Michael London


Executive

Biography

This former staff writer with the LOS ANGELES TIMES joined Simpson- Bruckheimer Productions in 1986 and helped supervise the production of "Top Gun" (1986) and "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987). London later joined 20th Century-Fox, where he oversaw such films as "Class Action" (1991), "Sleeping with the Enemy" (1991), "Alien3" (1992), "Hoffa" (1992) and "The Sandlot" (1993). Late in 1993, L...

Biography

This former staff writer with the LOS ANGELES TIMES joined Simpson- Bruckheimer Productions in 1986 and helped supervise the production of "Top Gun" (1986) and "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987). London later joined 20th Century-Fox, where he oversaw such films as "Class Action" (1991), "Sleeping with the Enemy" (1991), "Alien3" (1992), "Hoffa" (1992) and "The Sandlot" (1993). Late in 1993, London joined the also recently appointed Dylan Sellers as executive vice president of production.

Life Events

1982

Joined the Los Angeles Times as a staff writer

1986

Left the Times to joined Simpson-Bruckheimer Productions as a vice president

1989

Joined Twentieth Century-Fox

1993

Upped to executive vice president of production for Twentieth Century-Fox in early September

2003

Produced the critically acclaimed and award winning films "Thirteen" and "House of Sand and Fog"

2004

Produced "Sideways" a film directed by Alexander Payne and starred Paul Giamatti; film received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Feature; film was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Picture

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