1. Bonnie Bruckheimer has been known professionally as Bonnie Fishman, Bonnie Martell, and Bonnie Bruckheimer-Martell.
17 Facts About Bonnie Bruckheimer
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Bonnie Bruckheimer's films include Hocus Pocus, Beaches and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
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Bonnie Bruckheimer's films have been produced by Disney and Universal, while her TV specials and sitcom were produced by HBO and CBS Television Studios.
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Bonnie Bruckheimer is the second oldest of four children: Blossom, Bonnie, Bettiann and Robert.
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Bonnie Bruckheimer attended Far Rockaway High School in Far Rockaway, NY and graduated from the class of 1962.
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Bonnie Bruckheimer worked as a producer's assistant on Night Moves and Blue Collar and then went on to be Aaron Russo's assistant on The Rose in 1979.
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Bonnie Bruckheimer was president of the production company from 1985 till 2002.
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In 1993, Bonnie Bruckheimer co-produced the family-friendly Halloween-themed film Hocus Pocus which continues to air annually on Disney Channel after earning itself a cult following.
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Bonnie Bruckheimer later produced Man of the House, starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Chevy Chase, and Farrah Fawcett.
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The character that was based on Bruckheimer was named "Connie", played by Joanna Gleason.
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Bonnie Bruckheimer produced the film adaptation of Rebecca Wells' Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, starring Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd and Ellen Burstyn.
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Bonnie Bruckheimer's last production was a critical hit, which was directed by Callie Khouri.
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Bonnie Bruckheimer taught a course on women in the entertainment industry at USC's School of Cinematic Arts in 2011 where she has served as an adjunct professor ever since.
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Bonnie Bruckheimer brings in women who work in the industry to share their experiences about working in different fields.
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Bonnie Bruckheimer continues to speak at various events and benefits to encourage the empowerment of women in the film industry.
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Bonnie Bruckheimer has been outspoken in Hollywood about ageism in the industry.
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Since the 1990s, Bonnie Bruckheimer has lived in a 1936 Spanish-style house in Valley Village, CA once owned by Fleetwood Mac's John McVie.