Gary Magness
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Gary Magness is an American businessman and film producer
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and grew up in Bozeman, Montana
. His father was Bob Magness, the founder of Tele-Communications Inc.
. He attended the Western State College of Colorado
, but dropped out.
Through his inheritance, he is a large stockholder in Tele-Communications. He also chairs the Magness Investment Group, whose portfolio includes Magness Land & Cattle, Fortrust, a Denver-based state-of-the-art data center, and aquaculture
breeding farms. In 2007, he founded Smokewood Entertainment with his wife, Sarah Siegel-Magness. He has produced three films and he is producing a fourth one. He has made charitable donations to the Food Bank of the Rockies, the University of Denver
, and The Fresh Air Fund. He collects vintage car
s.
As of September 2011, he is the 879th richest person in the world, and the 319th richest in the United States. He is worth US$ 1.4 billion. He is married with three children, and they live in Denver, Colorado
.
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
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Biography
Gary Magness was born in TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and grew up in Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The 2010 census put Bozeman's population at 37,280 making it the fourth largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the Bozeman micropolitan area, which consists...
. His father was Bob Magness, the founder of Tele-Communications Inc.
Tele-Communications Inc.
Tele-Communications, Inc. or TCI was a cable television provider in the United States, for much of its history controlled by Bob Magness and John Malone....
. He attended the Western State College of Colorado
Western State College of Colorado
Western State College of Colorado is a four-year public liberal arts college located in Gunnison, Colorado. The enrollment stands at about 2400 students with a high percentage, one-fourth, from out of state. The far flung appeal for some students is found in the idyllic mountains and ski slopes...
, but dropped out.
Through his inheritance, he is a large stockholder in Tele-Communications. He also chairs the Magness Investment Group, whose portfolio includes Magness Land & Cattle, Fortrust, a Denver-based state-of-the-art data center, and aquaculture
Aquaculture
Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions, and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the...
breeding farms. In 2007, he founded Smokewood Entertainment with his wife, Sarah Siegel-Magness. He has produced three films and he is producing a fourth one. He has made charitable donations to the Food Bank of the Rockies, the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
, and The Fresh Air Fund. He collects vintage car
Vintage car
A vintage car is commonly defined as a car built between the start of 1919 and the end of 1930 known as the "Vintage era". There is little debate about the start date of the vintage period—the end of World War I is a nicely defined marker there—but the end date is a matter of a little...
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As of September 2011, he is the 879th richest person in the world, and the 319th richest in the United States. He is worth US$ 1.4 billion. He is married with three children, and they live in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
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Filmography as producer
- TennesseeTennessee (film)Tennessee is a 2008 American drama film produced by Lee Daniels. V V S Films has acquired all Canadian rights for the movie, while the U.S. rights are owned by Lee Daniels Entertainment.Vivendi Entertainment has acquired all U.S...
(2008) - PreciousPrecious (film)Precious , is a 2009 American drama film directed by Lee Daniels. Precious is an adaptation by Geoffrey S. Fletcher of the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire. The film stars Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, and Paula Patton...
(2009) - Judy Moody and the Not Bummer SummerJudy Moody and the Not Bummer SummerJudy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer is a 2011 comedy film based on Megan McDonald's Judy Moody book series, released on June 10, 2011. It stars Jordana Beatty as a third grader named Judy Moody who sets out to have the most thrilling summer of her life...
(2011) - Long Time Gone (filming, 2012)