UPDATE EXCLUSIVE: Imagine Entertainment?s Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have reached a milestone unusual in Hollywood: partners for 25 years. When they first got together,
Grazer was a TV producer. Howard, after growing up on the small screen in
The Andy Griffith Show and
Happy Days, had only directed a couple of TV movies and the low budget Roger Corman-produced
Grand Theft Auto. Grazer and Howard have been at it together ever since, building a company that over 25 years has been one of the most consistent generators of content. Their TV series output includes
24, Parenthood, Arrested Development and
Friday Night Lights; their movies have grossed $13.5 billion worldwide. That includes
A Beautiful Mind, which won Howard the Academy Award for Best Director. Grazer and Howard shared Best Picture Oscars that night as well. Not everything they?ve done has succeeded, of course. They they took their company public and repurchased the shares; they helped launched and fold the online venture Pop.com; their most recent film together, the adult comedy
The Dilemma, was a misfire that created controversy over the inclusion of the word ?gay? in a trailer. They've had way more hits than misses.
In honor of Imagine's Silver Anniversary, Deadline invited Howard and Grazer to look back over their quarter ...
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