Jason Blum
Producer

Jason Blum Net Worth

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Jason Blum is an Emmy award-winning producer and the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, a multi-media production company that has pioneered a new model of studio filmmaking. Blumhouse has a first-look deal with Universal Pictures and has produced the highly-profitable Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Insidious, and Sinister franchises. Blumhouse's model began with the original Paranormal Activity, which was made for $15,000 and grossed close to $200 million worldwide. Blumhouse's award-winning projects include The Normal Heart and Whiplash, and BH Tilt is a new label from the company dedicated to movies from Blumhouse and other filmmakers. In television, Blum won an Emmy for producing HBO's The Normal Heart. Blumhouse has also produced a variety of live-events. Before Blumhouse, Blum served as co-head of the Acquisitions and Co-Productions department at Miramax Films in New York. Blum has produced over 75 films and TV series throughout his career, including The Reader, Hysterical Blindness, and Hamlet. Blum began his career as the producing director of the Malaparte theater company, which was founded by Ethan Hawke.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Producer
Birth Day February 20, 1969
Birth Place  Los Angeles, California, United States
Age 55 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Pisces
Occupation Film producer television producer
Years active 1995–present
Spouse(s) Lauren A.E. Schuker (m. 2012)

💰 Net worth: $12 Million (2024)

Jason Blum, a highly acclaimed producer in the United States, is anticipated to have a staggering net worth of $12 million by 2024. Renowned for his work in the film industry, he has produced numerous successful movies that have captivated audiences worldwide. Blum is especially recognized for his expertise in the horror genre, having founded Blumhouse Productions, which is responsible for delivering chilling and thrilling films. With an impressive career spanning several decades, Jason Blum continues to be an influential figure in the American entertainment industry.

Biography/Timeline

1991

Blum worked for Bob and Harvey Weinstein as executive Producer and later as independent Producer for Warner Bros. He also was working as producing Director at Ethan Hawke's Malaparte Theater Company. Blum is a 1991 graduate of Vassar College.

1995

He obtained financing for his first film as Producer, Kicking and Screaming (1995), after receiving a letter from family acquaintance, entertainer Steve Martin, who endorsed the script. Blum attached the letter to copies of the script he sent around to Hollywood executives.

2000

In 2000, he founded Blumhouse Productions, which specializes in producing micro-budget movies. Some of the movies produced by Blum have been highly profitable. The horror film Paranormal Activity was produced for $15,000 and earned nearly $200 million. NPR's Planet Money did a special podcast about how Blum's production house gets its success.

2010

Blum also produced Insidious (2010), Sinister (2012), The Purge (2013), and Creep (2014), all of which became potential franchises. In 2014, he served as an executive Producer on the television film The Normal Heart, which went on to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie, and the drama film Whiplash, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

2012

On July 14, 2012, Blum married Journalist Lauren A.E. Schuker in Los Angeles in a Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness ceremony.

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