15 Facts About Steve Tisch

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Steven Elliot Tisch was born on February 14,1949 and is an American film producer and businessman.

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Steve Tisch is the chairman, co-owner and executive vice president of the New York Giants, the NFL team co-owned by his family, as well as a film and television producer.

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Steve Tisch is the son of former Giants co-owner Bob Tisch.

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Steve Tisch has two siblings, Jonathan Tisch and Laurie Tisch.

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Steve Tisch attended Tufts University, during which he began his filmmaking career.

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Steve Tisch followed this up in 1983 with Risky Business, which gave Tom Cruise his first lead role.

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In 1984, Steve Tisch produced a made-for-TV movie entitled The Burning Bed, which caused controversy but received eleven Emmy nominations for Farrah Fawcett's depiction of a battered wife.

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Steve Tisch originally had a two-picture agreement with New World Pictures, with Soul Man being the first film of a proposed two-picture deal.

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Steve Tisch received a Best Motion Picture Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Forrest Gump, which was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and won six, and remains one of the highest domestic box office grossing films in history.

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Steve Tisch is the only person ever with a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and a Super Bowl Ring.

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Steve Tisch was named chairman and Executive Vice President of the New York Giants American football team in 2005.

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Steve Tisch accepted the Vince Lombardi Trophy twice, when the Giants won Super Bowl XLII and again when they won Super Bowl XLVI.

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Steve Tisch made an appearance on the reality show Shark Tank in season 5.

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Steve Tisch had two children with his first wife, Patsy A Tisch; the marriage ended in divorce.

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Steve Tisch was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.