John Goldwyn

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Biography

--he rose from the proverbial mail room at the Ladd Company which he joined in 1981 to vice president of the company's creative affairs department two years later. Goldwyn also served as executive producer of "Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment" (1985) before joining MGM/UA as senior production vice president that year where he rose to executive vice president of worldwide production in 1988; while at MGM he shepherded such hits as …
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Job Title

Producer, Executive

Born

August 10, 1958

Career Milestones

2007

Co-produced the Todd Haynes directed, "I'm Not There," about the life of Bob Dylan

2006

Executive produced the Showtime series, "Dexter"

1997

Promoted to newly created position of president, motion pictures at Paramount and signed to a five-year contract

1991

Promoted to president of production, Paramount Motion Picture Group in December

1990

Moved to Paramount as executive vice president of production in November

1988

Became executive vice president of worldwide production, MGM/UA

1985

Joined MGM/UA as senior vice president of production

1983

Promoted to vice president of creative affairs, Ladd Company

1981

Became production assistant, then story editor, Ladd Company by December

1981

Entered industry working in the mail room at the Ladd Company in July

Awards

2012

Producers Guild of America Award for Television Series - Drama in Dexter

2010

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in Dexter

2009

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in Dexter

2008

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in Dexter

2008

Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature in I'm Not There