Art Linson (born 1942) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter.Linson was born in Chicago, Illinois. He did his undergraduate work at the University of California-Berkeley and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles law school.Art Linson's producing credits range from such commercial and critical hits as The Untouchables, Heat, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Fight Club, and Scrooged, to unusual classics such as Melvin and Howard, The Edge, This Boy's Life and Into the Wild.His directorial debut was the 1980 comedy, Where the Buffalo Roam, which was loosely based on stories by Hunter S. Thompson and starred Bill Murray as the writer.His writing credits include two books, What Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line, which was adapted into a film from his original screenplay What Just Happened and starred Robert De Niro, and A Pound of Flesh: Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Hollywood.He is married to British actress Fiona Lewis.For television he is currently executive producer with his son John Linson on Sons of Anarchy.
University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA School of Law
Nationality
American
Spouse
Fiona Lewis
Children
John Linson, Jennifer Linson
Awards
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature Film
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Producer
Movies
Fight Club, What Just Happened, The Untouchables, Into the Wild, Where the Buffalo Roam, The Comedian, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Heat, The Wild Life, Great Expectations, The Runaways, Scrooged, The Black Dahlia, The Edge, Casualties of War, This Boy's Life, We're No Angels, Point of No Return, M...
Star Sign
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Quote
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[About working with son John Linson] "I consider it a luxury to get to work with John. Other fathers and sons go fishing. For us, it's making movies together."
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[Referring to Hollywood] "In this town, your character is measured by how you handle defeat, not success."
He stepped in to direct The Wild Life (1984) when the original director dropped out and Universal told him to find someone else quick or the film would not proceed.
$1.3 Million
