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词条 Tom Rothman
释义

  1. Early life and education

  2. Film career

  3. Awards and recognition

  4. Philanthropy

  5. Personal life

  6. References

  7. External links

{{Prose|date=March 2019}}{{Infobox person
|name = Tom Rothman
|birth_name = Thomas Edgar Rothman
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|21}}
|birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|occupation = Chairman, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
|family = John Rothman (brother)
|spouse = {{Marriage|Jessica Harper|1989}}
|years_active = 1985—present |children = 2
}}Thomas Edgar Rothman (born November 21, 1954) is an American film executive. He is chairman of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. In that role, Rothman oversees all of the studio's motion picture production and distribution activities worldwide, including Columbia Pictures. Rothman joined Sony Pictures in late 2013 as chairman of TriStar Productions.[1][2][3] Prior to that, he was chairman and chief executive officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment with Jim Gianopulos until his resignation on September 14, 2012, effective January 1.[3][5] Rothman began at Fox in 1994 as the founder and President of Fox Searchlight Pictures and served the company for 18 years.[4] Under his leadership, Fox had the best profit margins of any film studio.[5]

During Rothman's tenure, Fox films were nominated for over 150 Oscars and won three Best Picture Awards.[6] The company also earned over $30 billion in the box office and made the two highest-grossing films of all time, Titanic and Avatar.[7][8][9][10] Rothman also hosted Fox Legacy, a television series in which he provided background and behind-the-scenes information regarding the making of films.[5]

Early life and education

Rothman was born in to a Jewish family[11][12][13] in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1976, he attended the Park School of Baltimore prior to entering college. Rothman graduated from Brown University with Honors in English and American Literature, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and was an All New England selection in Division 1 Lacrosse.[10][14]

In 1977, he worked as an English Teacher at the Salisbury School in Connecticut and coached varsity soccer.[10] He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1980 as a James Kent Scholar, the school's highest academic honor.[8][10][15] In 1981, he served on The United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit as a law clerk for the Honorable Walter Mansfield.[10][14][15] From 1982 to 1986, he worked as an attorney at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.[10][14][16]

Film career

  • In 1986, Rothman co-produced Jim Jarmusch's Down by Law and Robert Frank's Candy Mountain.[8][10][16]
  • In 1987, Tom Rothman began working as an Executive Vice President of Columbia Pictures on all aspects of film development and production.[9][10][14][15][17]
  • In 1989, he served as president of Worldwide Production for the Samuel Goldwyn Company.[9][10][15] He supervised landmark independent films such as Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing, Longtime Companion, Truly Madly Deeply, Wild At Heart, and The Madness of King George.[8][9][14] He discovered and championed numerous young filmmakers who went on to become successful, including Ang Lee, Anthony Minghella, and Kenneth Branagh.[8][9][14] During this time, the company's films won the Palme d'Or at Cannes three times.[18]
  • For 18 years, Rothman worked at Fox Filmed Entertainment.[9][15][17]
  • In 1994, Rothman founded and was the first President of Fox Searchlight, one of the first specialty film divisions linked to a major studio.[14][15][17] Fox Searchlight went on to distribute multiple Oscar-winning films, including Slumdog Millionaire, which won the Best Picture Oscar in 2008.[9][17] Rothman accepted that Oscar on behalf of British producer Christian Colson, who could not attend the 81st Academy Awards ceremony.
  • From 1996-1998, Rothman was president of production for Twentieth Century Fox where he oversaw the majority of the company's film development and production.[14][17]
  • From 1998-2000, Rothman was president of Twentieth Century Fox Film Group.[9][14][15][17]
  • From 2000-2012, Tom Rothman was chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment (FFE).[3] FFE includes 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Blue Sky Animation, and Twentieth Century Fox Television.[3][9][14][15] During this time, the studio was nominated for over 150 Academy Awards, won three Best Picture Oscars, earned over $30 billion in worldwide box office sales.[9][15][17] Fox had the best profit margins of any film studio.[5] Some of the films produced over Rothman's tenure include: Lincoln, Life of Pi, The Descendants, Cast Away, The Far Side of the World, Black Swan, Walk the Line, Juno, The Devil Wears Prada, The X-Men series, the Ice Age series, Rio, and several others.[19] Under Rothman's leadership, Fox produced Modern Family, Glee, and Homeland.
  • From 2007-2010, Tom Rothman hosted Fox Legacy, a television series in which he provided background and behind-the-scenes information regarding the making of films.[5]
  • As Fox Chairman, he is infamously also known for rejecting the idea behind Deadpool, claiming it wouldn't be successful, and making the decision to have the character (whose nickname is "The Merc With a Mouth") have his mouth sewn shut for the majority of his first film appearance in Wolverine.[20][21][22]
  • In September 2012, Tom Rothman resigned as chairman and chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment.[23] That same month, Steven Spielberg announced that Rothman would produce Spielberg's Robopocalypse, for DreamWorks.[24]
  • In 2012, he was appointed as a director of Priceline.com Inc.[25]
  • In 2013, Sundance Film Festival named Rothman to its U.S. Dramatic Jury, and he presented the Grand Jury prize to Fruitvale Station.[6] He is also responsible for the re-launch of the Tristar Productions studio.
  • In February 2015, it was announced that Rothman would replace Amy Pascal as chairman of Sony Pictures' Motion Picture Group. Rothman continues to oversee the properties he greenlit at TriStar.[26]
  • In September 2018, Sony Pictures have extended their contract with Tom Rothman.[27]

Awards and recognition

  • In 1995, the first Fox Searchlight movie The Brothers McMullen won The Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.[7]
  • In 1997, Titanic was nominated for a record 14 Academy Awards and won Best Picture and 10 other Academy Awards.[28]
  • In 1998, Columbia University awarded Rothman the Arthur B. Krim Award for outstanding leadership in his work.
  • In 2003, Premiere's Power List ranked Tom Rothman #7.[29]
  • In 2004, The Saturn Rings, an award presented annually by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, awarded Tom Rothman The Life Career Award.[30]
  • In 2004, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society honored Tom Rothman at its 30th Annual Dinner of Champions.[31]
  • In 2005, Variety awarded Tom Rothman and Jim Gianopulos the Showman of the Year Award.[32]
  • In 2007, Entertainment Weekly ranked Tom Rothman #19 on their list of "The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.[29]
  • In 2009, Mentor L.A. honored Tom Rothman for his commitment to public education.[33]
  • In 2011, The Gotham Independent Film Awards awarded Rothman the Industry Tribute, which is the lifetime achievement award for independent film.[17]
  • In the fall of 2012, MSN Entertainment listed the fact that Tom Rothman left 20th Century Fox as one of the "Biggest Movie Bummers of 2012".[34]
  • In 2012, The American Jewish Committee awarded Tom Rothman the Dorothy & Sherrill Corwin Award for Human Relations.[35]

Philanthropy

Rothman is active in the nonprofit arts and education arenas.[8][10][36] In December 2013, President Obama nominated Rothman to serve on the 18-member National Council on the Arts. The Council advises on the National Endowment for the Arts's policies and programs and makes recommendations on grant applications.[37] He is a member of the Board of the Corporation of Brown University, where he serves on the Academic Affairs Committee.[10][36] He has worked as a teacher and fundraiser for Mentor L.A. Partner Schools.[10][36] Rothman is an emeritus member of the board of directors of the Sundance Institute, which he served for 20 years, and

the American Film Institute, a top film graduate school.[8][36] Tom Rothman has been involved in fundraising activities for The Jewish Home for the Aging, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the American Jewish Committee.[36] He serves on the board of New York's Art Therapy Outreach Center (ATOC), an organization that uses art therapy to help at risk groups.[36] He serves on the board of trustees for California Institute of the Arts.[38]

Personal life

Rothman is married to actress, singer, and author Jessica Harper. The couple have two daughters.[10][36] Rothman is the brother of actor John Rothman.[39][40]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/business/media/sony-hires-rothman-to-head-revived-tristar-unit.html?_r=1&|title=Sony Hires Rothman to Head Revived TriStar Unit|author= MICHAEL CIEPLY|date=August 1, 2013|publisher=New York Times|accessdate= 7 Jan 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Co-chair and CEO of 20th Century Fox Resigns|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/09/14/co-chair-and-ceo-of-20th-century-fox-resigns.html|publisher=The Daily Beast|accessdate=15 September 2012}}
3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/06/25/120625fa_fact_friend|title=FUNNY IS MONEY, Ben Stiller and the dilemma of modern stardom.|author= TAD FRIEND|date=June 25, 2012|publisher=New Yorker|accessdate= 10 May 2013 }}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Gotham Awards + 9|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/gotham-awards-9#|author=Lyons, Charles|date=November 29, 2011|publisher=IndieWire}}
5. ^1 2 3 {{citation|title=Rare Hollywood Type: Camera-Ready Executive|author=Barnes, Brooke|date=June 7, 2008|publisher=The New York Times}}
6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.sundance.org/festival/release/sundance-institute-announces-jury-members-for-2013-sundance-film-festival/|title=Sundance Institute Announces Jury Members for 2013 Sundance Film Festival.|date=Dec 19, 2012|publisher=Sundance|accessdate=10 May 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6G1dQeURr?url=http://www.sundance.org/festival/release/sundance-institute-announces-jury-members-for-2013-sundance-film-festival/|archivedate=20 April 2013|df=}}
7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/01/25/sundance-2013-juror-tom-rothman-on-the-legacy-of-indie-film-and-the-future-of-robot-revolution/|title=Sundance 2013: Juror Tom Rothman on the legacy of indie film and the future of robot revolution|author=Anthony Breznican|date=January 25, 2013|publisher=Inside Movies|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
8. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/12/19/ed-burns-tom-rothman-sundance-film-festival-jury/|title=Ed Burns, Tom Rothman headline Sundance Film Festival juries|author=Jeff Labrecque |date=Dec 19, 2012|publisher=Inside Movies|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
9. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2007-12-02/news/0712010019_1_tom-rothman-forehead-feinblatt|title=Growing up Rothman meant that a connection to performing was almost inevitable|author=Chris Kaltenbach|date=Dec 2, 2007|publisher=The Baltimore Sun|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
10. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 {{cite web|url=http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/content/view/326/40/|title=The Player|author=Hugh Hart|publisher=Brown Alumni Magazine|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Meet the Parents|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/community_briefs/article/meet_the_parents_20020705|quote="It never came in the sectarian way," Rothman, 47, says of his parents' Jewishness. "It was a question of humanity. My parents didn't distinguish between Jewish causes and non-Jewish causes."|author=MICHAEL AUSHENKER|date=July 4, 2002|publisher=JewishJournal.com|accessdate=August 16, 2013}}
12. ^[https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-said-jews-run-hollywood/ Times of Israel: "Who said Jews run Hollywood? -Inaugural list of 100 prominent players in Tinseltown shows a lack of diversity -- and a whole lot of MOTs" by Lisa Klug] 23 June 2016
13. ^{{cite book|url=http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=purduepress_previews|first=Vincent|last=Brook|title=From Shtetl to Stardom: Jews and Hollywood: Chapter 1: Still an Empire of Their Own: How Jews Remain Atop a Reinvented Hollywood|pages=15 |publisher=Purdue University Press|date=December 15, 2016|ISBN=9781557537638}}
14. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=1498356&privcapId=6441777&previousCapId=91031&previousTitle=NEWS%20CORP-CLASS%20B|title=Executive Profile: Thomas E. Rothman|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
15. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/magazine/162128/tom-rothman|title=TOM ROTHMAN The Blockbuster|author=IAN DALY|publisher=Columbia Law School|accessdate= 10 May 2013 }}
16. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/tribute-honors-rothman-s-indie-pic-roots-1118046488/|title=Tribute honors Rothman's indie pic roots|author=Anthony Kaufman|date=November 24, 2011|publisher=Variety|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
17. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/foxs_tom_rothman_to_receive_gotham_awards_tribute|title=Fox's Tom Rothman to Receive Gotham Awards Tribute|author=BRIAN BROOKS|date=August 1, 2011|publisher=Indie Wire|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www2.tft.ucla.edu/goldwyn/sgjr.cfm|title=SAMUEL GOLDWYN, Jr. Writing Awards|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newscorp.com/news/news_543.html|title=Tom Rothman to Step Down as Chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment at the End of the Year|publisher=Newscorp|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/robertliefeld/status/570274532012920833|title=robertliefeld on Twitter|publisher=|accessdate=27 July 2018}}
21. ^22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailysuperhero.com/2016/06/studio-exec-who-kept-deadpool-in.html|title=Studio Exec Who Kept DEADPOOL in Production Purgatory Says Smartest Thing Ever About Sony's SPIDER-MAN Franchise|website=www.dailysuperhero.com|accessdate=27 July 2018}}
23. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/rothman-exits-as-head-of-fox-film-division/|title=Rothman Exits as Head of Fox Film Division|author=BROOKS BARNES AND MICHAEL CIEPLY|date=September 14, 2012|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/rothman-to-produce-spielberg-s-robopocalypse-1118059763/|title=Rothman to produce Spielberg's 'Robopocalypse|author=Rachel Abrams|date=September 24, 2012|publisher=Variety|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.macroaxis.com/invest/manager/PCLN.MX--Thomas_Rothman|title=Thomas E. Rothman |publisher=Macro Axis|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2015/02/tom-rothman-replaces-amy-pascal-sony-1201380416/|title=Tom Rothman Replaces Amy Pascal At Sony Pictures; Michael Lynton Contract Extended|first=Mike Fleming Jr,Anita|last=Busch|date=24 February 2015|publisher=|accessdate=27 July 2018}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-pictures-extends-tom-rothmans-contract-as-movie-chief-1145947/|title=Sony Pictures Extends Tom Rothman's Contract as Movie Chief|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|date=20 September 2018|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=7 October 2018}}
28. ^{{cite web|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/02/02/nine-avatar-oscar-nominations-fall-short-of-the-14-for-titanic-but-what-does-that-mean/|title=Nine 'Avatar' Oscar Nominations Fall Short Of The 14 For 'Titanic,' But What Does That Mean?|author=Adam Rosenberg|date=February 2, 2010|publisher=MTV Movies Blog|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
29. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0745257/bio|title=Biography for Tom Rothman|accessdate= 10 May 2013 }}
30. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/saturn_rings/saturn_rings_all.pdf|title=A LOOKAT THE 2002 28TH ANNUAL SATURN AWARDS|accessdate=10 May 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103090121/http://www.saturnawards.org/saturn_rings/saturn_rings_all.pdf|archivedate=3 November 2013|df=}}
31. ^{{cite web|url=http://jackontheweb.cbslocal.com/2012/04/02/jacks-crush-of-the-day-josie-maran/30th-annual-dinner-of-champions/|title=30th Annual Dinner of Champions|date=March 30, 2012|publisher=Jack on the Web|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
32. ^{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/best-in-showman-1117930546/|title=Best in Showman|date=October 10, 2005|publisher=Variety|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
33. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.laspromise.org/events/past-events.php|title=L.A.'s Promise Gala|publisher=L.A.'s Promise|accessdate=10 May 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319084359/http://www.laspromise.org/events/past-events.php|archivedate=19 March 2013|df=}}
34. ^{{cite web|url=http://movies.msn.com/movies/year-in-review/bummers/?photoidx=6|title=Movies Year in Review|publisher= Movies MSN|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
35. ^{{cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/163000465?versionId=177635204|title=Tom Rothman.(CONGRATS)(Dorothy and Sherill C. Corwin Human Relations Award for Tom Rothman)(Brief article)|date=February 24, 2012|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
36. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=http://www.atocny.org/board-of-directors|title=Board of Directors|accessdate=10 May 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127021305/http://www.atocny.org/board-of-directors|archivedate=27 January 2013|df=}}
37. ^{{cite web|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/13/obama-nominates-hollywood-exec-to-arts-council/|title=Obama Nominates Hollywood Exec to Arts Council|author= BROOKS BARNES|date=December 13, 2013|publisher=New York Times|accessdate= 7 Jan 2014}}
38. ^{{cite web|url=http://calarts.edu/about/officers-trustees/board-of-trustees|title=Board of Trustees|accessdate= 10 May 2013}}
39. ^{{citation|title=Tom Rothman: A Hollywood executive and TV host |publisher=International Herald Tribune }}
40. ^{{citation|title=New York Times}}

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