Alex Young (studio executive)

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Alex Young
Born
Alexander Morgan Young

(1971-08-29) August 29, 1971 (age 52)
London, England
Alma materWilliams College (BA)
OccupationFilm producer
Spouse
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(m. 2007; div. 2010)​

Alexander Morgan Young (born August 29, 1971) is an American film and television

20th Century Fox
.

Early life

Young was born in London, and grew up in

mini skirt trend, from London to America.[2] His father died in 2003.[3]
He has one sister, Stephanie Tyrer. He also has 2 nephews and one niece, Orlando, Felix and Madeline Tyrer. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

Career

Young worked at an oil parts company in Tulsa, Oklahoma to pay for college. After college he moved to Los Angeles and his first job was as a runner on the Chevy Chase talk show. When struggling to find work at the end of this show, his father put him in touch with his old colleague Joel Schumacher. Schumacher introduced him to people in the industry and he got a job as an assistant to a creative executive at Paramount. The following year he became assistant to John Goldwyn (former Paramount executive).[1] He was promoted Creative Executive and then Vice-President of Production at Paramount, where he was involved in projects such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Sum of All Fears, Sleepy Hollow, Star Trek: First Contact, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Paycheck and Deep Impact.[4] In February 2002, Hutch Parker brought Young across to 20th Century Fox where he was named Vice-President of Production.[4] Young rose from Vice President to Senior Vice President to Executive Vice President, working on films such as X-Men 2: X-Men United, X-Men: The Last Stand, Live Free or Die Hard, and Fantastic Four. In January 2007, Young was promoted along with Emma Watts to become Co-President of Production at 20th Century Fox.[5] Becoming a producer at Fox in 2010, Young has produced Unstoppable, The A-Team, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Predators, A Good Day to Die Hard, and Hitman: Agent 47.[6]

Personal life

In April 2007, Young began dating

Ojai, north of Los Angeles.[8] On December 11, 2008, Young filed for divorce after 15 months of marriage citing irreconcilable differences; the official date of separation in the divorce petition was listed as November 22.[9] The divorce was finalized February 5, 2010.[10]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Film Credit Ref.
2010 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Executive producer
The A-Team
Predators Executive producer
Unstoppable
2013 A Good Day to Die Hard
[11][12]
2015 Hitman: Agent 47
2019 Ford v Ferrari Executive producer

References

  1. ^ a b Michael Fleming (Vol:9 #3, 2006). "The Passionate Pragmatist". Fade In, p. 81.
  2. ^ Larocca, Amy (February 10, 2003). "The House of Mod". nymag.com. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  3. ^ "Paul Young, 77, Trendsetter of Mod Fashion". nytimes.com. October 4, 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  4. ^ a b Mcnary, Dave (February 3, 2002). "Fox taps Young Veep". variety.com. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  5. ^ Laporte, Nicole (January 29, 2007). "Fox's big toon-up". variety.com. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  6. ^ "Alex Young - Contact Info, Agent, Manager | IMDbPro".
  7. ^ Serpe, Gina (May 16, 2007). "Kate Walsh Bags a McFiance". eonline.com. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  8. ^ Wihlborg, Ulrica (September 1, 2007). "Grey's Anatomy's Kate Walsh Marries Movie Executive". People. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Kate Walsh Splits From Husband". people.com. December 11, 2008. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  10. ^ Lee, Ken (February 5, 2010). "Kate Walsh and Ex to Flip Coin over Furniture in Divorce". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "'Die Hard 5' Script in Negotiations". MTV. May 5, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  12. ^ Fresh New Titles for Fox's Die Hard 5 & Fantastic Four Reboot

External links

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