Jerry Bruckheimer

**Jerome Leon "Jerry" Bruckheimer** (born September 21, 1943) is an American movie and television producer. He has achieved great success in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. His best known television series are *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*, *CSI: Miami*, *CSI: NY*, *Without a Trace*, *Cold Case*, and *The Amazing Race*. Some of his best known movies include *Beverly Hills Cop*, *Flashdance*, *Top Gun*, *The Rock*, *Con Air*, *Armageddon*, *Bad Boys*, *Enemy of the State*, *Black Hawk Down*, *Pearl Harbor*, *Pirates of the Caribbean*, and the *National Treasure* franchise. He is also one of the Board of Directors at ZeniMax Media.

Many of his movies were produced by Paramount and Disney. Many of his television series were co-produced by Warner Bros. and CBS Television Studios.

As of 2010, Bruckheimer had produced over 40 feature movies.  He is regarded in the industry as one of the most successful movie producers of all time. Bruckheimer has been nicknamed "Mr. Blockbuster", due to his track record of commercially successful, high-grossing movies. Overall, his movies have brought in over $13 billion to Hollywood. They have also launched the careers of numerous actors and directors.

In 2007, he was ranked #39 on Forbes Celebrity 100 List, up from #42 in 2006. With reported annual earnings of $120 million, he was the 10th highest money-earner on the 2006 Forbes Celebrity 100 List.

## Professional honors and awards
The editors of *Entertainment Weekly* named Bruckheimer the #1 most-powerful person in Hollywood in 2003.

His projects have been honored with 41 Academy Award nominations (six wins), eight Grammy Award nominations (five wins), 23 Golden Globe nominations (four wins), 77 Emmy Award nominations (seventeen wins), eight People's Choice nominations (four wins), and numerous MTV Awards, including one for Best Picture of the Decade.

## Filmography (producer)
### Movies
* *The Culpepper Cattle Co.* (1972) (associate producer, with 20th Century Fox)
* *Farewell, My Lovely* (1975) (with AVCO Embassy Pictures)
* *Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins* (1975) (associate producer, with Warner Bros.)
* *March or Die* (1977) (with Columbia Pictures and ITC Entertainment)
* *Defiance* (1980) (with American International Pictures)
* *American Gigolo* (1980) (with Paramount Pictures)
* *Thief* (1981) (with United Artists)
* *Young Doctors in Love* (1982) (with 20th Century Fox)
* *Cat People* (1982) (with Universal Pictures and RKO Pictures)
* *Flashdance* (1983) (with Paramount Pictures)
* *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984) (with Paramount Pictures)
* *Thief of Hearts* (1984) (with Paramount Pictures)
* *Top Gun* (1986) (with Paramount Pictures)
* *Beverly Hills Cop II* (1987) (with Paramount Pictures)
* *Days of Thunder* (1990) (with Paramount Pictures)
* *The Ref* (1994) (with Touchstone Pictures)
* *Dangerous Minds* (1995) (with Hollywood Pictures)
* *Crimson Tide* (1995) (with Hollywood Pictures, reissued since 2009 by Walt Disney Pictures)
* *Bad Boys* (1995) (with Columbia Pictures)
* *The Rock* (1996) (with Hollywood Pictures)
* *Con Air* (1997) (with Touchstone Pictures)
* *Enemy of the State* (1998) (with Touchstone Pictures)
* *Armageddon* (1998) (with Touchstone Pictures)
* *Remember the Titans* (2000) (with Walt Disney Pictures)
* *Coyote Ugly* (2000) (with Touchstone Pictures)
* *Gone in Sixty Seconds* (2000) (with Touchstone Pictures)
* *Black Hawk Down* (2001) (with Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios)
* *Pearl Harbor* (2001) (with Touchstone Pictures)
* *Bad Company* (2002) (with Touchstone Pictures)
* *Bad Boys II* (2003) (with Columbia Pictures)
* *Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl* (2003) (with Walt Disney Pictures)
* *Veronica Guerin* (2003) (with Touchstone Pictures)
* *Kangaroo Jack* (movie) (with Warner Bros. and Castle Rock Entertainment)
* *National Treasure* (2004) (with Walt Disney Pictures)
* *King Arthur* (2004) (with Touchstone Pictures)
* ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest* (2006) (with Walt Disney Pictures)
* *Déjà Vu* (2006) (with Touchstone Pictures)
* *Glory Road* (2006) (with Walt Disney Pictures)
* *National Treasure: Book of Secrets* (2007) (with Walt Disney Pictures)
* *Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End* (2007) (with Walt Disney Pictures)
* *G-Force* (2009) (with Walt Disney Pictures)
* *Confessions of a Shopaholic* (2009) (with Touchstone Pictures)
* *Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time* (2010) (with Walt Disney Pictures)
* *The Sorcerer's Apprentice* (2010) (with Walt Disney Pictures)
* *Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides* (2011) (with Walt Disney Pictures)
* *The Lone Ranger* (2013) (with Walt Disney Pictures)
* *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales* (2017) (with Walt Disney Pictures)
* *Pirates of the Caribbean 6* (2021) (with Walt Disney Pictures) 
### Television
#### Television movies
* *Max Q* (1998) television movie (exec. producer)
* *Swing Vote* (1999) television movie (exec. producer)
* *Fearless* (2004) television movie (co-producer, exec. producer)

#### Reality television
* *The Amazing Race* (2001–present) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *Take the Money and Run* (2011) TV series (exec. producer)

#### Comedy
* *Modern Men* (2006) TV series (exec. producer)

#### Drama
* *Soldier of Fortune, Inc.* (1997–1998) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000–present) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *Without a Trace* (2002–2009) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *CSI: Miami* (2002–2012) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *Profiles from the Front Line* (2003) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *Skin* (2003) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *Cold Case* (2003–2010) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *CSI: NY* (2004–present) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *Just Legal* (2005–2006) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *E-Ring* (2005–2006) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *Close to Home* (2005–2007) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *Justice* (2006) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *Eleventh Hour* (2008–2009) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *The Forgotten* (2009–2010) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *Dark Blue* (2009–2010) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *Miami Medical* (2010) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *Chase* (2010–2011) TV Series (exec. producer)
* *The Whole Truth'' (2010) TV series (exec. producer)

## References
## Other websites
* Jerry Bruckheimer Films
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