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Stacey Sher | |
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| Born | November 30, 1962 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse | Kerry Brown (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
Stacey Sher (born November 30, 1962) is an American film producer. [1]
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Stacey Sher | |
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| Born | November 30, 1962 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse | Kerry Brown (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
Stacey Sher (born November 30, 1962) is an American film producer. [1]
Sher was born to a Jewish family [2] in New York City and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She attended the University of Southern California, where she was involved with the Peter Stark Producing Program, a two-year (four-semester) full-time graduate program designed to prepare students for careers as producers. Sher graduated with a bachelor's degree.[ citation needed ] She is married to music producer Kerry P. Brown. They have two children.
In 1985, Sher became director of development at Hill/Obst Productions. In 1987, she became Vice President of Production and in 1991, she became Senior Vice President at Lynda Obst Productions. [3] She went on to work with Danny DeVito and Michael Shamberg at Jersey Films, and now operates Double Feature Films with Michael Shamberg, with whom she co-founded the company. Some of the movies that Sher has worked on as a producer include Django Unchained, the Hateful Eight, and Pulp Fiction. Sher also worked on the 2005 Independent Spirit Award-winning Garden State , and three films with director Steven Soderbergh: Contagion, Erin Brockovich, and Out of Sight. Additional credits include Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, Matilda, and Along Came Polly. Her production company is Shiny Penny Productions. [4]
Sher has worked with many actors and producers, including several projects with Danny DeVito. Sher and DeVito have produced movies together and the television shows Reno 911! and Kate Brasher . They also both served as executive producers on The American Embassy , UC: Undercover , and Garden State .
Sher dated director Quentin Tarantino, but their relationship ended during the development of Pulp Fiction , on which Sher was a producer. [5]
In 2015, Sher was named co-president of Activision Blizzard Studios. [6] [7] [8] which is devoted to creating television and films based on the company's library of intellectual properties, including Activision Publishing Call of Duty and Skylanders . In June 2021, Sher signed an overall deal with FX Productions. [9]
Sher is a member of the Producers Guild of America, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. She was also honored by the ACLU for her work in films and television. [10]
Producer unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Heartbreak Hotel | Associate producer |
| 1991 | The Fisher King | Associate producer |
| 1994 | Reality Bites | Executive producer |
| Pulp Fiction | Executive producer | |
| 1995 | Get Shorty | |
| 1996 | Matilda | |
| Feeling Minnesota | ||
| 1997 | Gattaca | |
| 1998 | Out of Sight | |
| Living Out Loud | ||
| 1999 | Man on the Moon | |
| 2000 | Drowning Mona | Executive producer |
| Erin Brockovich | ||
| 2001 | The Caveman's Valentine | |
| How High | ||
| Vanilla Sky | Actress- role: Rayna | |
| 2003 | Camp | |
| 2004 | Along Came Polly | |
| Garden State | Executive producer | |
| 2005 | Be Cool | |
| The Skeleton Key | ||
| 2006 | World Trade Center | |
| 2007 | Freedom Writers | |
| Reno 911!: Miami | ||
| 2010 | Extraordinary Measures | |
| 2011 | Contagion | |
| 2012 | LOL | |
| Django Unchained | ||
| 2013 | Runner Runner | |
| 2014 | Wish I Was Here | |
| A Walk Among the Tombstones | ||
| 2015 | Freeheld | |
| Burnt | ||
| The Hateful Eight | ||
| 2016 | Get a Job | |
| 2021 | Respect | |
| 2023 | Poolman |
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Thank you |
| 1992 | Reservoir Dogs | Special thanks |
| 1996 | Hard Eight | |
| 2002 | The Good Girl | |
| 2003 | Kill Bill: Volume 1 | |
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Volume 2 |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Pentagon Wars | Executive producer | Television film |
| 2000 | Celebrity | Executive producer | Television film |
| 2001 | Kate Brasher | Executive producer | |
| 2002 | The American Embassy | Executive producer | |
| The Funkhousers | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 2001−02 | UC: Undercover | Executive producer | |
| 2003 | Other People's Business | Executive producer | Television film |
| 2004 | Karen Sisco | Executive producer | |
| 2016 | Sweet/Vicious | Executive producer | |
| 2016−18 | Skylanders Academy | Executive producer | |
| 2015−19 | Into the Badlands | Executive producer | |
| 2004−20 | Reno 911! | Executive producer | |
| 2020 | Mrs. America | Executive producer | |
| 2021 | 93rd Academy Awards | Television special | |
| Oscars: Into the Spotlight | Television special | ||
| Oscars: After Dark | Television special | ||
| Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon | Executive producer | Television film |
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