Sidney Kimmel

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Sidney Kimmel
Born (1928-01-16) January 16, 1928 (age 96)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • film producer
SpouseCaroline Davis

Sidney J. Kimmel (born January 16, 1928) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and film producer. He is ranked 2141st in the Forbes list of the richest people alive in 2021.[1]

Personal life

Kimmel was born into a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a cab driver.[2][3][4] He attended Temple University.[5] He now lives in California with his wife Caroline Davis, the former wife of Leonard Tose.[6] Kimmel is featured on Old Jews Telling Jokes.[3]

Kimmel and his wife bought Johnny Carson's former estate, a property that sits on the Point Dume promontory in Malibu, California, in 2007 for $46 million. [7] In 2017, they placed the property up for sale for $81.5 million.[8] They reduced the price to $65.2 million in August 2018.[9]

Career

Kimmel founded

NBA basketball team Miami Heat.[5]

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Founded in 2004, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) is a Los Angeles-based production, finance and distribution company headed by Kimmel. Films produced include SKE and Screen Gems' 2010 remake Death at a Funeral, The Kite Runner (2007), United 93, Breach, Lars and the Real Girl, Adventureland, Death at a Funeral, Synecdoche, New York, Gone (2012), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) and The Age of Adaline.

Philanthropy

Kimmel is an active philanthropist with an emphasis on healthcare, education, arts and culture. His goal is to donate $1 billion in total throughout his lifetime.[11][12]

In 1993, Kimmel founded the Sidney Kimmel Foundation. The foundation's Cancer Research division pledged to contribute $120 million to institutions serving healthcare, education, arts and culture. Later, in 2001, the Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research donated $150 million to Johns Hopkins University. The donation became the largest single gift ever received by the University, and was directed toward the development of a residence for cancer patients undergoing extended treatment. The gift inspired the university to name the residence the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. In total Kimmel has his name attached to four separate cancer-research centers in Philadelphia, New York, San Diego and Baltimore.[11][12] The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital[2] as well as the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital carry his name. The Jefferson Medical College was renamed the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in June 2014, following a $110 million grant from the Sidney Kimmel Foundation, the fifth-largest ever gift to a medical school.[13] As of April 2003, Kimmel and the Sidney Kimmel Foundation had donated an estimated $400 million.[11]

Kimmel has also contributed over $35 million

Stand Up To Cancer
.

Support for cold fusion research

Kimmel has given $5.5 million to the

low-energy nuclear reaction (LENR) is also used.[15]

Filmography

Producer

Executive producer

Presenter

References

  1. ^ Forbes: The World's Billionaires – Sidney Kimmel April 2021
  2. ^ a b About Sidney Kimmel. Johns Hopkins Medicine, accessed on May 25, 2011
  3. ^ a b "Sidney Kimmel "Sexual Exploits" (253)". Old Jews Telling Jokes. October 31, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Silbiger, Steve The Jewish Phenomenon: Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People p. 90
  5. ^ a b The World's Billionaires – #1014 Sidney Kimmel. Forbes, 2011, accessed on November 9, 2011
  6. ^ Philly.com: "The Man Behind The Name On Arts Center" By Peter Dobrin and Stephen Seplow June 14, 2000
  7. ^ Dangremond, Sam (October 19, 2017). "Johnny Carson's Former Malibu Estate Is on the Market for $81.5 Million". Town & Country Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  8. ^ Pennel, Julie (October 12, 2017). "Heeeeere's Johnny's house! See late night king's incredible Malibu mansion". Today Show on NBC. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Leitereg, Neal J. (August 9, 2018). "Former Johnny Carson estate in Malibu now seeks $65.2 million following big price cut". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  10. ^ Pomerantz, Dorothy. [forbes/2010/1011/rich-list-10-rebooted-rich-sidney-kimmel-hollywood-rags-to-riches "Rags to Riches (Not Exactly)"]. Forbes. Retrieved July 26, 2019. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  11. ^ a b c d e The $1 billion man. Philadelphia Business Journal, accessed December 28, 2010.
  12. ^ a b c d e Sidney Kimmel's Philanthropy page. Faces of Philanthropy, accessed December 28, 2010.
  13. ^ "Kimmel donates $110M to Jefferson" – Philadelphia Inquirer 18-Jun-2014
  14. National Museum of American Jewish History
    , accessed on December 28, 2010.
  15. ^ "Billionaire helps fund MU energy research" – Columbia Tribune 10-Feb-2012

External links

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