Stacey Sher

Stacey Sher (born November 30, 1962) is an American film producer.[1]

Stacey Sher
Born (1962-11-30) November 30, 1962
New York City, New York
OccupationFilm producer
Spouse(s)Kerry Brown (m. 2001)
Children2

Early life

Sher was born to a Jewish family[2] in New York City and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She graduated and got her bachelor's degree from University of Southern California's (USC) and was involved with the Peter Stark Producing Program which is an innovative, two-year (four-semester) full-time graduate program designed to prepare a select group of highly motivated students for careers as producers still at (USC).There are other notable alumni such as Will Ferrell and Forest Whitaker who also graduated from University of Southern California not too late before her. During her early start in the industry, she was in a brief relationship with Quentin Tarantino during the early 1990s. Soon after, she married Kerry P. Brown who is a movie soundtrack producer and been in the industry since 2001. They have two children.

Career

In 1985, she became director of development at Hill/Obst Productions. In 1987, she became Vice President of Production. 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. Stacey Sher has worked on many different movies since the 1980s Movies such as Django Unchained, the Hateful Eight, and Pulp Fiction. She got credibility for 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; Along Came Polly and many more.

Sher has worked with multiple high-profile directors, including Terry Gilliam, Richard LaGravenese, Miloš Forman, Zach Braff, Oliver Stone, and has worked on multiple films with Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh and Danny DeVito

Sher has worked with many of different notable Hollywood actors and producers as well. She has a close work relationship with Danny DeVito. Both Sher and DeVito have produced movies together, but have also produced television shows together such as Reno 911! and Kate Brasher. Sher was not just working with him but she was also involved as an executive producer on The American Embassy, UC: Undercover, Into the Badlands, Sweet/Vicious, and Skylanders Academy. In the television series Reno 911!, most of the acting is actually improvised. The cast is given a broad outline with minimal script while the rest is improv. She produces all different types of genres.

Sher dated director Quentin Tarantino, but their relationship ended during the development of Pulp Fiction, which Sher was a producer on. Sher married musician/producer Kerry Brown in 2001. They have two children.[4]

Sher has been named co-president of Activision Blizzard Studios.[5][6][7] which is devoted to creating television and films based on the company's library of iconic and globally-recognized intellectual properties, including Activision Publishing Call of Duty and Skylanders. According to AMC, Sher is a member of the Producers Guild of America, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Sher was also honored by the ACLU for her commitment to films and television that are empowering, inspirational, and thought-provoking, dealing with issues from public safety to education, social justice to censorship.[8]

Filmography

All films, she was producer unless otherwise noted.

Film
Year Film Credit
1988Heartbreak HotelAssociate producer
1991The Fisher KingAssociate producer
1994Reality BitesExecutive producer
Pulp FictionExecutive producer
1995Get Shorty
1996Matilda
Feeling Minnesota
1997Gattaca
1998Out of Sight
Living Out Loud
1999Man on the Moon
2000Drowning MonaExecutive producer
Erin Brockovich
2001The Caveman's Valentine
How High
2003Camp
2004Along Came Polly
Garden StateExecutive producer
2005Be Cool
The Skeleton Key
2006World Trade Center
2007Freedom Writers
Reno 911!: Miami
2010Extraordinary Measures
2011Contagion
2012LOL
Django Unchained
2013Runner Runner
2014Wish I Was Here
A Walk Among The Tombstones
2015Freeheld
Burnt
The Hateful Eight
2016Get a Job
As an actress
Year Film Role
2001Vanilla SkyRayna
Thanks
Year Film Notes
1987Adventures in BabysittingThank you
1992Reservoir DogsSpecial thanks
1996Hard Eight
2002The Good Girl
2003Kill Bill: Volume 1
2004Kill Bill: Volume 2

Television
Year Title Credit Notes
1998The Pentagon WarsExecutive producerTelevision film
2000CelebrityExecutive producerTelevision film
2001Kate BrasherExecutive producer
2002The American EmbassyExecutive producer
The FunkhousersExecutive producerTelevision film
2001−02UC: UndercoverExecutive producer
2003Other People's BusinessExecutive producerTelevision film
Karen SiscoExecutive producer
2016Sweet/ViciousExecutive producer
2016−18Skylanders AcademyExecutive producer
2015−19Into the BadlandsExecutive producer
2004−20Reno 911!Executive producer
2020Mrs. AmericaExecutive producer
TBAThe Devil in the White CityExecutive producer

References
  1. Galloway, Stephen; Belloni, Matthew (December 11, 2015). "Watch THR's Full, Uncensored Producer Roundtable With Ice Cube, Steve Golin and More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  2. Tampa Jewish Federation "Jews in the News: Oscar Time!" retrieved March 19, 2017
  3. Stacey Sher profile
  4. Rebels on the Backlot, Sharon Waxman
  5. Lieberman, David (November 6, 2015). "Activision Blizzard Launches Studio With 'Call of Duty' And 'Skylanders' Plans". Deadline. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  6. Fleming, Mike Jr (January 13, 2016). "Activision Blizzard Sets Stacey Sher To Spearhead Film, TV Projects Including 'Call of Duty,' 'Skylander'". Deadline. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  7. Lincoln, Ross A. (June 16, 2016). "Activision Blizzard Studios Animated Series 'Skylanders Academy' Lands at Netflix With 2-Season Order". Deadline. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  8. "Stacey Sher – Executive Producer". AMC. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
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