Biography
Becoming a story analyst for Paramount after his screenplay for "The Great Texas Dynamite Chase" (1976) was produced, Kirkpatrick first gained executive experience during a brief tenure with United Artists. Upon returning to Paramount in 1982, his career really took off with a series of increasingly important positions, but again it was positions with the Weintraub Entertainment Group and several branches of the Disney company before …
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Career Milestones
1991 | Entered into an exclusive three-year producing deal with Paramount in late November | |
| Served as president of Paramount's motion picture group from September 25, 1990 until November 1, 1991 | ||
| Held similar positions at Walt Disney and Touchstone Pictures | ||
1989 | Resigned from his position at Weintraub | |
1987 | Appointed president of the motion picture division of the Weintraub Entertainment Group | |
1985 | Named executive vice president, production | |
1984 | Promoted to vice president, production | |
1982 | Returned to Paramount as executive director of production | |
| Left Paramount to head Sidney Beckerman's production company at United Artists | ||
1979 | Joined Paramount Pictures as an analyst in their story department | |
1976 | Wrote screenplay for "The Great Texas Dynamite Chase", produced by New World Pictures | |
Awards
1999 | Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature in The Opposite of Sex |