Sigurjon Sighvatsson Biography (1952-)
Some sources transliterate name as Sigurjon Sighvabson; born June 15, 1952, in Reykjavik, Iceland; immigrated to the United States, 1978; son of SighvaturKarlsson and Sigurborg Sigurjonsdottir; married Sigridur Thorisdottur, December 2, 1974; children: Thor Snaer Sigurjonsson.
- Nationality
- Icelandic
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Film, music video producer
- Birth Details
- June 15, 1952
- Reykjavik, Iceland
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Work
- Executive Producer
- Teen Steam (also known as Alyssa Milano's Teen Steam), Propaganda Films, 1988
- (As Joni Sighvatsson) A Climate for Killing, FoxVideo, 1991
- (With Steve Golin) Kalifornia, Gramercy, 1993
- (With Golin) Canadian Bacon, Gramercy, 1994
- (With Dale Pollock) S.F.W., Gramercy, 1994
- (With Golin) Summer Camp (also known as A Pig's Tale), Gramercy, 1994
- Dead Connection (also known as Final Combination), Propaganda Films, 1994
- Lord of Illusions (also known as Clive Barker's "Lord of Illusions"), United Artists, 1995
- Box of Moonlight, Trimark Pictures, 1996
- Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (also known as Brain Candy and The Drug), Paramount, 1996
- Just Looking, Sony Pictures Classics, 1996
- The Real Blonde, Paramount, 1997
- 'Til There Was You, Paramount, 1997
- Bandwagon, Cinepix Film Properties, 1997
- Polish Wedding, Fox Searchlight, 1998
- Phoenix, Trimark Pictures, 1998
- Homegrown, TriStar, 1998
- Arlington Road, PolyGram Film Distribution, 1999
- 200 Cigarettes, Paramount, 1999
- Runaway Bride, Paramount, 1999
- Passion of Mind, Paramount, 2000
- Producer
- (With Steven Golin) Private Investigations (also known as P.I.Investigations), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
- (With Golin) The Blue Iguana, Paramount, 1988
- (As Joni Sighvatsson; with Golin and Stanley Wlodkowski) Fear, Anxietyand Depression, Samuel Goldwyn, 1989
- (With Golin and David W. Warfield) Kill Me Again, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
- (With Golin and Monty Montgomery) Daddy's Dyin' ... Who's Got the Will?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
- (As Joni Sighvatsson; with Golin and Montgomery) Wild at Heart (also known as David Lynch's Wild at Heart), Samuel Goldwyn, 1990
- (As Joni Sighvatsson; with Golin) Ryd (also known as Rust),Manifesto, 1991
- (With Golin and Alan Poul) Candyman, TriStar, 1992
- Ruby, Triumph Releasing, 1992
- (With Golin and Howard Rosenman) A Stranger among Us (also known as Close to Eden), Buena Vista, 1992
- (With Golin) Red Rock West, Propaganda Films, 1993
- Desert Lunch, 1993
- (With others) Dream Lover, Gramercy, 1994
- Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (also known as Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh), Gramercy, 1995
- Basquiat (also known as Build a Fort, Set It on Fire), Miramax, 1996
- Going All the Way, Gramercy, 1997
- The Weight of Water, Lions Gate Films, 2000
- K-19: The Widowmaker, Paramount, 2002
- Other
- Director, The Story of L. Sharkey, 1982
- (As Joni Sighvatsson) Associate producer, Hard Rock Zombies, Cannon, 1983
- (As Joni Sighvatsson) Post-production supervisor, Nickel Mountain,1985
- (As Joni Sighvatsson) Associate producer, American Drive-In, Star,1985
- Associate producer, "Tristan und Isolde," Aria, R. V. P. Productions, 1987
- (As Joni Sighvatsson) Supervising producer (with Steven Golin, Tim Clawson, and Jay Roewe) Truth or Dare (documentary; also known as In Bedwith Madonna and Madonna: Truth or Dare), Miramax, 1991
- A Thousand Acres, Touchstone, 1997
- Television Executive Producer
- Movies
- (As Joni Sighvatsson) Heat Wave, TNT, 1990
- (As Joni Sighvatsson) Memphis, TNT, 1992
- Miniseries
- Tales of the City (also known as Armistead Maupin's "Tales of the City"), PBS, 1994
- Television Work
- Series
- Producer, Beverly Hills 90210, Fox, 1990
- Producer, Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990-1991
- Executive producer, Salute Your Shorts, Nickelodeon, 1991
- Pilots
- Producer, Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1990
- (As Joni Sighvatsson) Executive producer, Salute Your Shorts, Nickelodeon, 1990
- Specials
- (As Joni Sighvatsson) Executive producer, Save the Planet: A CBS/HardRock Cafe Special, CBS, 1990
- (As Joni Sighvatsson) Co-executive producer, Coca-Cola Pop Music "Backstage Pass to Summer," Fox, 1991
- Producer, Rock the Vote, MTV and Fox, 1992
- Producer, Education First, CBS, 1992
- (As Joni Sighvatsson) Executive producer, Harlow: The Blond Bombshell, TNT, 1993
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- The Story of L. Sharkey, 1982
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Hollywood Reporter, August, 1991, p. S36
- Interview, October, 1994, p. 102
- Rolling Stone, August 23, 1990, p. 137