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      Sean Daniel

      Sean Daniel

      Highest Rated: 100% The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)

      Lowest Rated: 13% The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

      Birthday: Aug 15, 1951

      Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

      A former head of production at Universal Pictures who went on to become a prolific producer in partnership with Jim Jacks and on his own, Sean Daniel supervised and/or green-lighted such films as "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1978), "Missing" (1982), "Gorillas in the Mist" (1988), "Field of Dreams" and "Do the Right Thing" (both 1989) while at Universal. As a producer, he has given the world Edward James Olmos' "American Me" (1992), Richard Linklater's "Dazed and Confused" (1993), and Nora Ephron's hit "Michael" (1996). A native New Yorker, Daniel received his undergraduate degree from CalArts and returned to NYC where he briefly worked at the Village Voice before segueing to a career in films. He began as the associate producer of the documentary "Mustang - The House that Joe Built" (1975) and served as an assistant director on "Dynamite Woman" (1976) before joining Universal as an assistant in 1976. Within two years, he was promoted to a vice presidency and in 1985, assumed the post of president of production for Universal Pictures. He left Universal in 1990 and spent nine months as head of Geffen Films, but departed to hang out his own shingle as a producer. The first Sean Daniel Company production was "Pure Luck" (1991), a less-than-successful effort starring Martin Short. The following year, he and Jim Jacks formed Alphaville, a production company with ties to Universal. Their first effort "CB4" (1993), a satirical look at rap music starring Chris Rock, developed a cult following on home video after a somewhat weaker than expected box office performance. "Hard Target" (1993), a Jean-Claude Van Damme action movie, however, proved to be a box-office winner. Indicative of Daniel's eclectic tastes, he and Jacks also produced Richard Linklater's superb low-budget "Dazed & Confused" and the big-budget Western "Tombstone" (both 1993). In 1995, Daniel and Jacks returned to modest budgets with Kevin Smith's cult favorite "Mallrats." The duo had their biggest success to date with Ephron's "Michael," the story of an angel on earth starring John Travolta. Not only did it rack up huge grosses, but it also won critical raves. Three years later, the adventure blockbuster "The Mummy" (1999) set up a profitable franchise; the film's first sequel, "The Scorpion King" (2001) made a box office star out of former WWE wrester Dwayne Johnson. Other notable Alphaville productions included Sam Raimi's heist film "A Simple Plan" (1998), Joel and Ethan Coen's legal comedy "Intolerable Cruelty" (2003), and Louis C.K.'s "Pootie Tang" (2001), a notorious box office failure that grew to develop a devoted cult following. Daniel established his own independent production company, The Sean Daniel Company, with the release of "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" (2008). This was followed by Malcolm D. Lee's hit sequel "The Best Man Holiday" (2013) and a pair of television projects, the crime drama "Graceland" (USA 2013-15) and the futuristic mystery "The Expanse" (SyFy 2015- ). Daniel returned to the big screen as producer of Richard Linklater's follow-up to "Boyhood" (2014), the baseball comedy "That's What I'm Talking About" (2015).

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      100% 83% The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf Executive Producer - 2021
      91% 82% Belushi Executive Producer - 2020
      77% 72% Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Producer $68.7M 2019
      15% 35% The Mummy Producer $80.1M 2017
      25% 52% Ben-Hur Producer $26.4M 2016
      87% 68% Everybody Wants Some!! Executive Producer $3.4M 2016
      71% 83% The Best Man Holiday Producer $70.5M 2013
      No Score Yet 15% The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption Executive Producer - 2012
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Marty's Magnificent Day-Glo Dream-A-Thon Original Music - 2011
      33% 33% The Wolfman Producer $61.9M 2010
      13% 30% The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Producer $102.2M 2008
      67% 38% Everyday People Executive Producer - 2004
      76% 48% Intolerable Cruelty Executive Producer $35.1M 2003
      29% 46% The Hunted Executive Producer $34.2M 2003
      59% 52% Dark Blue Producer $9.1M 2002
      41% 37% The Scorpion King Producer $90.3M 2002
      45% 64% Rat Race Producer $56.6M 2001
      27% 63% Pootie Tang Executive Producer $3.3M 2001
      46% 63% The Mummy Returns Producer $202.0M 2001
      20% 40% Down to Earth Producer $64.2M 2001
      No Score Yet 62% Freedom Song Executive Producer - 2000
      58% 55% The Gift Executive Producer $12.0M 2000
      23% 19% Lucky Numbers Producer $10.0M 2000
      61% 75% The Mummy Producer - 1999
      24% 51% The Jackal Producer $54.9M 1997
      36% 45% Michael Producer $95.3M 1996
      No Score Yet 18% Don't Look Back Executive Producer - 1996
      58% 82% Mallrats Producer $1.8M 1995
      55% 76% Heart and Souls Producer $16.4M 1993
      60% 49% Hard Target Producer $31.5M 1993
      73% 94% Tombstone Producer $55.9M 1993
      93% 90% Dazed and Confused Producer $8.0M 1993
      73% 90% American Me Producer $11.3M 1992
      15% 60% Pure Luck Producer $21.3M 1991

      TV

      Credit
      80% 54% The Witcher Executive Producer 2023
      28% 13% The Witcher: Blood Origin Executive Producer 2022
      91% 94% The Best Man: The Final Chapters Executive Producer 2022
      95% 92% The Expanse Executive Producer 2015-2022