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Jerry Bruckheimer

​American film and television producer Jerome Leon "Jerry" Bruckheimer has achieved great success in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Bruckheimer started producing films in the 1970s, after leaving his job in advertising, with director Dick Richards. They had worked together on the films The Culpepper Cattle Company, Farewell, My Lovely, and March or Die. Bruckheimer then worked with Paul Schrader on two movies, American Gigolo and Cat People, which began to give him notice in Hollywood. His best known television series are CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Eleventh Hour, Without a Trace, Cold Case, The Amazing Race, and Dark Blue. His best known movies include Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, The Rock, Con Air, Coyote Ugly, Crimson Tide, Armageddon, Enemy of the State, Gone in 60 Seconds, Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor, Pirates of the Caribbean, G-Force, King Arthur, Prince of Persia and the National Treasure franchise. Many of his films were produced by Paramount and Disney, while many of his television series were co-produced by Warner Bros. As of 2010, Bruckheimer has produced over 40 feature films, and is regarded in the industry as one of the most successful movie producers of all time. Bruckheimer has been married twice. His first wife was Bonnie Bruckheimer. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his second wife, novelist Linda Bruckheimer. He also has one stepdaughter, Alexandra. The couple also owns a farm in Bloomfield, Kentucky, as well as another in Ojai, south of Santa Barbara


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Born:
Sep 21, 1945 In Detroit, Michigan, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
8
First Appeared:
In the series CBS News Sunday Morning 1979-01-28
Latest Project:
Movie Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible 2010-11-12
Known For
Poster of Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Poster of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Poster of The Early Show
Poster of CBS News Sunday Morning
Filmography
Movie Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible Self 2010-11-12
Movie Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window Self 2007-04-24
Movie According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' Self 2006-12-06
Movie The Making of King Arthur Self 2004-08-24
Movie An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Self 2003-12-02
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Unknown 2003-01-26
Series The Early Show Unknown 1999-11-01
Series CBS News Sunday Morning Unknown 1979-01-28