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Robert Simonds      

Chariman/CEO, STX Entertainment

Robert Bruce Simonds, Jr. (born 1964) is an American film producer and the Chairman and CEO of movie studio STX Entertainment. His over thirty Hollywood studio movies have generated well in excess of $6 billion in worldwide revenue, including Cheaper by the Dozen and The Pink Panther with Steve Martin, Big Daddy and The Waterboy with Adam Sandler, and This Means War with Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and Tom Hardy. Simonds has also produced a number of highly-profitable cult films, including The Wedding Singer, Joe Dirt, Half Baked, and Happy Gilmore. To this extent, throughout his hands-on producing career Simonds had the single best studio track record for profitability on his films.

Simonds was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Robert Bruce Simonds, Sr., a businessman. He and his wife Anne live in Los Angeles with their son and four daughters.

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Producer Robert Simonds Partners With TPG, China's Hony Capital for New Studio Venture
Producer Robert Simonds Partners With TPG, China's Hony Capital for New Studio Venture. The startup says it will invest more than $1 billion over the next five years and aims to produce star vehicles in the $40 million range for the U.S. and China markets.

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