Brian Grazer
- Known For
- Production
- Born
- July 12, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA
- Active Years
- 1978–2027 (50 Years)
- Total Credits
- 243 credits in database
Production Born Jul 12, 1951 Los Angeles, California, USA 243 credits
Biography
Brian Thomas Grazer is an American film and television producer born in Los Angeles, California, on July 12, 1951. He founded Imagine Entertainment with Ron Howard. Films produced through their partnership have grossed over $15 billion. Grazer has been personally nominated for four Academy Awards for his work on Splash, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, and Frost/Nixon. In 2002, he won the Academy Award for Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind, sharing the win with Ron Howard. His films and television series have collectively received 47 Academy Award nominations and 217 Emmy Award nominations. In 2007, he was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.
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Career overview
Brian Thomas Grazer is an American film and television producer born on July 12, 1951, in Los Angeles, California. He established Imagine Entertainment alongside Ron Howard. Films produced through their partnership have collectively grossed over $15 billion. Throughout his career, Grazer has worked as both a writer and a producer, accumulating known credits across numerous movies and television programs over more than 25 years in the industry.
Grazer has received widespread recognition for his work, including four personal Academy Award nominations for the films Splash, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, and Frost/Nixon. In 2002, he won the Academy Award for Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind, sharing the win with Ron Howard. Across his body of work, films and television series associated with him have earned a total of 47 Academy Award nominations and 217 Emmy Award nominations. Additionally, his contributions were recognized in 2007 when he was named one of Time magazine's one hundred most influential people in the world.
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Career timeline
Spaceballs: The New One · ProducerSnoop · ProducerAlone at Dawn · Producer
Whalefall · ProducerMarty, Life Is Short · Executive ProducerThe 'Burbs · Executive ProducerHow to Rob a Bank · ProducerFreefall: A Reckoning for Boeing · Executive Producer
After the Hunt · ProducerEden · ProducerDavid Blaine: Do Not Attempt · Executive ProducerThe Gringo Hunters · Executive ProducerBeing Eddie
The Dynasty: New England Patriots · Executive ProducerJohn Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.Choir · Executive ProducerJim Henson Idea Man · ProducerMusic by John Williams · Producer
Tetris · Executive ProducerCandy Cane Lane · ProducerThe Super Models · Executive ProducerThe Beanie Bubble · ProducerTaiwan Crime Stories · Executive Producer
The KardashiansLIGHT & MAGIC · Executive ProducerUnder the Banner of Heaven · Executive ProducerThe Tiny Chef Show · Executive ProducerThirteen Lives · Producer
Swagger · Executive ProducerDan Brown's The Lost Symbol · Executive ProducerThe Ms. Pat Show · Executive Producertick, tick... BOOM! · ProducerWho Are You, Charlie Brown? · Executive Producer
Reunited ApartHillbilly Elegy · ProducerFilthy Rich · Executive ProducerThe Astronauts · Executive Producer68 Whiskey · Executive Producer
Backdraft 2 · Executive ProducerDads · ProducerPavarotti · ProducerBeing Frank · Producer
The Spy Who Dumped Me · ProducerThe Spy Who Dumped Me · Executive Producer
Genius · Executive ProducerAmerican Made · Producer24: Legacy · Executive ProducerShots Fired · Executive ProducerLowriders · Producer
This Is UsMars · CreatorInferno · ProducerPelé: Birth of a Legend · ProducerThe Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years · Producer
In the Heart of the Sea · ProducerThe Bastard Executioner · Executive ProducerRock the Kasbah · Executive ProducerCurious George 3: Back to the Jungle · Executive ProducerProphet's Prey · Executive Producer
The Good Lie · ProducerGet On Up · Producer
Rush · ProducerHow to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) · Executive ProducerCurious George: A Halloween Boo Fest · Executive ProducerEastwood Directs: The Untold StoryMade in America · Producer
Katy Perry: Part of Me · Producer
Friends with Benefits · Executive ProducerCowboys & Aliens · ProducerTower Heist · ProducerThe Dilemma · ProducerJ. Edgar · Producer
Parenthood · ProducerParenthood · Executive ProducerRobin Hood · Producer
Lie to Me · Executive ProducerAngels & Demons · ProducerCurious George 2: Follow That Monkey! · Executive Producer
Changeling · ProducerFrost/Nixon · Producer
American Gangster · ProducerCannes: All AccessBra Boys · Executive Producer
Curious George · Executive ProducerFriday Night Lights · Executive ProducerFriday Night Lights · CreatorShark · ProducerThe Da Vinci Code · Producer
Cinderella Man · ProducerThe Inside · Executive ProducerFun with Dick and Jane · ProducerIconoclastsFlightplan · Producer
Friday Night Lights · ProducerMaking a 'Splash'
Arrested DevelopmentArrested Development · Executive ProducerThe Cat in the Hat · ProducerMiss Match · Executive ProducerThe Missing · Producer
8 Mile · ProducerUndercover Brother · ProducerBlue Crush · ProducerInside a Beautiful Mind
24 · Executive ProducerA Beautiful Mind · ProducerThe Beast · ProducerSilicon Follies · Executive Producer
How the Grinch Stole Christmas · ProducerWonderland · ProducerNutty Professor II: The Klumps · ProducerRat Bastard · Executive Producer
The PJs · Executive ProducerLife · ProducerBowfinger · ProducerEDtv · ProducerBeyond the Mat · Producer
Felicity · ProducerFelicity · Executive ProducerFrom the Earth to the Moon · ProducerFrom the Earth to the Moon · CreatorSports Night · Producer
Full Filmography
243 titles- Spaceballs: The New One (2027) Producer
- Snoop (2027) Producer
- Alone at Dawn (2027) Producer
- Whalefall (2026) Producer
- Marty, Life Is Short (2026) Executive Producer
- The 'Burbs (2026) Executive Producer
- How to Rob a Bank (2026) Producer
- Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing (2026) Executive Producer
- Avedon (2026) Producer
- The Mosquito Bowl (2026) Producer
- Summer of '94 (2026) Executive Producer
- Kyle Larson vs. The Double (2026) Executive Producer
- After the Hunt (2025) Producer
- Eden (2025) Producer
- David Blaine: Do Not Attempt (2025) Executive Producer
- The Gringo Hunters (2025) Executive Producer
- Being Eddie (2025) as Self
- Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series (2025) Executive Producer
- Harlem Ice (2025) Executive Producer
- Pets (2025) Executive Producer
- Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything (2025) Executive Producer
- Earnhardt (2025) Producer
- The Dynasty: New England Patriots (2024) Executive Producer
- John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. (2024) as Self
- Choir (2024) Executive Producer
- Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) Producer
- Music by John Williams (2024) Producer
- Churchill at War (2024) Executive Producer
- I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders (2024) Executive Producer
- The Lost Children (2024) Executive Producer
- The Truth About Jim (2024) Executive Producer
- Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away (2024) as Self
- Frida (2024) Executive Producer
- Tetris (2023) Executive Producer
- Candy Cane Lane (2023) Producer
- The Super Models (2023) Executive Producer
- The Beanie Bubble (2023) Producer
- Taiwan Crime Stories (2023) Executive Producer
- Bossy Bear (2023) Executive Producer
- The Slumber Party (2023) Executive Producer
- Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA (2023) Executive Producer
- Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman (2023) Executive Producer
- aka Mr. Chow (2023) as Self
- Carlos (2023) Executive Producer
- Judy Blume Forever (2023) Executive Producer
- The Kardashians (2022) as Self
- LIGHT & MAGIC (2022) Executive Producer
- Under the Banner of Heaven (2022) Executive Producer
- The Tiny Chef Show (2022) Executive Producer
- Thirteen Lives (2022) Producer
- Leave No Trace (2022) Executive Producer
- Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet (2022) Executive Producer
- Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) Executive Producer
- Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields (2022) Executive Producer
- Wedding Season (2022) Executive Producer
- Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022) Executive Producer
- Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022) Producer
- We Feed People (2022) Producer
- Lucy and Desi (2022) Executive Producer
- The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (2022) Executive Producer
- Personality Crisis: One Night Only (2022) Executive Producer
- Swagger (2021) Executive Producer
- Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (2021) Executive Producer
- The Ms. Pat Show (2021) Executive Producer
- tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) Producer
- Who Are You, Charlie Brown? (2021) Executive Producer
- Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021) Executive Producer
- Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer (2021) Executive Producer
- We Are: The Brooklyn Saints (2021) Executive Producer
- Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine (2021) Executive Producer
- The Day Sports Stood Still (2021) Producer
- Paper & Glue (2021) Executive Producer
- Julia (2021) Executive Producer
- Gossip (2021) Executive Producer
- Reunited Apart (2020) as Self
- Hillbilly Elegy (2020) Producer
- Filthy Rich (2020) Executive Producer
- The Astronauts (2020) Executive Producer
- 68 Whiskey (2020) Executive Producer
- On Pointe (2020) Executive Producer
- Curious George: Go West, Go Wild (2020) Executive Producer
- D. Wade: Life Unexpected (2020) Producer
- Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band (2020) Executive Producer
- Rebuilding Paradise (2020) Producer
- Backdraft 2 (2019) Executive Producer
- Dads (2019) Producer
- Pavarotti (2019) Producer
- Being Frank (2019) Producer
- The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) Producer
- The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) Executive Producer
- Genius (2017) Executive Producer
- American Made (2017) Producer
- 24: Legacy (2017) Executive Producer
- Shots Fired (2017) Executive Producer
- Lowriders (2017) Producer
- This Is Us (2016) as Brian Grazer
- Mars (2016) Creator
- Inferno (2016) Producer
- Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016) Producer
- The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) Producer
- In the Heart of the Sea (2015) Producer
- The Bastard Executioner (2015) Executive Producer
- Rock the Kasbah (2015) Executive Producer
- Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015) Executive Producer
- Prophet's Prey (2015) Executive Producer
- Nerd Herd (2015) Executive Producer
- The Good Lie (2014) Producer
- Get On Up (2014) Producer
- Rush (2013) Producer
- How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) (2013) Executive Producer
- Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest (2013) Executive Producer
- Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013) as Self
- Made in America (2013) Producer
- Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012) Producer
- Friends with Benefits (2011) Executive Producer
- Cowboys & Aliens (2011) Producer
- Tower Heist (2011) Producer
- The Dilemma (2011) Producer
- J. Edgar (2011) Producer
- The Playboy Club (2011) Executive Producer
- Restless (2011) Producer
- Parenthood (2010) Producer
- Parenthood (2010) Executive Producer
- Robin Hood (2010) Producer
- Lie to Me (2009) Executive Producer
- Angels & Demons (2009) Producer
- Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009) Executive Producer
- Changeling (2008) Producer
- Frost/Nixon (2008) Producer
- American Gangster (2007) Producer
- Cannes: All Access (2007) as Self
- Bra Boys (2007) Executive Producer
- Curious George (2006) Executive Producer
- Friday Night Lights (2006) Executive Producer
- Friday Night Lights (2006) Creator
- Shark (2006) Producer
- The Da Vinci Code (2006) Producer
- Inside Man (2006) Producer
- Treasure Hunters (2006) Producer
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) as Self
- Cinderella Man (2005) Producer
- The Inside (2005) Executive Producer
- Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) Producer
- Iconoclasts (2005) as Self
- Flightplan (2005) Producer
- Inside Deep Throat (2005) Producer
- Friday Night Lights (2004) Producer
- Making a 'Splash' (2004) as Self - Producer
- Arrested Development (2003) as Brian Grazer
- Arrested Development (2003) Executive Producer
- The Cat in the Hat (2003) Producer
- Miss Match (2003) Executive Producer
- The Missing (2003) Producer
- Intolerable Cruelty (2003) Producer
- The Making of '8 Mile' (2003) as Self
- 8 Mile (2002) Producer
- Undercover Brother (2002) Producer
- Blue Crush (2002) Producer
- Inside a Beautiful Mind (2002) as Self
- 24 (2001) Executive Producer
- A Beautiful Mind (2001) Producer
- The Beast (2001) Producer
- Silicon Follies (2001) Executive Producer
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Producer
- Wonderland (2000) Producer
- Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) Producer
- Rat Bastard (2000) Executive Producer
- The PJs (1999) Executive Producer
- Life (1999) Producer
- Bowfinger (1999) Producer
- EDtv (1999) Producer
- Beyond the Mat (1999) Producer
- Psycho Path (1999) as Self
- Felicity (1998) Producer
- Felicity (1998) Executive Producer
- From the Earth to the Moon (1998) Producer
- From the Earth to the Moon (1998) Creator
- Sports Night (1998) Producer
- Sports Night (1998) Executive Producer
- Mercury Rising (1998) Producer
- Psycho (1998) Producer
- Liar Liar (1997) Producer
- Inventing the Abbotts (1997) Producer
- The Nutty Professor (1996) Producer
- Fear (1996) Producer
- Ransom (1996) Producer
- The Chamber (1996) Producer
- Sgt. Bilko (1996) Producer
- Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996) as Self
- Apollo 13 (1995) Producer
- Apollo 13 (1995) Executive Music Producer
- Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13 (1995) as Self
- Your Studio and You (1995) as Brian Grazer
- The Paper (1994) Producer
- My Girl 2 (1994) Producer
- The Cowboy Way (1994) Producer
- Greedy (1994) Producer
- For Love or Money (1993) Producer
- CB4 (1993) Executive Producer
- The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat (1993) Producer
- Far and Away (1992) Producer
- Housesitter (1992) Producer
- Housesitter (1992) Story
- Boomerang (1992) Producer
- My Girl (1991) Producer
- The Doors (1991) Executive Producer
- Backdraft (1991) Executive Producer
- Closet Land (1991) Executive Producer
- Kindergarten Cop (1990) Producer
- Cry-Baby (1990) Executive Producer
- The Simpsons (1989) as Brian Grazer (voice)
- Parenthood (1989) Producer
- Like Father Like Son (1987) Producer
- Armed and Dangerous (1986) Producer
- Armed and Dangerous (1986) Screenplay
- Shadow Chasers (1985) Story
- Shadow Chasers (1985) Creator
- Real Genius (1985) Producer
- Spies Like Us (1985) Producer
- Splash (1984) Producer
- Splash (1984) Screenstory
- Night Shift (1982) Producer
- Zuma Beach (1978) Producer
- Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery (1978) Producer
- Wild Things Executive Producer
- Splash Producer
- Untitled Ron Howard Firefighter Film Producer
- Angel Down Producer
- Untitled How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sequel Producer
- Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People Executive Producer
- Dangerously Funny Producer
- Untitled Breakfast at Tiffany's Making of Film Producer
- The Sound of Philadelphia Executive Producer
- Frenemy of the State Producer
- The Shrinking of Treehorn Producer
- Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell Producer
- Scar Tissue Producer
- Rager Producer
- Spy vs. Spy Producer
- Curious George Producer
- The Last Letter Producer
- Friday Night Lights Producer
- The Fixer Producer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Brian Grazer best known for?
Brian Grazer is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Spaceballs: The New One (2027), Whalefall (2026), Marty, Life Is Short (2026), How to Rob a Bank (2026).
When and where was Brian Grazer born?
Brian Grazer was born on July 12, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
How many credits does Brian Grazer have?
Brian Grazer has accumulated over 243 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1978 to 2027.
What is Brian Grazer's background in cinema and television?
Brian Thomas Grazer is an American film and television producer born in Los Angeles, California, on July 12, 1951. He founded Imagine Entertainment with Ron Howard. Films produced through their partnership have grossed over $15 billion. Grazer has been personally nominated for four Academy Awards for his work on Splash...
Brian Grazer by the numbers
243credits
172films
71TV series
1978–2027active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Kardashians (2022) as Self — aged about 70
- This Is Us (2016) as Brian Grazer — aged about 64
- The Simpsons (1989) as Brian Grazer (voice) — aged about 37
- Arrested Development (2003) as Brian Grazer — aged about 51
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