Edward Zwick

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Edward Zwick Wiki Biography

Edward Zwick, also known as Ed Zwick and Edward M. Zwick, is an American film director, producer, TV director, actor, screenwriter and businessperson who has estimated net worth as high as $20 million. E. Zwick has made his career mostly thanks to his films which concentrate largely on social and racial problems in society. The most notable movies directed by M. Zwick are “Love & Other Drugs”, “Blood Diamond”, “The Siege”, “Glory”, “Pawn Sacrifice” and “Legends of the Fall”. He is one of the highest paid film producers and directors in the United States and one of the richest celebrities in show business today. (He is unrelated to Joel Zwick, who is also known as American film director.)

Edward M. Zwick was born on October 8, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. After graduation from New Trier High School, he attended the private non-profit AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles and graduated in 1975. At the beginning of his career Zwick worked with the famous “Rolling Stone ” magazine as a journalist. His first work as a film director was released in 1986 with a film entitled “About Last Night…” in which starred such popular artists as Rob Lowe and Demi Moore. That’s how Ed Zwick began to build up his net worth successfully. The film was considered to be successful and even received 4 stars out of 4 from Roger Ebert writing the review on “About The Last Night…”.

Despite the really successful debut , it was no where near as popular his the second movie. In 1989 Zwick released “Glory” and increased his net worth considerably. This movie was critically acclaimed and until nowadays remains one of the best movies in the war drama genre. Edward’s net worth increased again after “Legends of the Fall” was released in 1994. Together with such great actors as Anthony Hopkins, Julia Ormond, Brad Pitt, Henry Thomas and Aidan Quinn, Zwick was able to create a great epic drama film which raised Ed’s net worth again.

E. Zwick is an interesting personality also because he was one of the several creators who managed to work both with Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio. This, of course, could only increase Zwick’s net worth again.

Ed Zwick remains an active personality who continues in flim-making. In 2014 alone he produced four movies, and as these became as popular as other movies which Zwick has directed, it only raised Zwick’s net worth again. In 2014 Zwick produced “About Alex”, “Cut Bank” and “Boys of Abu Ghraib”, adding to the five he has released in the past five years, one of them being the popular “Love & Other Drugs”.

The success of Ed Zwick is going to help him earn even more money in the near future, as he shows no sign of slowing down in his career as a great TV producer and director.

IMDB Wikipedia “Legends of the Fall” (1995) “Pawn Sacrifice” (2014) $20 million 1952 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m) About Last Night… (1986) Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture (1999) Actor AFI Conservatory Aidan Quinn American film directors Anthony Hopkins BAFTA Award for Best Film Brad Pitt Businessperson Chicago Cinema of the United States Demi Moore Directors Ed Zwick Edward M. Zwick Edward Zwick Edward Zwick Net Worth. About Last Night Epic films Film Film director Film producer Frankie Zwick Glory Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (1999) Harvard University Henry Thomas Illinois Jesse Zwick Joel Zwick Julia Ormond Legends of the Fall Leonardo DiCaprio Liberty Godshall Liberty Godshall (m. 1982) Love & Other Drugs Love & Other Drugs (2010) Love and Other Drugs New Trier High School October 8 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (1988) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Special (1983) Rob Lowe Roger Ebert Screenwriter Shakespeare in Love Television Director Television Producer The Last Samurai (2003) The Siege Tom Cruise Traffic United States United States of America

Edward Zwick Quick Info

Full Name Edward Zwick
Net Worth $20 Million
Date Of Birth October 8, 1952
Place Of Birth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m)
Profession Businessperson, Film director, Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Actor, Television producer, Television Director
Education New Trier High School, Harvard University, AFI Conservatory
Nationality American
Spouse Liberty Godshall (m. 1982-)
Children Jesse Zwick, Frankie Zwick
Parents Ruth Ellen Zwick, Allen Zwick
Nicknames Ed Zwick , Edward M. Zwick
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheLastSamuraiFilm
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001880
Allmusic www.allmusic.com/artist/edward-zwick-mn0002160130
Awards Academy Award for Best Picture (1999), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (1988), Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (1999), BAFTA Award for Best Film, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Special (1983), Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement (201…
Nominations Golden Globe Award for Best Director – Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing – Variety Se…
Movies “About Last Night” (1986), “Glory”, “Legends of the Fall” (1994), “The Last Samurai” (2003), “Traffic”, “Shakespeare in Love”, “Love & Other Drugs” (2010), “Pawn Sacrifice” (2014)
TV Shows Quarterlife, Once and Again, Thirtysomething, Dream Street, A Marriage

Edward Zwick Trademarks

  1. Films about characters living through real-life historical events
  2. In terms of television, has frequently worked with Marshall Herskovitz
  3. Frequently casts Denzel Washington

Edward Zwick Quotes

  • I think all popular culture is de facto political, so you goddam well better be responsible about it.
  • To relate to something simply on the basis of race is to deny the universality drama, and I won’t be a party to it.
  • There is a segment of the American population that has been excluded from the national myth, and that should be redressed.
  • I don’t think movies can ever be too intense, but people have to understand why you’re showing them the things you are showing them.
  • I look at modern life and I see people not taking responsibility for their lives. The temptation to blame, to find external causes to one’s own issues is something that is particularly modern. I know that personally I find that sense of responsibility interesting.
  • There is no reason why challenging themes and engaging stories have to be mutually exclusive – in fact, each can fuel the other. As a filmmaker, I want to entertain people first and foremost. If out of that comes a greater awareness and understanding of a time or a circumstance, then the hope is that change can happen.
  • I think it’s too easy often to find a villain out of the headlines and to then repeat that villainy again and again and again. You know, traditionally, America has always looked to scapegoat someone as the boogie man.
  • To me this movie is about what is valuable. To one person it might be a stone; to someone else, a story in a magazine; to another, it is a child. The juxtaposition of one man obsessed with finding a valuable diamond with another man risking his life to find his son is the beating heart of this film.
  • It seems that almost every time a valuable natural resource is discovered in the world-whether it be diamonds, rubber, gold, oil, whatever-often what results is a tragedy for the country in which they are found. Making matters worse, the resulting riches from these resources rarely benefit the people of the country from which they come.
  • I think one of the privileges of being a filmmaker is the opportunity to remain a kind of perpetual student.
  • Sometimes when we weep in the movies we weep for ourselves or for a life unlived. Or we even go to the movies because we want to resist the emotion that’s there in front of us. I think there is always a catharsis that I look for and that makes the movie experience worthwhile.
  • There is something universal in the theme of a man trying to save his family in the midst of the most terrible circumstances. It is not limited to Sierra Leone. This story could apply to any number of places where ordinary people have been caught up in political events beyond their control.
  • Samurai culture did exist really, for hundreds of years and the notion of people trying to create some sort of a moral code, the idea that there existed certain behaviors that could be celebrated and that could be operative in a life.
  • I have nothing against diamonds, or rubies or emeralds or sapphires. I do object when their acquisition is complicit in the debasement of children or the destruction of a country.
  • The interesting movies can definitely still be made but on a very small scale. The idea of putting that many resources to a story that might only make a certain amount of money is not what the studios want. They want movies that will move the stock price or justify giving up one of their tentpole slots.

Edward Zwick Important Facts

  • Son-in-law of Raymond Godshall Jr..
  • Both Blood Diamond (2006) and Glory (1989) feature two of the main characters (one white man and one black man) conflicting with each other at first but developing respect for each other in time.
  • Received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1974.
  • He has made a total of three films with Denzel Washington. The only directors to work with Washington more times than that are Spike Lee and Tony Scott, who have done four films each with him.
  • Edward Zwick is one of the few directors to have worked with both Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise. The others are Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott.
  • Has directed 4 actors in Oscar nominated roles; Djimon Hounsou, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, and Denzel Washington. Denzel won his Oscar.
  • Runs a production company, The Bedford Falls Company, with partner Marshall Herskovitz.
  • Graduated with a M.F.A. from the American Film Institute in 1975.

Edward Zwick Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Woman Walks Ahead 2017 producer post-production Producer
Nashville 2016-2017 TV Series executive producer – 22 episodes Producer
The Birth of a Nation 2016 executive producer Producer
Pawn Sacrifice 2014 producer Producer
Cut Bank 2014 producer Producer
About Alex 2014 executive producer Producer
Boys of Abu Ghraib 2014 executive producer Producer
Love & Other Drugs 2010 producer Producer
A Marriage 2009 TV Movie executive producer Producer
Defiance 2008/I producer Producer
Quarterlife TV Series executive producer – 3 episodes, 2008 producer – 2 episodes, 2008 Producer
Blood Diamond 2006 producer Producer
1/4life 2005 TV Movie executive producer Producer
The Last Samurai 2003 producer Producer
Women vs. Men 2002 TV Movie executive producer Producer
Lone Star State of Mind 2002 executive producer Producer
Once and Again 1999-2002 TV Series executive producer – 61 episodes Producer
Abandon 2002 producer Producer
I Am Sam 2001 producer Producer
Traffic 2000 producer Producer
The Only Living Boy in New York 2000 TV Movie executive producer Producer
Shakespeare in Love 1998 producer Producer
The Siege 1998 producer Producer
Dangerous Beauty 1998 producer Producer
Relativity 1996 TV Series executive producer – 2 episodes Producer
My So-Called Life 1994-1995 TV Series executive producer – 19 episodes Producer
Legends of the Fall 1994 producer Producer
Thirtysomething TV Series executive producer – 85 episodes, 1987 – 1991 producer – 1 episode, 1987 Producer
Extreme Close-Up 1990 TV Movie executive producer Producer
Dream Street 1989 TV Series executive producer – 1 episode Producer
CBS Summer Playhouse 1987 TV Series executive producer – 1 episode Producer
Special Bulletin 1983 TV Movie producer Producer
Family 1979-1980 TV Series producer – 13 episodes Producer
The Great Wall 2016/I story completed Writer
American Assassin writer filming Writer
Nashville TV Series written by – 21 episodes, 2016 – 2017 story by – 1 episode, 2016 Writer
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 2016 screenplay by Writer
Love & Other Drugs 2010 screenplay Writer
A Marriage 2009 TV Movie written by Writer
Defiance 2008/I screenplay Writer
Quarterlife TV Series creator – 6 episodes, 2008 story – 2 episodes, 2008 Writer
1/4life 2005 TV Movie additional story and dialogue Writer
The Last Samurai 2003 screenplay Writer
Once and Again TV Series creator – 54 episodes, 1999 – 2002 writer – 11 episodes, 1999 – 2002 story – 1 episode, 1999 Writer
America: A Tribute to Heroes 2001 TV Special documentary Writer
The Siege 1998 screenplay Writer
Thirtysomething TV Series created by – 84 episodes, 1987 – 1991 written by – 7 episodes, 1987 – 1991 teleplay by – 1 episode, 1987 Writer
Extreme Close-Up 1990 TV Movie story Writer
Special Bulletin 1983 TV Movie story Writer
Family 1979-1980 TV Series writer – 3 episodes Writer
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 2016 directed by Director
Pawn Sacrifice 2014 Director
Love & Other Drugs 2010 Director
Defiance 2008/I Director
Blood Diamond 2006 Director
1/4life 2005 TV Movie Director
The Last Samurai 2003 Director
Once and Again 1999-2002 TV Series 4 episodes Director
The Siege 1998 Director
Relativity 1996 TV Series 1 episode Director
Courage Under Fire 1996 Director
Legends of the Fall 1994 Director
Leaving Normal 1992 Director
Thirtysomething 1987-1990 TV Series 3 episodes Director
Glory 1989 Director
About Last Night… 1986 Director
The Best Times 1985 TV Series 1 episode Director
Special Bulletin 1983 TV Movie Director
Having It All 1982 TV Movie Director
Paper Dolls 1982 TV Movie Director
Timothy and the Angel 1976 Short Director
Family 1976 TV Series Director
Women vs. Men 2002 TV Movie Moderator Actor
Once and Again 2000-2002 TV Series Dr. Daniel Rosenfeld Actor
The Player 1997 TV Movie Actor
Family 1978-1979 TV Series story editor – 6 episodes Miscellaneous
Blood Diamond 2006 writer: “When da Dawgs Come Out to Play” – as Ed Zwick Soundtrack
Family Weekend 2013 very special thanks Thanks
The Nina Foch Course for Filmmakers and Actors 2010 Video documentary special thanks – as Ed Zwick Thanks
The Honeysting 2009 Short special thanks Thanks
My So-Called Life: My So-Called Life Story 2007 Video documentary short special thanks – as Ed Zwick Thanks
The Clearing 2004 special thanks – as Ed Zwick Thanks
Good Will Hunting 1997 thanks – as Ed Zwick Thanks
The Pallbearer 1996 special thanks Thanks
The True Story of Glory Continues 1991 Documentary special thanks Thanks
Bobby Fischer, The Cold War and the Match of the Century 2015 Video short Himself Self
Made in Hollywood 2015 TV Series Himself Self
Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 2011 TV Series Himself – Interviewee / Film Director Self
America in Primetime 2011 TV Series documentary Himself – Co-Creator, Thirtysomething Self
Charlie Rose 1998-2010 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
About Last Night: Ed Zwick and Robe Lowe in Conversation 2009 Video documentary Himself Self
Defiance: Return to the Forest 2009 Video documentary short Himself Self
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2009 TV Series Himself Self
Le grand journal de Canal+ 2009 TV Series documentary Himself Self
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty 2008 TV Special Himself Self
My So-Called Life: My So-Called Life Story 2007 Video documentary short Himself – Executive Producer (as Ed Zwick) Self
Blood Diamond: Focus Points 2007 Video documentary Himself Self
The Siege: Freedom Is History 2007 Video short Himself Self
The Siege: Taking New York 2007 Video short Himself Self
Blood Diamond: Becoming Archer 2007 Video short Himself Self
Blood Diamond: Inside the Siege of Freetown 2007 Video short Himself Self
Blood Diamond: Journalism on the Front Line 2007 Video short Himself Self
Film ’72 2007 TV Series Himself Self
HBO First Look 2003-2006 TV Series documentary Himself Self
A World of Detail: Production Design with Lilly Kilvert 2004 Video short Himself Self
Edward Zwick: Director’s Video Journal 2004 Video short Himself Self
From Soldier to Samurai: The Weapons 2004 Video short Himself Self
Making an Epic: A Conversation with Edward Zwick and Tom Cruise 2004 Video documentary short Self
Silk and Armor: Costume Design with Ngila Dickson 2004 Video short Himself Self
The Last Samurai: Imperial Army Basic Training 2004 Video short Himself Self
Tom Cruise: A Warrior’s Journey 2004 Video documentary short Self
Shootout 2004 TV Series Himself Self
History vs. Hollywood 2003 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Becoming Sam 2002 Video documentary short Himself Self
Inside Traffic: The Making of ‘Traffic’ 2000 TV Short documentary Himself Self
The Making of ‘The Siege’ 2000 Video documentary short Himself Self
The 71st Annual Academy Awards 1999 TV Special Himself – Winner: Best Picture Self
The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1999 TV Movie documentary Himself – Winner: Best Motion Picture – Comedy / Musical Self
Frank Capra’s American Dream 1997 TV Movie documentary Himself – Interviewee: Director Self
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen 1996 TV Series documentary Quote Reader Self
The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 1995 TV Special Himself – Nominee: Best Motion Picture – Drama & Best Director Self
The Media Show 1990 TV Series Himself Self
The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1990 TV Special Himself – Nominee: Best Director Self
The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1988 TV Special Himself – Winner: Outstanding Drama Series Self
The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1983 TV Special Himself – Winner: Outstanding Drama Special & Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special & Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special Self
The Eighties 2016 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself – Co-creator, ‘thirtysomething’ Archive Footage
Entertainment Tonight 2008 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo 2008 TV Movie documentary Himself (uncredited) Archive Footage
Gomorron 1995 TV Series Himself Archive Footage

Edward Zwick Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2014 Filmmaker Award Cinema Audio Society, USA Won
2012 Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement Writers Guild of America, USA Won
2003 Truly Moving Picture Award Heartland Film The Last Samurai (2003) Won
2003 NBR Award National Board of Review, USA Best Director The Last Samurai (2003) Won
2002 Stanley Kramer Award PGA Awards I Am Sam (2001) Won
2001 Humanitas Prize Humanitas Prize 60 Minute Category Once and Again (1999) Won
2001 OFTA Film Award Online Film & Television Association Best Picture Traffic (2000) Won
1999 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Picture Shakespeare in Love (1998) Won
1999 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Film Shakespeare in Love (1998) Won
1999 OFTA Film Award Online Film & Television Association Best Comedy/Musical Picture Shakespeare in Love (1998) Won
1999 Golden Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Shakespeare in Love (1998) Won
1997 Lone Star Film & Television Award Lone Star Film & Television Awards Best Director Courage Under Fire (1996) Won
1995 Bronze Wrangler Western Heritage Awards Theatrical Motion Picture Legends of the Fall (1994) Won
1992 Franklin J. Schaffner Award American Film Institute, USA Won
1989 Truly Moving Picture Award Heartland Film Glory (1989) Won
1989 KCFCC Award Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best Director Glory (1989) Won
1989 WGA Award (TV) Writers Guild of America, USA Episodic Drama Thirtysomething (1987) Won
1988 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Thirtysomething (1987) Won
1984 DGA Award Directors Guild of America, USA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials Special Bulletin (1983) Won
1984 WGA Award (TV) Writers Guild of America, USA Original Drama Anthology Special Bulletin (1983) Won
1983 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Special Special Bulletin (1983) Won
1983 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special Special Bulletin (1983) Won
1983 Humanitas Prize Humanitas Prize 90 Minute Category Special Bulletin (1983) Won
2014 Filmmaker Award Cinema Audio Society, USA Nominated
2012 Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement Writers Guild of America, USA Nominated
2003 Truly Moving Picture Award Heartland Film The Last Samurai (2003) Nominated
2003 NBR Award National Board of Review, USA Best Director The Last Samurai (2003) Nominated
2002 Stanley Kramer Award PGA Awards I Am Sam (2001) Nominated
2001 Humanitas Prize Humanitas Prize 60 Minute Category Once and Again (1999) Nominated
2001 OFTA Film Award Online Film & Television Association Best Picture Traffic (2000) Nominated
1999 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Picture Shakespeare in Love (1998) Nominated
1999 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Film Shakespeare in Love (1998) Nominated
1999 OFTA Film Award Online Film & Television Association Best Comedy/Musical Picture Shakespeare in Love (1998) Nominated
1999 Golden Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Shakespeare in Love (1998) Nominated
1997 Lone Star Film & Television Award Lone Star Film & Television Awards Best Director Courage Under Fire (1996) Nominated
1995 Bronze Wrangler Western Heritage Awards Theatrical Motion Picture Legends of the Fall (1994) Nominated
1992 Franklin J. Schaffner Award American Film Institute, USA Nominated
1989 Truly Moving Picture Award Heartland Film Glory (1989) Nominated
1989 KCFCC Award Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best Director Glory (1989) Nominated
1989 WGA Award (TV) Writers Guild of America, USA Episodic Drama Thirtysomething (1987) Nominated
1988 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Thirtysomething (1987) Nominated
1984 DGA Award Directors Guild of America, USA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials Special Bulletin (1983) Nominated
1984 WGA Award (TV) Writers Guild of America, USA Original Drama Anthology Special Bulletin (1983) Nominated
1983 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Special Special Bulletin (1983) Nominated
1983 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special Special Bulletin (1983) Nominated
1983 Humanitas Prize Humanitas Prize 90 Minute Category Special Bulletin (1983) Nominated