James Níkos "Jim" Janoopulos [К 1] ( Greek Τζιμ Γιαννόπουλος , English James Nikos "Jim" Gianopulos ; born 1951 , New York , USA ) - American businessman , chairman and CEO of the film studio Paramount Pictures ( 3 April 2017 ) [3] [4] [5] [6] , and earlier the chairman and CEO of the entertainment company Fox Entertainment Group ( 2000 - 2016 ) [7] . He is a member of the board of directors of the charity organization “ ”, which provides assistance in the field of film and television industry [8] .
| Jim Janopoulos | |
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| Greek Ιμ Γιαννόπουλος English Jim gianopulos | |
 Jim Janopoulos (right) and Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Drutsas (2010) | |
| Birth name | English James Nikos Gianopulos |
| Date of Birth | 1951 |
| Place of Birth | New York , New York , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Education | Boston University ( BA ), ( JD ), ( LL.M. ) |
| Company | Paramount pictures |
| Position | Chairman and CEO (since 2017) |
| Company | |
| Position | Chairman and CEO (2000—2016) |
| Awards and prizes | Elyse Bila Ouedraogo Award (2017) [1] [2] |
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Biography
Family and Education
Born in 1951 in New York ( New York , USA ) in a Greek family.
On August 15, 1940, James’s father, Nikos Jannopoulos, was aboard the armored cruiser Greek Navy , which, taking part in the celebration of the Assumption of the Virgin on the island of Tinos in the Aegean Sea , was torpedoed by an Italian submarine ". Nikos managed to survive, since at the time the torpedo hit the bottom of the Ellie he was in the upper part of the vessel. On October 28, Italy invaded Greece after Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected the ultimatum presented to him .
In 1951, Nikos immigrated to the United States. Although not fluent in English, he set up the ship repair company American Ship Repair, which provided spare parts for international merchant ships . Since then, she continues to be a family business .
Jim began to communicate in English on a regular basis only with the start of kindergarten visits. Prior to this, only Greek was spoken at home, and all the news Nikos Yannopoulos learned from the The National Herald - Εθνικός Κήρυξ [9] .
In 1973 he graduated from Boston University , receiving a bachelor of arts degree .
In 1976, he received his LL.D. degrees from the School of Law at Fordem University and LL.M. at the School of Law at New York University .
Career
He began his career working at Paramount Pictures and Lorimar . Then he worked in the international distribution department of Fox Filmed Entertainment [10] [11] [12] .
From 2000 to 2012 , together with Tom Rothman , was co-chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment . [10] [11] [13] In 2006, Janopoulos and Rothman gave the green light to 20 films, the income from which amounted to more than 100 million dollars (117 million dollars at the current rate) in the domestic market [14] , and 26 - films that also earned $ 100 million ($ 117 million at the current exchange rate) on the international market.
In 2012—2016 - chairman of the Fox Entertainment Group [15] . Janopoulos led 20th Century Fox , Fox Searchlight Pictures , Fox 2000 , Fox Animation / Blue Sky Studios , Fox International Productions and Fox Home Entertainment [13] .
In June 2016, left the post of chairman and CEO of the Fox Entertainment Group.
In March 2017, the press reported that Janopulos could take over as chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures [16] [17] [18] [9] . On March 27, it became known that he will head Paramount Pictures [3] [4] [6] .
He advocated closer ties between Hollywood and Silicon Valley , especially in the fight against piracy [13] .
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Motion Picture & Television Fund [12] [19] , the Board of Trustees of the X-Prize Foundation , and the Board of the Entertainment Technology Committee of the University of Southern California (USC) [11] . In 2013 he became a member of the board of advisors of the School of Cinematic Arts at USC [20] .
Personal life
Since 2000, married to Ann Janopoulos (nee Thompson) [21] , has three daughters: Alex, Nikki and Mimi [21] .
Notes
- ↑ Busch, Anita. Jim & Ann Gianopulos Given Philanthrophy Award For Helping Women Internationally . Deadline.com (May 1, 2017).
- ↑ Kalafatis, Joanna. Jim and Ann Gianopulos Honored With Philanthropy Award . Greek Reporter (May 3, 2017).
- ↑ 1 2 McClintock, Pamela. Jim Gianopulos to Run Paramount Pictures for Viacom . The Hollywood Reporter (March 27, 2017).
- ↑ 1 2 Busch, Anita. Jim Gianopulos Takes Reins Of Paramount Chairman & CEO . Deadline.com (March 27, 2017).
- ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer. Jim Gianopulos Appointed Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures . Animation World Network (March 29, 2017).
- 2 1 2 Jim Gianopulos Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures . The National Herald (Μαρτίου 29, 2017).
- ↑ The "Golden man" of Hollywood . Ellines.com.
- ↑ James N. Gianopulos Neopr . Bloomberg .
- ↑ 1 2 Jim Gianopulos in Talks to Run Paramount Pictures . The National Herald (March 8, 2017).
- 2 1 2 Brent Lang, Fox's Jim Gianopulos Leads Studio Through Uncertain Times , August 19, 2014
- ↑ 1 2 3 X Prize Foundation: Board of Trustees
- 2 1 2 Bloomberg BusinessWeek: James N. Gianopulos
- 2 1 2 3 Kim Masters, Matthew Belloni, Jim Gianopulos Closing New Long-Term Deal at 20th Century Fox , The Hollywood Reporter , January 11, 2013
- ↑ " Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers, US City Average, All Items Archived July 6, 2011. ," US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. April 15, 2009. (Retrieved 2009-05-13.)
- ↑ Kim Masters, Rothman Leaving 20th Century Fox , The Hollywood Reporter , September 14, 2012
- ↑ Fritz, Ben and Schwartzel, Erich. Former Fox Chairman Gianopulos in Talks to Run Troubled Paramount Pictures . The Wall Street Journal (March 7, 2017).
- ↑ Rainey, James and Kroll, Justin. Jim Gianopulos Expected to Head Paramount Pictures; Michael De Luca May Oversee Film Division . Variety (March 7, 2017).
- Com Paramount: WSJ . Reuters (March 8, 2017).
- ↑ Motion Picture and Television Fund: Board of Directors
- ↑ Jim Gianopulos Joins Board of Councilors Neopr . USC School of Cinematic Arts. The appeal date is December 15, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 National Innovation Conference 2014: James Gianopulos
Comments
- ↑ This variant of the transfer of the surname to Russian is transliterative , while the transcriptional variant is Gianopoulos .
Links
- Jim Janopoulos in the Internet-base of movies