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Sean Daniel
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Sean Daniel | |
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| Born | Sean Peter Daniel August 15, 1951 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | High School of Music & Art California Institute of the Arts |
| Occupations | Film producer, film executive |
| Spouse | Ruth Hunter |
Sean Peter Daniel (born August 15, 1951)[1] is an American film producer and movie executive.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Born to a Jewish family,[2][3] Daniel attended Manhattan's High School of Music & Art, graduating in 1969.[4] He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film from the California Institute of the Arts in 1973.
Early career
[edit | edit source]In 1976, he joined Universal Pictures as a film production executive, and in 1985, at age 34, he became the youngest production president in the studio's history.[5] He has built a nearly 50-year career in the entertainment industry. As a producer and studio executive, Daniel has helped shape the vernacular of modern cinema, overseeing some of the most beloved, critically acclaimed films ever made. During his tenure, Daniel supervised the financing and production of such acclaimed National Lampoon's Animal House, Coal Miner's Daughter, The Blues Brothers, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Brazil, Field of Dreams, Do the Right Thing, Back to the Future, Midnight Run, Born on the Fourth of July, Missing, Weird Science, Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, Born in East L.A., Fletch, Rumble Fish, Gorillas in the Mist, Darkman, and Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.
Independent producer
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Following his tenure as an executive at the studio, Daniel left for The Geffen Film Company before abruptly leaving,[6] and returned to Universal to form its first independent company, The Sean Daniel Company, in late 1989 at Universal Pictures,[7][8] and in 1992, Daniel started Alphaville Films with James Jacks, which supplanted the first Sean Daniel Company,[9] and developed and produced 1999's blockbuster action-adventure Mummy, starring future Academy Award winners Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. Daniel produced the four subsequent films in the global franchise: The Mummy Returns, which launched the film career of Dwayne Johnson, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, and The Scorpion King and Mummy. All told, the franchise has earned almost $2 billion worldwide.[10][11] In 2006, Daniel and Jacks ended their partnership and reinstated The Sean Daniel Company in 2006.[12]
Daniel also produced Malcolm D. Lee's hit romantic comedy The Best Man Holiday, the Richard Linklater classic Dazed and Confused, the renowned western Tombstone, Nora Ephron's supernatural comedy Michael, the Coen Brothers' film Intolerable Cruelty, the Chris Rock, Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz comedy Down to Earth, the rap-music comedy CB4, also with Chris Rock, and John Woo's first American film, Hard Target.
In 2018, Daniel and other partners formed a new company, Hivemind (formerly Mythos), which supplanted the former Sean Daniel Company.[13]
Daniel's recent credits include Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which he produced with Guillermo Del Toro, Richard Linklater's feature Everybody Wants Some!!, and the documentary Belushi.
He has served as an executive producer on Netflix's phenomenon The Witcher, Peacock's The Best Man: The Final Chapters, the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video series The Expanse, based on James S.A. Corey's The New York Times best-selling book franchise, and Graceland, from White Collar creator Jeff Eastin. He executive produced the TNT original film Freedom Song, directed by Phil Alden Robinson and starring Danny Glover, HBO's Everyday People, and the USA Network four-hour miniseries Attila, starring Gerard Butler.[14]
Selected filmography
[edit | edit source]He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
[edit | edit source]- Production manager
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | Animal House | Executive in charge of production | Uncredited |
| 1980 | Coal Miner's Daughter | ||
| 1982 | Missing | ||
| 1985 | The Breakfast Club | ||
| 1985 | Back to the Future | ||
| 1985 | Brazil | ||
| 1985 | Fletch | ||
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing | ||
| 1989 | Field of Dreams |
- As an actor
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Spies Like Us | Ace Tomato Driver |
| 1990 | Darkman | Policeman #2 |
- Thanks
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 1995 | Mallrats | The director would like to thank: For bringing a pedigree to the project |
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | Thanks |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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| 1996 | Don't Look Back | Executive producer | Television film |
| 2000 | Freedom Song | Executive producer | Television film |
| 2001 | Attila | Executive producer | |
| 2004 | Everyday People | Executive producer | Television film |
| 2013−15 | Graceland | ||
| 2015−2022 | The Expanse | Executive producer | |
| 2019 | The Witcher | Executive producer | |
| 2022 | The Witcher: Blood Origin | Executive producer |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Sean Daniel, filmreference.com, January 21, 2014
- ^ New York Times: "THE DEMOCRATS: THE SHTICK; So Here's This Jewish Guy Who Gets Nominated..." By TODD S. PURDUM August 17, 2000
- ^ Portland Press Herald: "A ‘Ben-Hur’ for our time" by Steven Zeitchik August 21, 2016 | Downey and Burnett are staunch Catholics; Ridley is also a devout Christian, Huston and Bekmambetov, who was raised in a communist country, are more secular; Daniel and MGM principal Gary Barber are Jewish
- ^ "Notable Alumni," Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia High School official website. Accessed Oct. 31, 2016.
- ^ Los Angeles Times: "Sean Daniel Quits Universal to Head Geffen's Film Unit" by MICHAEL CIEPLY January 10, 1989
- ^ "Sean Daniel Quits Universal to Head Geffen's Film Unit". Los Angeles Times. 1989-01-10. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- ^ Eller, Claudia (February 14, 1990). "Daniel Back Home At U With Three-Year Indie Pact". Daily Variety. pp. 1, 31.
- ^ Bates, Karen Grigsby (1991-07-14). "They've Gotta Have Us". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- ^ Eller, Claudia (March 10, 1992). "Jacks exits U to partner with Daniel". Daily Variety. pp. 1, 29.
- ^ [1], boxofficemojo.com
- ^ [2], boxofficemojo.com
- ^ Siegel, Tatina (March 20, 2006). "Splitsville for Pair at Alphaville". Backstage. Archived from the original on April 20, 2006. Retrieved September 1, 2026.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2018-03-22). "Amazon Studios Inks First-Look Deal With Mythos, New Company Launched By Sean Daniel, Jason Brown & Kathy Lingg". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
- ^ [3], IMDb.com
External links
[edit | edit source]- Sean Daniel at IMDb
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