Sid Ganis
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| Born | January 8, 1940 Brooklyn, New York |
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| Years active | 1970 - present | ||||||
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Sidney Ganis (born January 8, 1940) is an American motion picture executive and producer who has produced such films as Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Big Daddy, Mr. Deeds, The Master of Disguise and Akeelah and the Bee. On August 23, 2005 he was elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Ganis was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He began his film career in marketing and publicity at several studios, eventually joining Lucasfilm, where he served as Senior Vice President of the company for several years. He later became President of Paramount Pictures during the 1980s, and then Vice President, and president of marketing and distribution, at Columbia Pictures.
| Preceded by Frank Pierson |
President of Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences 2005- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] External links
- Sidney Ganis at the Internet Movie Database
- AMPAS press release: Sid Ganis Elected Academy President (August 24, 2005)
- Biography at Yahoo! Australia
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