Jerry Bruckheimer

Jerry Bruckheimer: Summary

Recent Role:: on Eleventh Hour

Birthday:: 9-21-1945

Birthplace:: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Birth Name:: Jerome Bruckheimer

Born in 1945 in Detroit, Michigan, the only child of German immigrants, Jerry Bruckheimer has become one of the most prolific producers in television and movie entertainment. After graduating from the University of Arizona in 1967, he worked in advertising before deciding on a degree in entertainment. He then moved to Los Angeles where he began a career in films. His first credit as a...

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Jerry Bruckheimer was listed at #39 in Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 of 2007.(edit)
According to Variety (September 18, 2007), CBS won a bidding war with ABC for the rights to Jerry Bruckheimer's untitled adaptation of the British thriller, Eleventh Hour. The new series will have a tone similar to The X-Files.

Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman will executive-produce the project, which will be directed by Danny Cannon and written by Mick Davis. Cannon and Davis are also executive producers.(edit)
Stephen Galloway interviewed Jerry in November 2003 for The Hollywood Reporter. When he was asked where does the name 'Bruckheimer' come from, he told Galloway that both his parents were born in Germany. They came to America in the twenties and met each other here. He also said they spoke German when they didn't want him to understand, but otherwise they spoke English in the home. He also revealed he is an only child.(edit)
When asked if there were any specific films that made him want to become a filmmaker, Jerry revealed he is I'm a big fan of David Lean. Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago are movies that were seminal films for him when he was growing up. He admires the filmmaking and the storytelling ability of Lean and Robert Bolt, so that's what he looks toward for inspiration.(edit)
According to Forbes (October 2006), the Los Angeles Times reports Jerry Bruckheimer and wife, Linda, have bought a nearly 400-acre ranch in Ventura County, California. The cost for the property was approximately $20 million.(edit)

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The Bottom Line: "One of the all-time greats"
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