Brad Grey

American film and television producer (1957–2017)

Brad Alan Grey (December 29, 1957 – May 14, 2017) was an American television and movie producer. He was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York. He co-founded the Brillstein-Grey Entertainment agency, and afterwards became the chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, a position he held from 2005[1] until 2017.[2][3] He also produced eight out of Paramount's 10 top-grossing pictures of all time after having succeeded Sherry Lansing in 2005.[4]

Grey died on May 14, 2017 from cancer at his Los Angeles home, aged 59.[5]

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  3. Cieply, Michael (2009-12-13). "New York Times, Dec 2009". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
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  5. Kilday, Gregg (2017-05-15). "Brad Grey, Former Head of Paramount Pictures, Dies at 59". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-05-15.

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