Biography
He has also held executive posts at both Paramount and Columbia. Between his corporate stints and after his days behind the desks of power waned, Picker served as producer or executive producer on varied projects, ranging from biopics to crowd-pleasing comedies to strong dramatic fare.
The son of a Loew's theater executive, Picker began at United Artists (UA) in 1956 working in advertising and publicity. By 1961, he was assistant to the …
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Career Milestones
| Rose through the ranks to become executive vice president of UA Records, 1st vice president of UA and eventually president of UA | ||
1956 | Was hired in advertising and publicity department of United Artists (UA) | |
1961 | Became assistant to president, UA | |
1969 | Became vice president at UA | |
1973 | Left UA to open own production company | |
1974 | Was executive producer of "Juggernaut" and "Lenny" | |
1976 | Became president of motion picture division, Paramount | |
1978 | Produced "Oliver's Story" | |
1978 | Was president of feature films fat Lorimar | |
1979 | Produced "The Jerk" | |
1984 | Joined Harry Belafonte to produce "Beat Street" | |
1987 | Was president and COO at Columbia Pictures | |
1990 | Produced Bette Midler vehicle, "Stella" | |
1996 | With Robert Miller, produced "The Crucible" | |
1997 | Named president of Worldwide Production at Hallmark Entertainment | |
1998 | Served as one of the executive producers of the Emmy-nominated miniseries "The Temptations" | |
1999 | Was an executive producer of the Emmy-nominated miniseries "P.T. Barnum" (A&E) | |
Awards
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in The Temptations |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in P.T. Barnum |