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Frank G. Mancuso Sr. (born July 25, 1933) is an American former film studio executive. Mancuso was the chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures between 1984 and 1991, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer between 1993 and 1999, when he retired.
Paramount Global (2019–present) (known as ViacomCBS from 2019 to 2022) ... 1984–1991: Frank Mancuso, Sr. 1991–1992: Brandon Tartikoff; 1992–2005: Jonathan Dolgen;
However, the idea came from producer Frank Mancuso, Jr. (the son of Paramount CEO Frank Mancuso, Sr.) as he began to resent the series due to how he felt nobody respected him for working on Friday the 13th Part 2 as a production assistant and Part III as producer, regardless of how much money the films earned. As a result of this and him ...
Following the success of Friday the 13th in 1980, Paramount Pictures began plans to make a sequel and immediately acquired the worldwide distribution rights. According to Paramount Pictures' Chairman and CEO Frank Mancuso Sr., "We wanted it to be an event, where teenagers would flock to the theaters on that Friday night to see the latest episode."
A bidding war over distribution rights to the film ensued in 1980 between Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and United Artists. [31] Paramount executive Frank Mancuso, Sr. recalled: "The minute we saw Friday the 13th, we knew we had a hit." [31] Paramount ultimately purchased domestic distribution rights for Friday the 13th for $1.5 million. [31]
Well it's sort of a moot point, now that Paramount Pictures CEO and longtime Sinatra fan, Brad Grey, bought up the joint for $18.5 million. Sinatra's Frank Sinatra Home Sold to Paramount CEO
Paramount Pictures Corporation, ... responsibility for running the studio passed from Eisner and Katzenberg to Frank Mancuso, Sr. (1984) and Ned Tanen (1984) ...
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