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Cary Brokaw Biography (1951-)

Full name, Cary Scott Brokaw; born June 21, 1951, in Los Angeles, CA; son ofRobert Scott Brokaw and Shirley (Pettit) Struble; married Christine Schleicher; children: Lisa, Kristin, Laura, Julia. Education: University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1973; University of California, Los Angeles, M.B.A.,1976. Addresses: Office-- Avenue Pictures, 11111 Santa MonicaBlvd., Suite 2110, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Contact-- Avenue Entertainment, Inc., 1048 Ninth St., Apt. 4, Santa Monica, CA 90403-4190. Career:Producer and executive. Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, CA, marketing trainee, 1976-77, director of special projects, 1977-78, director of acquisitions, 1978-79, manager of the eastern division, 1979-81; Cineplex Corporation,Toronto, Ontario, Canada, executive vice president, 1981-83; Island Alive Releasing, Los Angeles, CA, chair (with others) and president, 1983-85; Island Pictures, Los Angeles, CA, chair (with others), president, and chief executiveofficer, 1985-86; Avenue Entertainment, Inc., Santa Monica, CA, chief executive officer and chair of the board of directors, 1987--. Awards, Honors: Independent Spirit Award, 1994, for Short Cuts. Addresses: Office: Avenue Pictures, 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2110, Los Angeles, CA90025.; Contact: Avenue Entertainment, Inc., 1048 Ninth St., Apt. 4, Santa Monica, CA 90403-4190.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer, executive

Birth Details

June 21, 1951

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Executive Producer
• Trouble in Mind, Alive Films, 1985
• Nobody's Fool, Island Pictures, 1986
• (With Otto Grokenberger) Down by Law, Island Pictures, 1986
• Slamdance(also known as Slam Dance), Island Pictures, 1987
• (With Scott Millaney) Straight to Hell, Island Pictures, 1987
• Pascali's Island, Avenue Pictures, 1988
• Cold Feet, Avenue Pictures, 1989
• Drugstore Cowboy, Avenue Pictures, 1989
• Sweet Lies, Island Pictures, 1989
• After Dark, My Sweet, Avenue Pictures, 1990
• Mister Johnson, Avenue Pictures, 1991
• The Object of Beauty, Avenue Pictures, 1991
• The Player, Fine Line Features, 1991
• Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll, Avenue Pictures, 1991
• American Heart, Triton Pictures, 1993
• Stained Glass,1999
• Producer
• A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon(also known as Jimmy Reardon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
• Short Cuts, Fine Line Features, 1993
• Restoration, Miramax, 1995
• Voices(also known as Voices from a Locked Room), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1995
• Letters from a Wayward Son(also known as Wayward Son), Avenue Pictures, 1999
• Stand by Your Man, Avenue Pictures, 1999
• Television Work
• Executive Producer, Unless Otherwise Noted; Movies
• In the Eyes of a Stranger(also known as Stranger), CBS, 1992
• Producer, Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight, TNT, 1994
• See Jane Run, ABC, 1995
• A Stranger in Town(also known as Higher Laws), CBS, 1995
• Two Mothers for Zachary,1996
• Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing(also known as Path to Paradise), HBO, 1997
• Tell Me No Secrets, ABC, 1997
• The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery, CBS, 1999
• The Timeshifters(also known as The Time Shifters), TBS, 1999
• Producer, Finding Graceland(also known as The Road to Graceland), Cinemax, 1999
• Executive Producer; Specials
• (With Lindsay Law) "Signs of Life" (also known as "One for Sorrow, Two for Joy"), American Playhouse, PBS, 1989
• Wit, HBO, 2001