Gigi Pritzker

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Gigi Pritzker
Born
Jean Pritzker

(1962-07-27) 27 July 1962 (age 61)
Education Stanford University (BA)
OccupationFilm producer
Known forco-founder of OddLot Entertainment
SpouseMichael Pucker
Children3
Parent Jay Pritzker (father)
Family Thomas Pritzker (brother)
John Pritzker (brother)
Daniel Pritzker (brother)
See Pritzker family

Gigi Pritzker (born July 27, 1962) is an American billionaire and film producer. She is a member of the Pritzker family.

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Pritzker is co-founder of the film production and financing company Odd Lot Entertainment, producing several films including Rabbit Hole , Drive , and Hell or High Water . Pritzker has also produced for TV, including The Dragon Prince , which won the 2020 Emmy for Outstanding Children's Animated Series. [1]

Early life

Jean Pritzker was born to the wealthy Pritzker family in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Marian "Cindy" (née Friend) and Jay Pritzker. [2] Her maternal grandfather was Prague-born jurist Hugo Friend. Her father, along with his brothers, Robert and Donald Pritzker, diversified the Chicago-based family business, the Marmon Group. They created the Hyatt Hotel chain in 1957 and owned Braniff Airlines from 1983 until 1988, [3] later divesting many assets. [4] [3]

Pritzker graduated with a BA in anthropology from Stanford University. [5]

Career

After taking courses in documentary film making, [5] Pritzker, along with Deborah Del Prete, co-founded the Culver City, California-based film production and financing company Odd Lot Entertainment. [3] [5] [6] In 2010, Odd Lot produced the film Rabbit Hole , starring Nicole Kidman, and in 2011, the film Drive , starring Ryan Gosling. [7] In November 2013, Odd Lot released Ender's Game a film, co-starring Harrison Ford and based on Orson Scott Card's science fiction novel.

Prizker, along with her with partner Ted Rawlins, co-lead the company Relevant Theatricals, which develops and produces live stage productions, including the play Million Dollar Quartet . [7]

Personal life

Prizker is married to Michael Pucker [8] and has three children. [3]

Filmography

Pritzker was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

YearFilmCreditNotes
1989 The Phantom of the Opera Line producer
Simple JusticeExecutive producer
1997Hostile IntentExecutive producer
1998Ricochet River
2001 The Wedding Planner
2004 Mean Creek Executive producer
2005 Green Street
2007 Undead or Alive
Suburban Girl
Buried Alive
2008 The Spirit
2009 Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground Direct-to-video
The Open Road Executive producer
2010 Rabbit Hole
2011 From Prada to Nada
Drive
2013 The Way, Way Back Executive producer
Ender's Game
2014 Draft Day
Rosewater
2015 Mortdecai
2016 Hell or High Water Executive producer
2017 Landline
2019 Motherless Brooklyn
21 Bridges
2020 My Spy
2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Thanks
YearFilmRole
2015 Everlasting Special thanks

Television

YearTitleCreditNotes
2008 Living Hell Television film
2017 Sun Records Co-executive producer
2018 The Dragon Prince Executive producer
2017−21 Genius Executive producer

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  2. CNN Money: "The Pritzker Unveiling a Private Family" By Ford S. Worthy April 25, 1988
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  4. Chicago Tribune: "Pritzker family could soon own less than half of Hyatt" By Julie Wernau April 19, 2011
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  6. Crain's Chicago Business: "Gigi Pritzker's firm sees star rising in Hollywood" by Shia Kapos January 15, 2013
  7. 1 2 Harris, Melissa; Wernau, Julie (December 18, 2011). "Fortune's Fate". Chicago Tribune . pp.  1, 2 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Crain's Chicago Business: "Gigi, Michael Pucker donate sculpture to Lurie Children's Hospital" by Shia Kapos October 24, 2012