Robert Simonds

Robert Simonds
Born	Robert Bruce Simonds, Jr. 1964 Phoenix, Arizona
Nationality	American
Other names	Bob Simonds
Alma mater	Yale University
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1990–present
Known for	Cheaper by the Dozen, Big Daddy, The Wedding Singer
Spouse(s)	Anne Oughton Biondi (m. 1999–)[1]

Robert Bruce Simonds, Jr. (born 1964) is an American film producer and the Chairman and CEO of movie studio STX Entertainment.^[2] His over thirty Hollywood studio movies have generated well in excess of $6 billion in worldwide revenue,^[3] including Cheaper by the Dozen and The Pink Panther with Steve Martin, Big Daddy and The Waterboy with Adam Sandler, and This Means War with Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and Tom Hardy.^[4] Simonds has also produced a number of highly-profitable cult films, including The Wedding Singer, Joe Dirt, Half Baked, and Happy Gilmore.^[3] To this extent, throughout his hands-on producing career Simonds had the single best studio track record for profitability on his films.^[5]

Simonds was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Robert Bruce Simonds, Sr., a businessman. He and his wife Anne live in Los Angeles with their son and four daughters.

STX Entertainment

In March 2014 Simonds announced the formation of STX Entertainment.^[6] Investors in STX include TPG Growth, the growth equity arm of TPG Capital; Hony Capital, a leading Chinese private equity firm; and the business interests of Hollywood producer and entrepreneur Gigi Pritzker, Beau Wrigley and others. Debt is provided by a consortium of banks including JP Morgan, Bank of America and Seer Capital.^[6]

Company Management:

• Robert Simonds, Chief Executive Officer
• Tom McGrath, Chief Operating Officer
• Noah Fogelson, General Counsel
• Sophie Watts, President ^[7]
• Rich Sullivan, Chief Financial Officer^[8]
• Adam Fogelson, Chairman, Motion Picture Group^[9]
• Oren Aviv, President, Motion Picture Group^[10]
• Kevin Grayson, President, Distribution ^[11]
• Jack Pan, President of Motion Picture Marketing^[12]

The Board of Directors is composed of investors and industry veterans^[13] including:

• Robert Simonds, STX Entertainment
• David Bonderman, TPG Capital
• Bill McGlashan, TPG Growth ^[14]
• John Zhao, Hony Capital
• Carmen Chang, NEA
• Gigi Pritzker, Pritzker Capital, Oddlot Entertainment
• Frank Biondi, Waterview Partners
• Tony Viciquierra, Former CEO of Fox Broadcasting

STX's initial films include The Secret In Their Eyes, which stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts and will be directed by Billy Ray, ^[15] and Free State of Jones, which stars Matthew McConaughey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw and will be directed by Gary Ross.^[16]

The studio financed and distributed actor Joel Edgerton's directorial debut, The Gift, a thriller from Jason Blum's Blumhouse. The film stars Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall and Edgerton, who also wrote the script. Released in August 2015, the movie received a 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes. STX has also announced that it is in talks to produce Russ and Roger Go Beyond, starring Will Ferrell, a film based on the true story of the collaboration between two outsiders - controversial director Russ Meyer and the fledgling screenwriter Roger Ebert. ^[17]

In January 2015, the studio announced a multi-year premium television output deal. The deal is said to have started in 2015 and "covers the studio's theatrical releases through 2019, which will be shown exclusively on Showtime Networks and its multiplex channels including SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNELTM and FLIX®."^[18]

Filmography

#	Title	Year	Star(s)	Domestic Box Office
1	Problem Child	1990	John Ritter	$53,470,891
2	Problem Child 2	1991	John Ritter	$25,104,700
3	Shout	1991	John Travolta	$3,547,684
4	Airheads	1994	Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler	$5,751,882
5	Billy Madison	1995	Adam Sandler	$25,588,734
6	Happy Gilmore	1996	Adam Sandler	$38,824,099
7	Bulletproof	1996	Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler	$21,576,954
8	That Darn Cat	1997	Christina Ricci	$18,301,610
9	Leave It to Beaver	1997	Christopher McDonald	$10,925,060
10	Half Baked	1998	Dave Chappelle	$17,460,020
11	The Wedding Singer	1998	Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore	$80,245,725
12	Dirty Work	1998	Norm MacDonald	$10,023,282
13	The Waterboy	1998	Adam Sandler	$161,491,646
14	Big Daddy	1999	Adam Sandler	$163,479,795
15	Screwed	2000	Norm Macdonald, Dave Chappelle	$7027,345
16	Little Nicky	2000	Adam Sandler	$39,464,775
17	Head over Heels	2001	Freddie Prinze, Jr.	$10,424,470
18	See Spot Run	2001	David Arquette	$33,357,476
19	Joe Dirt	2001	David Spade	$27,087,695
20	Corky Romano	2001	Chris Kattan	$23,980,304
21	Just Married	2003	Ashton Kutcher, Brittany Murphy	$56,127,162
22	Cheaper by the Dozen	2003	Steve Martin	$138,614,544
23	Taxi	2004	Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon	$36,611,066
24	Herbie: Fully Loaded	2005	Lindsay Lohan	$66,023,816
25	Rebound	2005	Martin Lawrence	$16,809,014
26	Yours, Mine and Ours	2005	Dennis Quaid	$53,412,862
27	The Pink Panther	2006	Steve Martin, Beyoncé	$82,226,474
28	The Shaggy Dog	2006	Tim Allen	$61,123,569
29	License to Wed	2007	Robin Williams, John Krasinski	$43,799,818
30	The Pink Panther 2	2009	Steve Martin	$35,922,978
31	The Spy Next Door	2010	Jackie Chan	$24,307,086
32	Furry Vengeance	2010	Brendan Fraser	$17,630,465
33	This Means War	2012	Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, Chris Pine	$54,760,791

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Television

Name	Format	Network	Year(s)
State of Affairs	Drama	NBC	2014 -
Problem Child	Animated	USA	1993-1994

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References

1. Robert Simonds Jr., Anne Biondi – New York Times
2. Is This Hollywood's Next Major Studio?
3. Robert Simonds Movie Box Office Results
4. Robert Simonds – IMDb
5. Deadline Hollywood - What Does It Matter If All Costs Aren’t Calculated In?
6. "Is This Hollywood's Next Major Studio?" Deadline Anita Bush, March 13, 2014
7. "Dealmakers Impact Report" Variety Robert Marich December 9, 2014
8. "DreamWorks Animation Finance Exec To Join Robert Simonds’ STX Venture" Deadline Anita Busch August 19, 2014
9. "Adam Fogelson Hired as Motion Picture Head by STX" Deadline Anita Busch September 24, 2014
10. "Ex-Fox, Disney Marketer Oren Aviv Officially Joins Robert Simonds’ STX Venture" Deadline Anita Busch September 3, 2014
11. "Robert Simonds’ New Studio Taps Kevin Grayson To Head Domestic Distribution" Deadline Jen Yamoto September 13, 2014
12. "Summit Marketing Exec Jack Pan Moves To Robert Simonds’ Studio" Deadline September 30, 2014
13. "Oren Aviv Joins..." PR Newswire September 3, 2014 STX Release
14. Endeavor Global Board of Director
15. "....Acquired by STX" Deadline Nancy Tartaglione December 2, 2014
16. "IM Global Strategy Pays Off With Strong Sales On ‘Free State Of Jones’ & More – AFM" Nancy Tartaglione Deadline November 17, 2014
17. "Showtime, STX Entertainment Announce TV Deal and First Four Films" Rebecca Ford Deadline January 20, 2015
18. "STX Entertainment & Showtime Networks Partner On Multi-Year Premium Television Output Deal As STX Begins Production On Initial Slate Of Films" January 20, 2015
19. IMDb

External links

• Robert Simonds at the Internet Movie Database
• Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Blue Ribbon Committee
• Nuverra Environmental Solutions Board of Directors
• Q&A With William McGlashan and Robert Simonds Worth August/September 2014
• National Academy of Sciences Water Sciences & Technology Board Members