Robert Simonds
American film producer
Robert Bruce Simonds Jr. (born 1964) is an American film producer, entrepreneur, and the founder & chairman of STX Entertainment, which creates, produces, distributes, finances, and markets film (as STXfilms), television (as STXtelevision), digital media (as STXdigital), and live events as well as virtual reality (as STXsurreal).2
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Born 1964.1
About
According to The Wall Street Journal in its first four years, Simonds more than tripled the company's valuation to an estimated US$3.5 billion.
In September 2017, it was reported that STX was close to an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK), and in April 2018, the company announced it had filed for an IPO. In October 2018, it was announced that STX would not go through with the IPO, as political and market conditions had changed. Prior to working at STX, Simonds was an independent film producer whose over 30 films have generated more than $6 billion in worldwide box office revenue. Simonds is reported to have a net worth of $800 million.
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Companies
- STX EntertainmentFounder12
Early life and education
- Date not recordedYale University3
Simonds was born in Phoenix, the son of Robert Bruce Simonds, Sr., a businessman. He graduated from Yale University.
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Career
Occupation: producer, film producer, businessperson.7 8
- Date not recordedFounded Spotlight Animation Studios4
- Date not recordedFounded Robert Simonds Productions5
- Date not recordedFounded STX Entertainment6
Personal life
While attending Yale, Simonds dated actress Jennifer Beals. Simonds married Anne Biondi in 1999, and the couple live in Los Angeles with their son and four daughters. About 2010 Simonds bought a house at Mulholland Estates for $4.7 million.
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- 1WikidataRobert Simonds on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRobert Simonds on Wikipedia
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- 8Wikidataoccupation, as reported
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- 12WikidataSTX Entertainment, Founder
- 13Wikimedia CommonsRobert Simonds photo by Alex Berliner, CC BY-SA 3.0