Joel Silver's biography
Joel Silver is 70 years old film producer born at South Orange. Joel was born on Monday 14th of July 1952. According to year of birth 1952 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 14th of July means he is Cancer. Cancer is a watery sign. They are very friendly and show motherly love to everyone. According to ascendant calculator, an important trait of these natives is their sensitive nature.
Joel´s ancestry is american. He is citizen of United States of America. He received Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture The Adventures of Ford Fairlane in 1991
Joel Silver's schools
We found 3 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Lafayette College, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Columbia High School.
Detailed informations about his schools
- Attended the New York University Film School.
- Attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania where he formed the first collegiate Ultimate Frisbee team (1970).
Joel Silver's career
Joel´s main focus is to be film producer.
Awards and competitions
Joel Silver's Awards
- Manages two production companies - Silver Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment. Co-owned by Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 7, 1993.
Joel Silver's Nominations
- Joel was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture for work Road House in 1990
- Joel was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture for work The Adventures of Ford Fairlane in 1991
- Joel was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture for work Hudson Hawk in 1992
What Joel Silver has done for a first time
- Attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania where he formed the first collegiate Ultimate Frisbee team (1970).
Joel Silver's quotes
- I want an explosion the size of Cleveland.
- [After seeing the poor box office of Streets of Fire (1984).] "Tonight is what it means to be dead."
- When California provides the same value as other locations, I'd gladly shoot all my pictures here.
- ...My advice to young Producers... The only way to succeed is to get behind a screen-play you really believe in.
- I'm not in the business to make art; I'm in it to make money to buy art.
- [on his contract with Warner Studios]: Maybe I will continue with Warner and maybe I won't. I hope I do.
- On his recent film: It's a little movie, but a big little movie.
- There aren't a lot of guys like me left. But I'm a war horse. I've been through it all. And you know something about war horses? Through the sleet, through the snow,they just keep going.
- The core of the movie business remains intact and it's not descending in scope. Studios want movies that are bigger than ever.
- [on movies]: That's how fascinated I was with movies. I was fascinated with the lifestyle of these guys--how they lived, how they ran the show. They guys lived like Saudi princes.
- (On Lethal Weapon film) We blasted a toilet out of that window. Over there, we drove a car straight into the living room.
- (On the film "Brewster's Millions) Fantasies about spending are irresistible, the best! Who wouldn't want to indulge the luxury of squandering millions and millions of dollars?
- (On money) I hunted with a credit card.
- [on Total Recall (1990)] Fantastic, fantastic. It's going to blow everyone away.
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Joel Silver's body shape
Lets describe how Joel Silver looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.