External links
- Gigi Pritzker at IMDb
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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Gigi Pritzker | |
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| Born | Jean Pritzker 27 July 1962 |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Known for | Co-founder of OddLot Entertainment |
| Spouse | Michael Pucker |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Jay Pritzker (father) Cindy Friend (mother) |
| Family | Thomas Pritzker (brother) John Pritzker (brother) Daniel Pritzker (brother) See Pritzker family |
Gigi Pritzker (born 27 July 1962) is an American billionaire and film producer who is a member of the Pritzker family.
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]
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 from North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, IL in 1980 and went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in anthropology from Stanford University. [5]
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]
Prizker is married to Michael Pucker [8] and has three children. [3]
Pritzker was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
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| 1989 | The Phantom of the Opera | Line producer | |
| Simple Justice | Executive producer | ||
| 1997 | Hostile Intent | Executive producer | |
| 1998 | Ricochet 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 | ||
| 2025 | Prime Minister | ||
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| 2015 | Everlasting | Special thanks |
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| 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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