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Norman JewisonDirector and producer NORMAN JEWISON has been a vibrant force in the motion picture industry for over three decades. The filmmaker has been personally nominated for seven Academy Awards -- three for directing and four for producing Best Picture nominees -- and his films have received a total of 45 nominations and 12 Academy Awards. He has also been nominated for three Best Director awards by the Directors Guild of America, won Best Director honors at the Berlin and Moscow film festivals, and has been honored with Italy's Donatello Award.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jewison made his professional debut on the stage at age five. After graduating from the University of Toronto's Victoria College, he drove a cab for a living while finding occasional work as an actor on the stage and in radio for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). He then entered a two-year work/study program with the BBC in London, after which he returned to Canada and wrote, directed and produced some of the CBC's most popular musicals, dramas, comedy-variety shows and specials for a period of seven years.

In 1958, Jewison accepted an invitation from CBS in New York to direct the series "Your Hit Parade." He followed this by directing numerous top television specials, including shows with Harry Belafonte, Danny Kaye and Judy Garland.

His feature-film debut as a director came with the 1962 comedy "40 Pounds of Trouble," starring Tony Curtis. After three more romantic comedies -- two with Doris Day, "The Thrill Of It All" and "Send Me No Flowers" -- Jewison co-wrote and directed "The Cincinnati Kid," starring Steve McQueen.

Since then, Jewison's films have covered a wide range of subjects and styles, from the sharp political satire of "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!" and the stylish gamesmanship of "The Thomas Crown Affair" to the sultry mystery of "In the Heat of the Night" (winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1967), the turn-of-the-century elegance of "Gaily, Gaily" and the angry irony of ". . . And Justice For All."

He also directed the hit screen versions of Broadway's "Fiddler on the Roof" and the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar," as well as the futuristic "Rollerball," the romantic comedy "Best Friends" and the sweeping political drama "F.I.S.T." In 1984, he directed and co-produced "A Soldier's Story," the film adaptation of Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, which was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. That same year, Jewison produced "Iceman."

"Agnes of God," directed by Jewison the following year, marked the first feature he filmed in his native country of Canada. It was honored with three Oscar nominations, including Best Actress for Anne Bancroft and Best Supporting Actress for Meg Tilly.

Jewison then directed "Moonstruck," which was released in 1987. It was a smash success and another multiple Oscar-winner, with Cher winning for Best Actress, Olympia Dukakis for Best Supporting Actress and John Patrick Shanley for Best Original Screenplay. In 1988, Jewison produced "The January Man," written by Shanley and starring Kevin Kline and Susan Sarandon.

Jewison then directed "In Country," followed by 1991's "Other People's Money," starring Danny DeVito and Penelope Ann Miller, which was Jewison's 25th film in 29 years.

Most recently, Jewison produced and directed the lush romantic comedy "Only You," starring Academy Award-winner Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey, Jr., and Bonnie Hunt, and was the executive producer for two highly acclaimed Native American projects -- the TNT television film production of "Geronimo" and the Canadian feature film "Dance Me Outside."

In 1982, Jewison was made an Officer of the Order of Canada by the Governor-General, the Queen's representative in Canada, and a decade later he was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada, that country's highest civilian decoration.

In November 1986, Jewison established the Canadian Film Centre, which offers young Canadian filmmakers the opportunity to hone their skills to a state-of-the-art level. In its eighth year, it has become the national center for advanced film studies in Canada and is now producing features for the international market.


Producer ARNON MILCHAN began the current decade by bringing together Warner Bros., France's Canal + and Germany's Scriba & Deyhle to create what Daily Variety called "the largest venture of its kind between American and European media companies." Valued at over $900 million and designed to produce 20 major motion pictures over five years, this deal confirmed Milchan and Regency Enterprises as one of the pre-eminent independent film producers in the world.

Milchan entered the entertainment industry in the mid-1970s. With producer Elliott Kastner, he co-financed "The Medusa Touch," which starred the late Richard Burton. He then started two commercial production companies in France and produced Roman Polanski's legitimate theatre production of "Amadeus." Milchan later produced the landmark television mini-series "Masada" for Universal and joined with Sydney Pollack to form the production company Pariscal.

The list of Milchan's commercial film productions of the 1980s includes three films cited by key American critics and writers to be among the top 20 films of that decade: Martin Scorsese's "The King of Comedy," Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" and Sergio Leone's "Once Upon A Time in America."

In addition to producing Danny DeVito's "The War of the Roses" and Sidney Lumet's "Q&A," 1990 saw Milchan's production of "Pretty Woman" earn a worldwide box-office tally of over $400 million, becoming the top-grossing film of that year. Since then, he has produced, among other films, Oliver Stone's controversial "Natural Born Killers" and "JFK," which was nominated for eight Academy Awards and earned Stone the Golden Globes' Best Director Award for 1991; and the box-office hits "The Client," "Under Siege" and "Free Willy."

His other producing credits include "Guilty By Suspicion," "Six Degrees of Separation," Stone's "Heaven and Earth," "Striking Distance," "That Night," "Made in America," "Falling Down," "Sommersby," "The Power of One," "The Mambo Kings," "The New Age" and "Cobb."

Among Milchan's recent projects are "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory," "Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home," "Copycat," "Heat," "A Time to Kill" and "Tin Cup." Upcoming titles for New Regency include "Sunchaser," a searing drama starring Woody Harrelson for Academy Award-winning director Michael Cimino; the comedy "Carpool," starring Tom Arnold and David Paymer; and "L.A. Confidential," which brings Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce together for director Curtis Hanson.


Writer-producer JEFF ROTHBERG (Producer/Story Contributor) created "Bogus" and co-wrote the original screenplay upon which Alvin Sargent's screenplay is based. At present, Rothberg is in production on a new comedy, "A Simple Wish," directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Martin Short and Kathleen Turner. Among his other writing and producing credits are "Hiding Out" and "The Amazing Panda Adventure."


Screenwriter ALVIN SARGENT, winner of two Academy Awards and one of America's most distinguished screenwriters, previously wrote the screenplay for Norman Jewison's "Other People's Money."

Sargent received his first Oscar in 1977 for the screen version of Lillian Hellman's "Julia," directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave, and his second in 1980 for Robert Redford's directorial debut, "Ordinary People," which also won the Oscar for Best Picture. He received his first Academy Award nomination in 1973 for Peter Bogdanovich's "Paper Moon," which starred Ryan O'Neal and Tatum O'Neal.

His work encompasses all screen genres, having written the screenplays for films such as the comedy caper "Gambit," starring Shirley MacLaine and Michael Caine; "The Sterile Cuckoo," which earned Liza Minnelli an Oscar nomination for her film debut; "The Stalking Moon" and "I Walk the Line," both of which starred Gregory Peck; the screen version of "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds," directed by Paul Newman; and the romantic dramas "Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing" and "Bobby Deerfield," which was directed by Sydney Pollack and starred Al Pacino.

Sargent's more recent screenplay credits include "Nuts," "Dominick and Eugene" and "White Palace." His screen story credits include "Straight Time," "What About Bob?" and "Hero."


Executive proudcer MICHAEL NATHANSON is chairman and CEO of New Regency Productions. In that capacity, he has overseen production on such motion pictures as "The Client," "Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home," "Copycat," "Heat," "A Time to Kill" and "Tin Cup" and the upcoming "Sunchaser" and "L.A. Confidential."

Prior to 1994, he was president of worldwide production for Columbia Pictures, a position to which he was named in 1989 after serving as executive vice president of production. During his tenure at Columbia, he was responsible for bringing to the screen such critical and commercial successes as "Bram Stoker's Dracula," "Groundhog Day," "In the Line of Fire," "A River Runs Through It," "Boyz N The Hood," "The Prince of Tides," "A League of Their Own" and "Awakenings," among many others.

Prior to joining Columbia, Nathanson was president of the motion picture division of Gladden Entertainment Corporation and, earlier, vice president of production at MGM, United Artists and Warner Bros. He began his entertainment career at NBC Sports New York before moving to California in 1976, where he started his motion-picture career with such features as "The Deep."


Executive producer PATRICK MARKEY enjoyed working with Whoopi Goldberg so much he went on to produce another film, "The Associate," in which Goldberg stars with Dianne Wiest and Tim Daly. This film, shot primarily on Wall Street, will be released later this year.

The eldest son in a family of fourteen children, Markey was born in West Virginia and raised in Ohio. He began acting in high school and went on to Ohio State University to get a degree in theater arts. After graduation, he worked for the Ohio Film Commission, where he met Robert Redford during the production of "Brubaker." Redford later hired Markey as the location manager for "Ordinary People." In 1984, he moved to Los Angeles to work for Redford again, this time as a production executive on "The Natural."

Markey spent the next several years on independent films such as "Thief," which marked Michael Mann's feature directorial debut; "Death of an Angel"; "Stacking"; "Deepstar Six"; "House"; and "The Dark Wind."

In 1990, Markey was reunited with Robert Redford as co-producer on "A River Runs Through It." He then produced "The Joy Luck Club," directed by Wayne Wang; "The Quick and the Dead," directed by Sam Raimi; and Wesley Strick's directorial debut, "The Ties That Bind." He also developed and produced the NBC telefilm "Following Her Heart," which starred Ann-Margret.

Markey continues to develop film projects through his own production company, The Fostoria Film Co. He is currently back in business with Redford on "The Horse Whisperer," which they are producing together.


Executive producer GAYLE FRASER-BAIGELMAN is the President of Norman Jewison's Yorktown Productions, where she executive produces or produces all films under the company's banner. Formerly, she was Vice President at Jerry Weintraub Productions, where she worked on such projects as "The Specialist," "Pure Country" and "The Karate Kid Part IV." Before that, she was Director of Development at Robert De Niro's Tribeca Productions, where she worked on films including "Thunderheart" and "A Bronx Tale."

Fraser-Baigelman executive produced "Picture Windows," an anthology series for Showtime that included segments directed by Jewison, John Boorman and Jonathan Kaplan. She is an active member of Women in Film, American Film Institute/Third Decade Council, Independent Feature Project/West and The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.


FRANCIS X. McCARTHY (Story Contributor) holds a degree in philosophy from Yale University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema. He was director of development for the Richard F. Shepherd Company before becoming a professional screenwriter with screenplays in various stages of development.


Academy Award-winning director of photography DAVID WATKIN, B.S.C. joins director Norman Jewison for a second time on "Bogus" after working on "Moonstruck."

Watkin won an Oscar in 1986 for his work on Sydney Pollack's "Out of Africa." Among his other film credits are "Bopha!," "This Boy's Life," "Used People," "The Object of Beauty," "Memphis Belle," "Hamlet," "The Good Mother," "Masquerade," "White Nights," "The Hotel New Hampshire," "Yentl," "Endless Love" and "Chariots of Fire."

Watkin began his career working as a camera assistant on documentaries for British Transport Films, graduating to cameraman on the film "Holiday" in 1955. In 1964, he photographed his first feature film, "The Knack . . . And How to Get It," for director Richard Lester. Their relationship continued with the Beatles film "Help!," "How I Won the War," "The Three Musketeers" and its sequel, "The Four Musketeers."

For director Tony Richardson, Watkin shot "The Charge of the Light Brigade," "A Delicate Balance" and "Joseph Andrews," and he collaborated with director Ken Russell on "The Devils" and "The Boyfriend."

His first Hollywood film was Mike Nichols' "Catch-22." He shared the director of photography credit on Franco Zeffirelli's television epic, "Jesus of Nazareth," and also lit "The Homecoming" for director Peter Hall and "Marat/Sade" for director Peter Brook.


"Bogus" reunites director Norman Jewison and Academy Award-winning production designer KEN ADAM, who first worked together on "Agnes of God."

Adam recently received his second Oscar for Best Art Direction for his work on "The Madness of King George." He was honored with his first Academy Award for his work on "Barry Lyndon." He also received Oscar nominations for Art Direction on "Around the World in 80 Days," "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Addams Family Values," for which he also received the Circle of British Film Critics Award for Best Technical Achievement. Adam has been honored with three British Academy of Film and Television Artists (BAFTA) Awards for his art direction on "Dr. Strangelove, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," "Goldfinger" and "The Ipcress File," as well as additional BAFTA nominations for his art direction on "Sleuth," "Barry Lyndon" and "The Spy Who Loved Me." Additionally, he won the 1961 Award for Best Art Direction from the Moscow Film Festival for "The Trials of Oscar Wilde."

Adam's other feature-film credits as production designer include the upcoming "In and Out" as well as "Boys on the Side," "Undercover Blues," "The Doctor," "Company Business," "The Freshman," "Dead Bang," "The Deceivers," "Crimes of the Heart," "Pennies from Heaven," "King David," "Moonraker," "The Seven Percent Solution," "The Last of Sheila," "Salon Kitty," "Diamonds Are Forever," "The Owl and the Pussycat," "Goodbye, Mr. Chips," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," "You Only Live Twice," "Funeral in Berlin," "Thunderball," "Woman of Straw," "In the Cool of the Night," "Dr. No," "Sodom and Gomorrah," "Let's Get Married," "In the Nick," "The Rough and the Smooth," "The Angry Hills" and "Night of the Demon."


Editor STEPHEN E. RIVKIN, A.C.E. worked with director Jewison on "Only You." His other feature credits include "Robin Hood: Men in Tights," "Bat-21," "Stranded," "Youngblood," "Hot Dog: The Movie" and "The Personals." His credits as co-editor include "Nine Months," "Outbreak," "My Cousin Vinny," "Fire in the Sky," "Run" and "Band of the Hand."

His editing work for television includes TNT's ACE Award-nominated "Nightbreaker," HBO's "The Comrades of Summer" and "El Diablo," and two made-for-television movies directed by Diane Keaton: Lifetime's "Wildflower" and CBS' "The Girl with the Crazy Brother."

Rivkin also served as associate producer on "Youngblood" and "The Personals."


Composer MARC SHAIMAN has amassed an extensive list of credits, having recently scored the upcoming features "That Old Feeling," "Mother," "The First Wives' Club" and Rob Reiner's "The Ghosts of Mississippi," once again starring Whoopi Goldberg. He has composed for many other feature films, including "The American President," "Forget Paris," "Stuart Saves His Family," "Speechless," "City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold," "Addams Family Values," "North," "Sleepless in Seattle," "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit," "Heart and Souls," "A Few Good Men," "Mr. Saturday Night," "Sister Act," "The Addams Family," "City Slickers," "Misery," "Scenes From a Mall" and "When Harry Met Sally . . ." His score for "The American President" earned him an Academy Award nomination, and he was nominated for Best Song for "A Wink and a Smile" from "Sleepless in Seattle."

Shaiman was the composer and arranger for three Academy Awards telecasts, earning an Emmy Award for Best Writing for his work. His many professional collaborations have led to extensive work for television, including composing, orchestrating and acting in many Billy Crystal and Martin Short cable specials; composing for Comic Relief I and II; composing and arranging for Bette Midler; and working on the Grammy Awards, the Emmy Awards and many episodes of "Saturday Night Live," "The Tonight Show" and "The David Letterman Show."

Shaiman has worked on Broadway as a vocal arranger, composer or musical director for shows including "Leader of the Pack," "Harlem Nocturne," "The Tap Dance Kid," "Divine Madness" and "Peter Allen - Up in One." He was the composer, actor, arranger and musical director of his own Off-Broadway retrospective, "Marc Shaiman - The First Fifty Years."


"Bogus" marks the second collaboration for costume designer RUTH MYERS and director Norman Jewison, the first being " . . . And Justice For All."

Myers received an Academy Award nomination for her work on "The Addams Family." Other film credits include "How To Make An American Quilt," "I.Q.," "The Firm," "Mr. Saturday Night," "The Marrying Man," "The Russia House," "Blaze," "The Accidental Tourist," "Haunted Honeymoon," "Another You," "Bert Rigby, You're A Fool," "Plenty," "Teachers," "The Woman in Red," "Something Wicked This Way Comes," "Cannery Row," "First Monday in October," "The Competition," "It's My Turn," "Altered States," "The Twelve Chairs," "A Touch of Class" and "The Ruling Class," among many others.

Her work for television includes "Baja, Oklahoma," for which she won a Cable ACE Award.


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