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Jerry Bruckheimer

Biography

American film and television producer Jerome Leon "Jerry" Bruckheimer has achieved great success in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Bruckheimer started producing films in the 1970s, after leaving his job in advertising, with director Dick Richards. They had worked together on the films The Culpepper Cattle Company, Farewell, My Lovely, and March or Die. Bruckheimer then worked with Paul Schrader on two movies, American Gigolo and Cat People, which began to give him notice in Hollywood.

His best known television series are CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Eleventh Hour, Without a Trace, Cold Case, The Amazing Race, and Dark Blue. His best known movies include Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, The Rock, Con Air, Coyote Ugly, Crimson Tide, Armageddon, Enemy of the State, Gone in 60 Seconds, Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor, Pirates of the Caribbean, G-Force, King Arthur, Prince of Persia and the National Treasure franchise.

Many of his films were produced by Paramount and Disney, while many of his television series were co-produced by Warner Bros. As of 2010, Bruckheimer has produced over 40 feature films, and is regarded in the industry as one of the most successful movie producers of all time.

Bruckheimer has been married twice. His first wife was Bonnie Bruckheimer. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his second wife, novelist Linda Bruckheimer. He also has one stepdaughter, Alexandra. The couple also owns a farm in Bloomfield, Kentucky, as well as another in Ojai, south of Santa Barbara

Documentaries

Bad Boys: Legacy

2024

as Self

Diane Warren: Relentless

2024

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

2020

as Self

On Your Six: Thirty Years of Top Gun

2020

as Self

American Dream: Detroit

2018

as Self - Interviewee

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

2010

as Self

Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window

2007

as Self

According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

2006

as Self

The Making of King Arthur

2004

as Self

Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

2004

as Self

An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

as Self

Production

2025

Producer

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

2024

Producer

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

2024

Producer

Young Woman and the Sea

2024

Producer

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

2024

Producer

Secret Headquarters

2022

Producer

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

Producer

Bad Boys for Life

2020

Producer

Gemini Man

2019

Producer

12 Strong

2018

Producer

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

Producer

CSI: Immortality

2015

Executive Producer

Deliver Us from Evil

2014

Producer

The Lone Ranger

2013

Producer

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011

Producer

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

2010

Producer

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

Producer

G-Force

2009

Producer

Confessions of a Shopaholic

2009

Producer

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

2007

Producer

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

Producer

Déjà Vu

2006

Producer

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

Producer

Glory Road

2006

Producer

National Treasure

2004

Producer

King Arthur

2004

Producer

Bad Boys II

2003

Producer

Veronica Guerin

2003

Producer

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

Producer

Kangaroo Jack

2003

Producer

Bad Company

2002

Producer

Black Hawk Down

2001

Producer

Pearl Harbor

2001

Producer

Remember the Titans

2000

Producer

Coyote Ugly

2000

Producer

Gone in Sixty Seconds

2000

Producer

Swing Vote

1999

Executive Producer

Enemy of the State

1998

Producer

Armageddon

1998

Producer

Con Air

1997

Producer

The Rock

1996

Producer

Dangerous Minds

1995

Producer

Crimson Tide

1995

Producer

Bad Boys

1995

Producer

The Ref

1994

Executive Producer

Days of Thunder

1990

Producer

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

Producer

Top Gun

1986

Producer

Beverly Hills Cop

1984

Producer

Thief of Hearts

1984

Producer

Flashdance

1983

Producer

Young Doctors in Love

1982

Producer

Cat People

1982

Executive Producer

Thief

1981

Producer

Defiance

1980

Producer

American Gigolo

1980

Producer

March or Die

1977

Producer

Farewell, My Lovely

1975

Producer

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

1975

Associate Producer

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

1972

Associate Producer

Beyblade

Producer

Untitled Pirates of the Caribbean Reboot

Producer

Top Gun 3

Producer

National Treasure 3

Producer

Untitled Pirates of the Caribbean Spin-Off

Producer

The Wild Bunch

Producer

Jerry Bruckheimer

Videos

Documentaries

Production

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