Jerry Sherlock

Jerry Sherlock is an educator and former film and theater producer.[1] He founded the New York Film Academy School of Film and Acting in 1992. He currently resides in New York City and is the President of the New York Film Academy.

Early life and background

Sherlock dropped out of school at the age of fourteen to join the carnival. From then on he was self-educated—he immersed himself in books published by the Modern Library, newspapers and magazines. After his time working with the circus he joined the United States Air Force where he received an honorable discharge. Upon discharge, he started his career as a buyer for S. Klein, On The Square (he would return to Union Square years later to house the New York Film Academy in the Tammany Hall building), before eventually leaving to establish his own export business in Tokyo and Hong Kong.

He returned to New York to join Amtec, a surplus textiles firm, where he became a partner, until the time he opted to changed his career path and enter the world of film.

He left textiles to establish his own film production company, within six-months of establishing his company he had produced his first film, Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981), starring Michelle Pfeiffer (in one of her first major roles), Peter Ustinov and Angie Dickinson. Later in 1981, he would produce an Edward Albee adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. The play starred Donald Sutherland as Humbert Humbert.

As an independent producer for film, stage, and television, he developed projects for Disney, Warner Brothers, United Artists, Paramount, EMI and others.[2] His credits include executive producer of the movie, The Hunt for Red October, for Paramount Pictures; producer of Lolita, a Broadway production; and executive producer of the television production, Amal and the Night Visitors, for CBS.

New York Film Academy

Founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, the New York Film Academy originally established itself at the Tribeca Film Center as a film school where students could ‘learn by doing.’ The hands-on approach became a refreshing approach to the craft and eventually led to its expansion, which includes a campus in Union Square, Battery Park, Los Angeles, South Beach, Abu Dhabi and two in Australia. NYFA also conducts workshops at Harvard University, Disney Studios Florida, Paris, Florence, China, Japan, Qatar, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, and Korea.

In addition to the international expansion, the school expanded in terms of its programs and curriculum. Students enrolled at the school now have the option of learning a variety of programs including filmmaking, cinematography, acting, photography, producing, game design, screenwriting, musical theatre, dance, and more.

As President of the New York Film Academy, Mr. Sherlock is a hands-on leader who has guided every aspect of the Academy’s growth and development throughout its 22-year history. The success of the institution is a tribute Sherlock’s tireless pursuit for excellence, his belief in a student-centered pedagogy, and the high standards he has required of all staff and faculty.

Producing Credits

Film

Television

Theater

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kalem, T.E.; Peter Ainslie (1981-03-30). "Lo and Hum as Ho and Hum". Time. Retrieved 2008-03-27. ...first-time Producer Jerry Sherlock, an ex-fabric broker from Seventh Avenue
  2. ↑ Smith, Jack (2005-02-22). "Once for the Money, and Once for the Fun". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-27. From Rags to Action!
  3. ↑ "Yahoo! Movies Producer Credits". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  4. ↑ Lolita at the Internet Broadway Database

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