Peter O'Brian (film producer)
Peter O'Brian | |
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.jpg) Peter O'Brian at the 2018 CFC Annual Garden Party | |
| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | film producer |
| Known for | Genie Award winner |
Peter O'Brian (born 1947) is a
.Born in
Boston, graduating in 1969 with a double major in mass communications and film. He returned to Toronto and began working as an assistant director and production manager
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In 1975, he produced his first film, the Dan Aykroyd movie Love at First Sight. In 1977, he founded Independent Pictures.
He took a sabbatical from producing in the early 1990s to run the Canadian Film Centre for its first three years of operation. In 1997, he became president of Mission Pictures.
On September 29, 2005, O'Brian was appointed chair of the board of
TVOntario, the province of Ontario's public television network.[1]
O'Brian is married to former long serving federal Cabinet Minister Dr. Carolyn Bennett.
References
- ^ "Bassett out as changes made at TVO". The Globe and Mail. September 30, 2005. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
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