The SopranosOutstanding Drama Series{{cite web |title=Brad Grey |url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/brad-grey |website=Emmys |access-date=May 15, 2017 |archive-date=June 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616054008/http://www.emmys.com/bios/brad-grey |url-status=live }}
Emmy2007The SopranosOutstanding Drama Series
Peabody1993The Larry Sanders Show{{cite web |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-larry-sanders-show |title=The Larry Sanders Show (HBO): Winner 1993 |website=Peabody |access-date=May 15, 2017 |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115011752/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-larry-sanders-show |url-status=live }}
Peabody1998The Larry Sanders Show{{cite web |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-larry-sanders-show-flip |title=The Larry Sanders Show: Flip (HBO): Winner 1998 |website=Peabody |access-date=May 15, 2017 |archive-date=July 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705015644/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-larry-sanders-show-flip |url-status=live }}
Peabody1999The Sopranos{{cite web |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-sopranos |title=The Sopranos (HBO): Winner 1999 |website=Peabody |access-date=May 15, 2017 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006123928/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-sopranos |url-status=live }}
Peabody2000The Sopranos{{cite web |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-sopranos1 |title=The Sopranos (HBO): Winner 2000 |website=Peabody |access-date=May 15, 2017 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006133628/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-sopranos1 |url-status=live }}
PGA2000The Sopranos{{cite web |url=http://www.producersguild.org/blogpost/923036/155789/PGA-Award-Winners-1990-2010 |title=PGA Award Winners 1990-2010 |website=Producers Guild of America |access-date=May 15, 2017 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617165136/https://www.producersguild.org/blogpost/923036/155789/PGA-Award-Winners-1990-2010 |url-status=live }}
PGA2005The SopranosNorman Felton Producer of the Year – Episodic
PGA2008The SopranosNorman Felton Producer of the Year – Episodic

References

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