Tim Bevan

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Tim Bevan
Born	1958 (age 55–56) Queenstown, New Zealand
Years active	1984 – present
Spouse(s)	Joely Richardson (divorced) Amy Gadney
Children	Daisy Bevan Nell Bevan Jago Bevan

Tim Bevan, CBE (born 1958) is a film producer.^[1]

Early life

Bevan was born in Queenstown, New Zealand.

Education

Bevan was educated at Sidcot School, a Quaker boarding independent school in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Winscombe in North Somerset, in South West England.

Life and career

Bevan co-founded Working Title Films in London with Sarah Radclyffe and Graham Bradstreet in the 1980s.^[1] (Eric Fellner now partners Tim Bevan at Working Title Films). Among Bevan's more than 40 films as producer or executive producer are Moonlight and Valentino, Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Guru, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Love Actually, Notting Hill, Elizabeth, Bridget Jones's Diary, Atonement, and Frost/Nixon. To date, the films he has co-produced have grossed a total of almost four billion dollars worldwide ($3,939 Million according to www.boxofficemojo.com) without adjusting for inflation.

Working Title Films signed a deal with Universal Studios in 1999 for a reported $600 (USD) million, which gave Bevan and Fellner the power to commission projects with a budget of up to $35 (USD) million without having to consult their paymasters.

Bevan is also the co-producer of the West End musical Billy Elliot.

Personal life

Bevan is divorced from English actress Joely Richardson; the two have a daughter, Daisy, born in 1992. He is now married to Amy Gadney, they have a daughter Nell, born 2001 and a son Jago, born 2003.

Filmography

The Secrets (2014)
Trash (2014)
Everest (2015)

Awards and honours

2005 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
2013 received the degree of Doctor honoris causa from The University of York^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Media 100, 2008: 51. Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner". The Guardian (UK). 14 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
↑ The University of York: Graduation Ceremonies Central Hall, 10, 11 and 12 July 2013

External links

Tim Bevan at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 43916592 LCCN: no98069221 ISNI: 0000 0001 1568 4124 GND: 1014288924

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Date of birth	1958
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