Brian Grazer Net Worth

Brian Grazer's Quotes

• Pornography is very important and is about the physicalization of a philosophy, but I think that the birth of how trends happen or how barriers get broken down is more interesting.
• I only make movies that are interesting to me.
• I probably should have a brand, but I think you can't get the best artists to work for you if you're branded. I get the trade-off, and I really would like to be more famous for my work, get more credit for my achievements. We all want more of that. But on the other hand, if you get too big--like it says in American Gangster (2007)'--success is your enemy.
• I like learning stuff. The more information you can get about a person or a subject, the more you can pour into a potential project. I made a decision to do different things. I want to do things that have a better chance of being thought of as original. I do everything I can to disrupt my comfort zone.
• [on criticisms that '24' made Americans more amenable to torture] I don't think we made it OK at all. I think that we just stated that it was going on. Ultimately, Jack Bauer was a wish-fulfillment character - the guy we wished we could be when we saw political injustice or terrorism, either in our country or other countries.

Interesting Facts about Brian Grazer

1. Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1974).
2. Ranked #17 in Premiere's 2003 annual Hollywood Power List. He had ranked #23 in 2002.
3. Optioned "Ordeal", the autobiography of former porn star Linda Lovelace, hoping to make a film out of it. He later realized that the story is too narrow and dropped the project. He did go on to make the documentary Inside Deep Throat (2005), however.
4. Was first introduced to Deep Throat (1972) through his grandmother in 1972. At 60, she was curious about the movie with all the talk about it and decided to go see it with her husband.
5. Was a surfer before he became a producer.
6. Ranked #19 on Premiere's 2006 "Power 50" list. Had ranked #20 in 2005.
7. 2007 - Ranked #11 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.
8. In 2007, Forbes Magazine reported his 2006 earnings to be approximately $35 million.
9. Nephew of producer/director Bernard L. Kowalski.
10. Two sons with ex-wife, Gigi Levangie, Thomas Costa Grazer (born November 15, 1999) and Patrick Grazer (born 2004).
11. Has a son, Riley Grazer (born 1986) and a daughter, Sage Grazer (born 1988) with ex-wife, Corki Grazer.
12. Took Imagine Entertainment public, then decided he and partner Ron Howard were better off as full-time filmmakers, not full-time Wall Street executives.
13. When he was five years Grazer's idol was comic book hero Richie Rich.
14. A noted germaphobe, Grazer often opens doors with his left hand - or uses a paper towel - and washes as soon as possible after greeting a stranger.
15. Grazer's favorite car (as of a 1993 interview) was his antique red 1958 Corvette.
16. Son of Arlene (Becker) and Albert Thomas Grazer. Brother of filmmaker, actor, and singer Gavin Grazer. Uncle of actor Jack Dylan Grazer.
17. His mother was of Russian Jewish/Latvian Jewish descent, and his father had German and Irish ancestry.
18. Formed Brian Grazer Productions in 1980, and merged with Ron Howard's production company Major H Productions to form Imagine Entertainment in 1985. His pre-Imagine films he produced through his company were Night Shift (1982), Splash (1984), Real Genius (1985), Spies Like Us (1985) and Armed and Dangerous (1986) and his pre-Imagine TV show he produced is Shadow Chasers (1985).
19. Majored in psychology at the University of Southern California before switching to cinema and television.
20. After graduating from USC he attended law school for one year before quitting.