Rudin, Scott 1958–

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Rudin, Scott 1958–

PERSONAL

Full name, Scott D. Rudin; born July 14, 1958, in New York, NY.

Addresses: Office— Scott Rudin Productions, 120 West 45 th St., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10036–4041.

Career: Producer and executive. Worked as a production assistant for theatre producers; later became a casting director for stage and film and operated a casting firm; Edgar J. Scherick Associates, Los Angeles, film producer, beginning 1980; Twentieth Century–Fox, producer, 1984–86, executive vice president of production, then president of production, 1986–87; Scott Rudin Productions, New York City, founder, 1990, chief executive officer and producer, 1990—; JuJamcyn Theatres, developer of theatre, beginning 1993; Mira-max Films, former executive.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding primetime drama special, 1983, for Little GloriaHappy at Last; Emmy Award, outstanding primetime children's program, and Emmy Award nomination, outstanding daytime children's entertainment special, both 1984, for He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'; Antoinette Perry Award, best musical, and Drama Desk Award, outstanding musical, both 1994, for Passion; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best play, and Drama Desk Award nomination, best revival or reinterpretation, both 1995, for Indiscretions; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best revival of a play, 1995, for Hamlet; honorable mention for Wise Owl Award (with others), outstanding television and theatrical fiction, Retirement Research Foundation, 1995, for Nobody's Fool; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best play, and Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding play, both 1996, for Seven Guitars; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best revival of a musical, and Drama Desk Award nomination, best musical revival, both 1996, for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Christopher Award (with others), motion picture category, 1997, for Marvin's Room; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best play, 1997, for Skylight; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best revival of a play, and Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding revival of a play, both 1998, for The Chairs; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best motion picture—comedy or musical, International Press Academy, 1998, for In & Out; Film Award nomination, best film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best foreign film, both with others, 1999, for The Truman Show; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best play, and Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding play, both 1999, for Closer; Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding play, 1999, and Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best play, 2000, both for The Ride down Mt. Morgan; Antoinette Perry Award, best play, and Drama Desk Award, outstanding new play, both 2000, for Copenhagen; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best musical, 2000, for The Wild Party; Antoinette Perry Award,best play, and Drama Desk Award, outstanding new play, both 2002, for The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?; nomination for Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film (with others), British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2002, for Iris; named to the Power 100 List,Premiere magazine, 2002 and 2003; Academy Award nomination, best picture, Film Award nomination, best film, and nomination for Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film, both British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best foreign film, all with others, 2003, for The Hours; Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding revival of a play, 2003, for Medea; Antoinette PerryAward nomination, best musical, and Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding new musical, both 2004, for Caroline, or Change; Antoinette Perry Award, best play, and Drama Desk Award, outstanding new play, both 2005, for Doubt; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best revival of a play, and Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding revival of a play, both 2005, for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Antoinette Perry Award, best play, and Drama Desk Award, outstanding play, both 2006, for The History Boys; Lucille Lortel Award nomination, outstanding play, Leagueof Off–Broadway Theatres and Producers, 2006, for Red Light Winter; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best play, 2006, for Shining City; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best revival of a play, 2006, for Faith Healer; nomination for Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film (with others), 2007, for Notes on a Scandal; Gotham Award nomination (with others), best film, Independent Feature Project, 2007, for Margot at the Wedding; Academy Award, best motion picture of the year, Producer of the Year in Theatrical Motion Pictures, Producers Guild of America, and Film Award nomination, best film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, all with others, 2008, for No Country for Old Men; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best revival of a musical, and Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding revival of a musical, both 2008, for Gypsy.

CREDITS

Film Executive Producer:

Flatliners, Columbia, 1990.

Jennifer 8, Paramount, 1992.

Sister Act, Buena Vista, 1992.

I.Q. (also known as I.Q. (Q.I.), A teoria do amor, Ahava Atomeat, Ask ve zeka, El genio del amor, Formula para amar, Genio per amore, I.Q.—A szerelemrelativ, I.Q.—ALiebe ist relativ, L'amour en equation, and Rakkauden yhtaeloe), Paramount, 1994.

South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (animated; also known as South Park and South Park: BLU), Paramount, 1999.

Closer, Columbia, 2004.

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (also known as Lemony Snicket—Raetselhafte Ereignisse), Paramount, 2004.

The Queen (also known as La regina), Miramax, 2006.

Venus, Miramax, 2006.

Reprise, Nordisk Film International, 2006, subtitled version, Miramax, 2008.

There Will Be Blood, Paramount, 2007.

Towelhead (also known as Nothing Is Private), Warner Independent Pictures, 2007.

Wild Tigers I Have Known, IFC First Take, 2007.

Julie & Julia, Columbia, 2009.

Film Producer:

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can, Paramount, 1982.

Mrs. Soffel, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1984.

Reckless, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1984.

Pacific Heights, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1990.

The Addams Family, Paramount, 1991.

Little Man Tate, Orion, 1991.

Regarding Henry, Paramount, 1991.

White Sands, Warner Bros., 1992.

Addams Family Values (also known as Addams Family II), Paramount, 1993.

The Firm, Paramount, 1993.

Life with Mikey (also known as Give Me a Break), Buena Vista, 1993.

Searching for Bobby Fischer (also known as Innocent Moves), Paramount, 1993.

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Buena Vista, 1993.

Nobody's Fool, Paramount, 1994.

Clueless (also known as I Was a Teenage Teenager and No Worries), Paramount, 1995.

Sabrina (also known as Sabrina Fair), Paramount, 1995.

The First Wives Club, Paramount, 1996.

Marvin's Room, Miramax, 1996.

Mother, Paramount, 1996.

Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996.

In & Out, Paramount, 1997.

A Civil Action, Buena Vista, 1998.

The Truman Show, Paramount, 1998.

Twilight (also known as The Magic Hour), Paramount, 1998.

Angela's Ashes, Paramount, 1999.

Bringing out the Dead, Paramount, 1999.

Sleepy Hollow (also known as Sleepy Hollow—Koepfe werden rollen), Paramount, 1999.

Rules of Engagement (also known as Les regles d'engagement, Rules of Engagement—Die Regeln des Krieges, and Rules—Sekunden der Entscheidung), Paramount, 2000.

Shaft (also known as Shaft—Noch Fragen?), Paramount, 2000.

Wonder Boys (also known as Die Wonder Boys and Wonderboys—Lauter Wunderknaben), Paramount, 2000.

Changing Lanes, Paramount, 2001.

The Hours, Paramount, 2001.

Marci X (also known as Marci X—Uptown Gets Down), Paramount, 2001.

The Royal Tenenbaums, Buena Vista, 2001.

Zoolander (also known as Derek Zoolander), Paramount, 2001.

Iris (also known as Iris: A Memoir of Iris Murdoch), Miramax, 2002.

Orange County, Paramount, 2002.

The School of Rock (also known as School of Rock), Paramount, 2003.

I Heart Huckabees (also known as I Love Huckabees), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2004.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (also known as Life Aquatic, The Life Aquatic, and Untitled Wes Anderson Project), Buena Vista, 2004.

The Manchurian Candidate, Paramount, 2004.

The Stepford Wives, Paramount, 2004.

Team America: World Police (animated; also known as Team America), Paramount, 2004.

The Village (also known as Grey and M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village"), Buena Vista, 2004.

Failure to Launch, Paramount, 2006.

Freedomland, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2006.

Notes on a Scandal, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2006.

The Darjeeling Limited, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2007.

Margot at the Wedding, Paramount, 2007.

No Country for Old Men, Miramax, 2007.

Doubt, Miramax, 2008.

I Could Never Be Your Woman (also known as I Could Be Your Mother), 2008.

The Other Boleyn Girl, Columbia, 2008.

(Uncredited) The Reader, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/The Weinstein Company, 2008.

Revolutionary Road, Paramount, 2008.

Stop–Loss, Paramount, 2008.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Paramount, 2009.

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2009.

Margaret, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2009.

Blood Meridian, c. 2009.

Worked on other film projects.

Film Casting Director:

King of the Gypsies, Paramount, 1978.

Last Embrace, United Artists, 1979.

The Wanderers, Orion, 1979.

Hide in Plain Sight, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1980.

Casting (New York), Resurrection, Universal, 1980.

Simon, Orion, 1980.

Stage Coproducer:

Face Value, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1993.

Passion (musical), Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1994–95.

Hamlet, Almeida Theatre Company, Hackney Empire Theatre, London, and Belasco Theatre, New York City, both 1995.

Indiscretions, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1995.

Seven Guitars, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1996.

Skylight, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1996.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (musical), St. James Theatre, New York City, 1996–98.

Closer, Royal National Theatre, Cottesloe Theatre and Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1997, Lyric Theatre, London, 1998, and Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1999.

On the Town (musical), New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp Public Theater, Delacorte Theater, 1997, and Gershwin Theatre, New York City, 1998–99.

The Blue Room, Cort Theatre, 1998.

The Chairs, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1998.

The Judas Kiss, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1998.

Stupid Kids, Workshop of the Players Art (WPA) Theatre, Century Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, 1998.

Amy's View, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1999.

The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City, 1999.

Wise Guys (workshop of musical), New York Theatre Workshop, New York City, 1999.

The Designated Mourner, New York City, 2000.

The Ride down Mt. Morgan, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 2000.

Shaft, off–Broadway production, 2000.

The Wild Party (musical), Virginia Theatre, New York City, 2000.

Copenhagen, Royale Theatre, New York City, 2000–2001.

The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, John Golden Theatre, 2002.

Medea, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 2002–2003.

Beckett/Albee, Century Center for the Performing Arts, 2003–2004.

Caroline, or Change (musical), Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 2004.

Manuscript, Daryl Roth Theatre, New York City, 2005.

Mark Twain Tonight! (solo show), Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 2005.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 2005.

Doubt, Walter Kerr Theatre, 2005–2006.

Faith Healer, Booth Theatre, New York City, 2006.

The History Boys, Broadhurst Theatre, 2006.

Red Light Winter, Barrow Street Theatre, New York City, 2006.

Shining City, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 2006.

Well, New York Shakespeare Festival, Longacre Theatre, 2006.

The Vertical Hour, Music Box Theatre, 2006–2007.

Deuce (musical), Music Box Theatre, 2007.

The Year of Magical Thinking, Booth Theatre, 2007.

Gypsy (musical), produced as part of Encores! Summer Stars (also known as City Center Encores! Summer Stars, Encores!, and Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert), City Center Theatre, New York City, 2007, and produced at the St. James Theatre, beginning 2008.

Stage Casting Director:

Pippin (musical), Imperial Theatre, New York City, beginning 1972.

Annie (musical), Alvin Theatre, New York City, beginning 1977.

Stages, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1978.

Working (musical), 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1978.

Stage Work:

Production assistant, Equus, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1974–76, and Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1976–77.

Television Work; Series:

Producer, Clueless (also known as Clueless—Die wichtigen Dinge des Lebens, Clueless—Huolettomat, and Ni idea!), ABC, 1996–97, and UPN, 1997–99.

Television Work; Miniseries:

Executive producer, Little GloriaHappy at Last, NBC, 1982.

Television Work; Movies:

Producer, Revenge of the Stepford Wives, NBC, 1980.

Television Casting Director; Movies:

Sanctuary of Fear (also known as Father Brown, Detective, Girl in the Park, and Sanctuary of Death), NBC, 1979.

The Lathe of Heaven, PBS, c. 1980.

Television Work; Specials:

Casting director, "Verna: USO Girl," Great Performances, PBS, 1978.

Executive producer, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin', NBC, 1983.

Stage producer, "Passion" (musical), American Playhouse, PBS, 1996.

Television Work; Pilots:

Producer, Clueless (also known as Clueless—Die wichtigen Dinge des Lebens, Clueless—Huolettomat, and Ni idea!), ABC, 1996.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 80th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2008.

WRITINGS

Screenplays; Ideas for Films:

Rules of Engagement (also known as Les reglesd'engagement, Rules of Engagement—Die Regelndes Krieges, and Rules—Sekunden der Entscheidung), Paramount, 2000.