Jim Gianopulos

James N. Gianopulos (a.k.a. Jim Gianopulos) born 1951, (Age 64) is an American businessman. He serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment.

Early life

James N. Gianopulos was born 1951, (Age 64) in New York City. He is a second-generation Greek American. He graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973, received a Juris Doctor from the Fordham University School of Law in 1976, and a LLM program from the New York University School of Law.

Career

He started his career by working at Paramount and Lorimar. He then worked in the International Distribution department of Fox Filmed Entertainment.

He was co-Chair of the Fox Filmed Entertainment with Tom Rothman from 2000 to 2012. In 2006, the Gianopoulos and Rothman team had greenlit twenty movies that produced over $100 million domestically ($117 million in current dollars) and 26 movies that fetched $100 million internationally ($117 million in current dollars)..

He has been the sole chairman since 2012. As such, he heads 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, Fox 2000, Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios, Fox International Productions and Fox Home Entertainment. He has argued for a closer relationship between Hollywood and the Silicon Valley, especially with regards to anti-piracy efforts.