Thomas Edgar Rothman was born on November 21,1954 and is an American film executive and current chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group.
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16 Facts About Thomas Rothman
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Thomas Rothman joined Sony Pictures in late-2013 as chairman of TriStar Productions and in 2015 was promoted to Chairman of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, followed by the release in 2017 and 2018 of titles such as Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Venom, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Peter Rabbit, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
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Thomas Rothman began at Fox in 1994 as the founder and President of Fox Searchlight Pictures and served the company for 18 years.
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Thomas Rothman hosted Fox Legacy, a television series in which he provided background and behind-the-scenes information regarding the making of films.
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In 1986, Thomas Rothman co-produced Jim Jarmusch's Down by Law and Robert Frank's Candy Mountain.
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Thomas Rothman was president of production for Twentieth Century Fox where he oversaw the majority of the company's film development and production from 1996 to 1998 and was president of Twentieth Century Fox Film Group from 1998 to 2000.
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Some films produced over Thomas Rothman's tenure include: Lincoln, Life of Pi, The Descendants, Cast Away, Master and Commander: 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.
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From 2007 to 2010, Tom Thomas Rothman hosted Fox Legacy, a television series in which he provided background and behind-the-scenes information regarding the making of films.
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In September 2012, Tom Thomas Rothman resigned as chairman and chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment.
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That same month, Steven Spielberg announced that Thomas Rothman would produce Spielberg's Robopocalypse, for DreamWorks.
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Thomas Rothman is active in the nonprofit arts and education arenas.
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In December 2013, President Obama nominated Thomas Rothman to serve on the 18-member National Council on the Arts.
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Thomas Rothman is an emeritus member of the board of directors of the Sundance Institute, which he served for 20 years, andthe American Film Institute, a top film graduate school.
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Thomas Rothman is married to actress, singer, and author Jessica Harper.
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