Robert Simonds
Robert Simonds | |
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Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Occupation(s) | Film producer Chairman, STX Entertainment |
Years active | 1990–present |
Known for |
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Spouse |
Anne Biondi (m. 1999) |
Children | 5 |
Robert Bruce Simonds Jr. (born 1964) is an American film producer, entrepreneur, and the founder & chairman of STX Entertainment, which creates, produces, distributes, finances, and markets film (as STXfilms), television (as STXtelevision), digital media (as STXdigital), and live events as well as virtual reality (as STXsurreal).[1] According to The Wall Street Journal in its first four years, Simonds more than tripled the company's valuation to an estimated US$3.5 billion.[2][3] In September 2017, it was reported that STX was close to an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK),[2] and in April 2018, the company announced it had filed for an IPO.[4] In October 2018, it was announced that STX would not go through with the IPO, as political and market conditions had changed.[5] Prior to working at STX, Simonds was an independent film producer whose over 30 films have generated more than $6 billion in worldwide box office revenue.[6] Simonds is reported to have a net worth of $800 million.[7]
Early life and education
Simonds was born in Phoenix the son of Robert Bruce Simonds Sr., a businessman. He graduated from Yale University.[8]
Producing
From 1990 to 2012, Simonds produced over 30 Hollywood studio films, including the
STX Entertainment
Formation
In 2012, Simonds and
Serving as chairman and CEO of STX, Simonds hired entertainment industry veterans to build his executive team including former
The company has multiple divisions: film (STXfilms), which includes animation and family content; television (STXtelevision), which includes scripted and unscripted content; and digital media (STXdigital); along with an international partnership and distribution arm headquartered in London (STXinternational).
In 2016, the company received additional investment from Chinese Internet company Tencent and Hong Kong-based telecommunications company PCCW, and East West Bank's chairman and CEO Dominic Ng.[17] In 2017, the world's largest international television and broadband company Liberty Global invested an undisclosed amount in the company.[18] Funds from that round of financing will be used to continue to build STX Entertainment's TV division, further expand internationally and potentially make acquisitions.[2] In March 2019, STX raised $700 million in new capital, in a round led by TPG Growth and Hony Capital, to help STX release more films, expand its TV business, and pursue acquisitions.[19]
STX Entertainment's Board of Directors is composed of investors and industry veterans including: Simonds, David Bonderman (founding partner of
STXfilms
When STX was launched the film division of the company focused its efforts on creating a new model. Rather than pursuing the traditional distribution process the company secured direct distribution agreements with North American theater chains
STXfilms projects have included
STXtelevision
In 2014, the television division’s first project was the 13-episode series
STXdigital
In August 2016, STXdigital acquired
STXinternational
In April 2016, a dedicated international division (STXinternational) opened. Headquartered in London, the division is led by former
Accolades
In 2014, Simonds was featured as one of Hollywood's top dealmakers in Variety magazine's Dealmakers Impact Report for his work at STX.[60] The Hollywood Reporter has named Simonds one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Entertainment in each of their annual rankings through 2018, since first publishing them in 2016.[61][62][63] In 2017, Variety featured Simonds on their first annual Variety500: Entertainment Leaders and Icons list. He made the list again in 2018.[64]
Personal life
While attending Yale Simonds dated actress Jennifer Beals.[65] Simonds married Anne Biondi in 1999, and the couple live in Los Angeles with their son and four daughters.[8] About 2010 Simonds bought a house at Mulholland Estates for $4.7 million.[66]
Filmography
As producer
As executive producer
Television
As executive producer
Name | Format | Network | Year(s) |
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Problem Child | Animated | USA | 1993-94 |
State of Affairs | Drama | NBC | 2014-15 |
References
- ^ a b c Anita Bush, "Is This Hollywood's Next Major Studio?" Deadline Hollywood, March 13, 2014.
- ^ Wall Street Journal, September 27, 2017.
- ^ Anita Busch, "STX To Launch IPO On Hong Kong Stock Exchange In 2018," Deadline.com, September 27, 2017.
- ^ David Ng, "STX Entertainment files for planned IPO in Hong Kong," Los Angeles Times, April 26, 2018.
- ^ Sakoui, Anousha (October 26, 2018). "STX Entertainment Eyes 'Transformative' Deal After Shelving IPO". Bloomberg.
- ^ a b Robert Simonds Movie Box Office Results
- ^ "Robert Simonds Net Worth". INVESTOR TIMES. October 24, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ New York Times, September 19, 1999.
- ^ Tim Carvell, "His Films Are Low on Taste, High on Profits," Fortune, November 23, 1998.
- ^ Anita Busch, "Is This Hollywood’s Next Major Studio? Bob Simonds & TPG Growth’s Venture Fully Financed, JP Morgan Says; Hiring, Deals To Start In Earnest," Deadline Hollywood, March 13, 2014.
- ^ Tad Friend, "The Mogul of the Middle," The New Yorker, January 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "New Movie Studio Is Formed, With China and Self-Distribution in Mind". New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ "Adam Fogelson Hired as Motion Picture Head by STX" Deadline Anita Busch September 24, 2014
- ^ "Oren Aviv Joins Robert Simonds' New Film and TV Studio". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ Dave McNary, "STX Taps Discovery’s Andrew Warren as Chief Financial Officer," Variety, February 13, 2017.
- ^ James Rainey, "STX Entertainment Names Patricia Rockenwagner Chief Communications Officer," Variety, December 14, 2016.
- ^ Ryan Faughnder, "STX Entertainment secures funding from China's Tencent and PCCW," Los Angeles Times, August 11, 2016.
- ^ Wayne Ma, "Fledgling Studio STX Secures Investment from Malone's Liberty Global," Wall Street Journal, November 30, 2017.
- ^ Faughnder, Ryan (March 11, 2019). "STX Entertainment raises $700 million in new capital". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Robert Simonds, Gigi Pritzker Pact with TPG, China’s Hony Capital on Production Venture," Variety, March 10, 2014.
- ^ Dave McNary, "STX Entertainment, Showtime Announce TV Output Deal and First 4 Films," Variety, January 20, 2015.
- ^ Rebecca Ford, "STX Entertainment Signs Pact With Universal Studios Home Entertainment," The Hollywood Reporter, April 7, 2015.
- ^ "China's Huayi Bros. Media closes film slate deal with STX Entertainment". LA Times. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ "STX Entertainment Closing Deal For 'Hardcore': $10 Million And Wide Release Commitment –Toronto". Deadline Hollywood. September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ Brent Lang and Elsa Keslassy, "EuropaCorp, STX Enter Distribution and Marketing Agreement, ‘Valerian’ Part of Deal," Variety, January 3, 2017.
- ^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "'Bad Moms' Sleeps Its Way To The Top Of The B.O.; Becomes STX's First $100M Domestic Hit," Deadline.com, September 3, 2016.
- ^ Scott Mendelson, "With Jessica Chastain's 'Molly's Game,' STX Continues To Bet On Women," Forbes, August 15, 2017.
- ^ Mike Fleming Jr, "STXfilms Buys Amy Schumer Pic 'I Feel Pretty': Cannes," Deadline.com, May 25, 2017.
- ^ Anita Busch, "Nash Edgerton Film Starring David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron Gets Title, Release Date," Deadline.com, May 19, 2017.
- ^ Mannie Holmes, "Joel Edgerton, Jason Bateman Celebrate STX Entertainment’s First Premiere of ‘The Gift’," Variety, July 31, 2015.
- ^ Pete Hammond, "With ‘The Edge Of Seventeen’, Toronto Saves One Of The Best For Last," Deadline.com, September 16, 2016.
- ^ Nancy Tartaglione, "'The Foreigner's Wayne Marc Godfrey On Decade-Long Journey; STX/Sparkle Roll China Co-Pro Soon Passing $100M Offshore," Deadline.com, October 27, 2017.
- ^ Nancy Tartaglione, "....Acquired by STX" Deadline.com, December 2, 2014.
- ^ Nancy Tartaglione, "STX/Lakeshore Horror Pic ‘The Boy’ Scares Up China Release Date Via Huayi," Deadline.com, March 16, 2016.
- ^ Nancy Tartaglione, "IM Global Strategy Pays Off With Strong Sales On ‘Free State Of Jones’ & More – AFM," Deadline.com, November 17, 2014.
- ^ Dave McNary, "Melissa McCarthy to Star in Puppet Comedy 'Happytime Murders'," Variety, May 2, 2017.
- ComingSoon.net, May 23, 2017.
- ^ Mia Galuppo, "Jennifer Lopez to Star in Romantic Comedy 'Second Act' for STX," The Hollywood Reporter, June 22, 2017.
- ^ James Hibberd, "Katherine Heigl drama plus 2 more get NBC series orders," Entertainment Weekly, May 6, 2014.
- ^ Saba Hamedy, "TV ratings: NBC wins key demo; 'State of Affairs' has decent premiere," Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2014.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva, "‘Problem Child’ Comedy Based On Movie Gets NBC Pilot Order," Deadline.com, January 29, 2015.
- ^ Patrick Brzeski, "STX Entertainment Scores Ratings Hit With First TV Show Made for China," The Hollywood Reporter, January 5, 2017.
- ^ Matt Donnelly, "STX Entertainment Struggles With Flops, Executive Exits and a Shift in Strategy," TheWrap, March 27, 2017.
- ^ Rebecca Sun, "'Crazy Rich Asians' Author Developing Scripted Series With STX," The Hollywood Reporter, May 4, 2017.
- ^ Denise Petski, "Nat Geo Greenlights Silicon Valley-Themed Limited Series From Matthew Carnahan, Arianna Huffington & StxTV," Deadline Hollywood, November 15, 2017.
- ^ Michael O'Connell, "Fox Developing 'Bad Moms' Unscripted Series," The Hollywood Reporter, February 8, 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 29, 2018). "'The Edge Of Seventeen' Pilot Based On Movie Ordered By YouTube From STXtv". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Lucas Matney, "STX Entertainment acquires VR studio Surreal," TechCrunch, August 23, 2016.
- ^ Carolyn Giardina, "Horizon Media Launches Virtual Reality Unit UNCVR; Partners With STXsurreal," The Hollywood Reporter, June 8, 2017.
- ^ Jon Fingas, "Robert Rodriguez preps VR action series 'The Limit'," Engadget, February 14, 2018.
- ^ a b Anita Busch, "STXSurreal Unveils Development Slate With Ed Helms, Dave Bautista, Peter Berg, And Kevin Smith’s ‘Jay And Silent Bob’," Deadline.com, April 4, 2018.
- ^ Anita Busch, "STX, Dick Clark Prods. Will Distribute ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ In China," Deadline.com, December 21, 2017.
- ^ Patrick Brzeski, "Jason Statham Developing Action Film With STX, China's Tencent Pictures," The Hollywood Reporter, January 16, 2018.
- ^ Patrick Brzeski, "STX Partners With Tencent on Golden Globes Broadcast in China," The Hollywood Reporter, January 5, 2018.
- ^ Matt Mueller, "STX interview: president Sophie Watts on David Kosse's arrival and European distribution plans," Screen Daily, April 1, 2016.
- ^ Gwilym Mumford, "Andy Serkis directorial debut Breathe to open 61st London film festival," The Guardian, June 29, 2017.
- ^ Dave McNary, "STX Announces Five-Film U.K. Slate, Opens International Headquarters in London," Variety, February 8, 2017.
- ^ Nancy Tartaglione, "STX Snatches International Rights To Ridley Scott’s Getty Kidnap Thriller ‘All The Money In The World’," Deadline.com, May 20, 2017.
- ^ Lang, Brent (March 11, 2019). "STX Taps John Friedberg to Lead International Film Division". Variety.
- ^ Dealmakers Impact Report, Variety, 2014.
- ^ "The THR 100: Hollywood Reporter's Most Powerful People in Entertainment," The Hollywood Reporter, June 22, 2016.
- ^ "The THR 100: Hollywood Reporter's Most Powerful People in Entertainment," The Hollywood Reporter, June 21, 2017.
- ^ "The Hollywood Reporter 100: The Most Powerful People in Entertainment 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Robert Simonds". Variety 500. September 26, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "The Mogul of the Middle". The New Yorker. January 4, 2016.
- ^ "Film producer Robert Simonds aims for $8.5 million in Mulholland Estates".
- ^ "The Gift (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Secret in Their Eyes". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "The Boy (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Hardcore Henry". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Free State of Jones". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Bad Moms". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "The Edge of Seventeen". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "The Bye Bye Man". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "The Space Between Us". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "The Foreigner". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "A Bad Mom's Christmas". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Molly's Game". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Den of Thieves". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "I Feel Pretty". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Adrift (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Mile 22". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ [ps://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thehappytimemurders.htm "The Happytime Murders"]. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Peppermint (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Second Act". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "The Upside". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "UglyDolls". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Poms". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Hustlers". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "Countdown". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "Playmobil: The Movie". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "The Gentlemen". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "Greenland". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "I Care a Lot". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "The Mauritanian". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "Copshop". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 6, 2022.