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John Lesher is a Producer and Thanks American born on 12 may 1966

John Lesher

John Lesher
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Nationality USA
Birth 12 may 1966 (58 years)

John Lesher est un producteur de cinéma américain né le 12 mai 1966 à Pittsburgh (Pennsylvanie).

Biography

Après sa sortie de l'Université Harvard en 1988, John Lesher devient agent artistique chez Bauer/Benedek, qui deviendra plus tard United Talent Agency, puis en 2002 devient partenaire de Endeavor Talent Agency , où il aura comme clients notamment Martin Scorsese, Sydney Pollack ou Jennifer Jason Leigh.

En 2005, il est recruté par Paramount Pictures pour être président de Paramount Classics. Il est licencié brutalement par Paramount en 2009.

Début 2015, il rejoint LBI Entertainment, la société de production créée par Rick Yorn, Ian Montone et Dave Baram.

Best films

Fury (2014)
(Producer)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
(Producer)
Blood Ties (2013)
(Producer)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Lesher (11 films)

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Producer

The Beach Bum, 1h35
Directed by Harmony Korine
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Zac Efron, Isla Fisher, Martin Lawrence, Jonah Hill
Roles Producer
Rating55% 2.751752.751752.751752.751752.75175
Moondog, voyou rebelle mais attachant, vit sa vie selon ses propres règles. Alors qu'il pensait s'être constitué un « trésor de guerre », son butin disparaît soudainement. Mais Moondog va survivre en renaissant une nouvelle fois de ses cendres.
White Boy Rick
Directed by Yann Demange
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Eddie Marsan, Ronald Cyler II, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Dern, Piper Laurie
Roles Producer
Rating64% 3.247583.247583.247583.247583.24758
À Détroit, dans les années 1980, Richard Wershe Jr. n'est encore qu'adolescent mais traîne avec les plus gros trafiquants de crack de la ville. Dans ce milieu dirigé par les Afro-Américains, le jeune homme est rapidement surnommé « White Boy Rick ». Il importe ensuite de la cocaïne depuis Miami. Il amasse des fortunes et passe notamment des week-ends à Las Vegas.
Hostiles
Hostiles (2017)
, 2h14
Directed by Scott Cooper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical, Western
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, Adam Beach, Ben Foster, Jesse Plemons
Roles Producer
Rating71% 3.5965353.5965353.5965353.5965353.596535
En 1892, le capitaine Joseph J. Blocker, légende de l'armée américaine, est chargé d'une mission qu'il accepte à contrecœur. Avec ses hommes, il doit escorter Yellow Hawk, un chef de guerre cheyenne mourant, ainsi que sa famille, pour retourner sur leurs terres tribales. Durant le voyage entre le Nouveau-Mexique et le Montana, les militaires et les Cheyennes vont devoir faire preuve de solidarité et d'entraide pour survivre aux dangers qu'ils vont croiser.
Black Mass
Black Mass (2015)
, 2h2
Directed by Scott Cooper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Mob film, Action, Historical, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce
Roles Producer
Rating67% 3.3975953.3975953.3975953.3975953.397595
In 1975, James "Whitey" Bulger (Johnny Depp), leader of the Irish-American Winter Hill Gang, controls almost all of organized crime within South Boston, along with his right-hand man Stephen Flemmi (Rory Cochrane), newcomer Kevin Weeks (Jesse Plemons), and cold and calculative hitman, Johnny Martorano (W. Earl Brown). Bulger's hold over South Boston is challenged by the northern Angiulo Brothers, who head the Boston branch of the New England Mafia family.
Mississippi Grind, 1h48
Directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Jeu, Transport films, Poker, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller, Ben Mendelsohn, Analeigh Tipton, Alfre Woodard, Robin Weigert
Roles Executive Producer
Rating63% 3.1962353.1962353.1962353.1962353.196235
A gambler (Ben Mendelsohn) on a losing streak teams up with a younger gambler (Ryan Reynolds), hoping to change his luck.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), 1h59
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes La bande dessinée, Films about films, Théâtre, Superhero films, Children's films
Actors Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts
Roles Producer
Rating76% 3.8477953.8477953.8477953.8477953.847795
Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) is a faded Hollywood actor best known for playing the superhero Birdman decades ago in a series of films. He is often tormented by the mocking, critical inner voice of Birdman, and frequently visualizes himself performing feats of levitation and telekinesis. The film opens with a quotation from Raymond Carver stating that the main fulfillment in life is related to having once been loved, then cuts to a dramatic atmospheric disturbance resembling a meteor descending in flames. The film then cuts to a surreal shot depicting Riggan as levitating in his stage room. Riggan hopes to reinvent his career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production of a loosely based adaptation of Carver's short story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love".
Fury
Fury (2014)
, 2h14
Directed by David Ayer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Political films
Actors Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Scott Eastwood, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs
Roles Producer
Rating75% 3.799343.799343.799343.799343.79934
As the Allies make their final push into Germany, Don "Wardaddy" Collier, a battle-hardened U.S. Army staff sergeant in the 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, commands an M4 Sherman "Easy Eight" tank named Fury and its five-man, all-veteran crew: gunner Boyd "Bible" Swan; loader Grady "Coon-Ass" Travis; and driver Trini "Gordo" Garcia. The tank's original assistant driver/bow gunner, "Red", has been killed in battle. His replacement is Norman Ellison, who has only been in the Army for eight weeks and is trained as a typist, not a tank crewman. During his encounter with the men, they harass him and are cruel, obnoxious, and rude to him. Norman is then ordered to clean the tank, and vomits outside after finding a part of Red's face. While at a forward operating base, it's revealed that Wardaddy greatly despises the Waffen-SS, shown when he harasses an injured captive SS non-commissioned officer before telling Norman to kill every one of them he sees.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Amy Ryan
Roles Producer
Rating76% 3.8477953.8477953.8477953.8477953.847795
À l’époque où il incarnait un célèbre super-héros, Riggan Thomson était mondialement connu. Mais de cette célébrité il ne reste plus grand-chose, et il tente aujourd’hui de monter une pièce de théâtre à Broadway dans l’espoir de renouer avec sa gloire perdue. Durant les quelques jours qui précèdent la première, il va devoir tout affronter : sa famille et ses proches, son passé, ses rêves et son ego… S’il s’en sort, le rideau a une chance de s’ouvrir...
Blood Ties
Blood Ties (2013)
, 2h7
Directed by Guillaume Canet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard, Mila Kunis, Matthias Schoenaerts, Zoe Saldana
Roles Producer
Rating64% 3.2457353.2457353.2457353.2457353.245735
After serving twelve years for murder (for killing a rapist and murderer he caught in the act), Chris (Clive Owen) is released from prison in 1974. His ex-wife, Monica (Marion Cotillard), is a drug-addicted prostitute. She has a son and a daughter. Chris tries to go straight with his new girlfriend Natalie (Mila Kunis) but is betrayed and sabotaged in his pursuit of a legitimate business venture. Returning to his criminal ways puts him in direct conflict with his brother Frank (Billy Crudup) who happens to be a New York City cop. Their sister, Marie (Lili Taylor), and their sick father, Leon (James Caan), want Chris and Frank to just get along with each other.
End of Watch, 1h49
Directed by David Ayer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, America Ferrera, Natalie Martinez, Frank Grillo
Roles Producer
Rating75% 3.7984653.7984653.7984653.7984653.798465
The film begins with found footage from a Police dash camera of a car chase which ends in two police officers killing several gang members. This is all narrated by a monologue about what it means to be a police officer.

Team

Little Odessa, 1h38
Directed by James Gray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Maximilian Schell, Moira Kelly, Vanessa Redgrave, Paul Guilfoyle
Roles Thanks
Rating66% 3.34643.34643.34643.34643.3464
The film follows the personal relationship between a father, Arkady Shapira (Schell), his terminally ill wife Irina (Redgrave), and his two sons, Joshua and Reuben (Roth and Furlong). Joshua, the elder, is a hit-man for the Jewish-Russian mafia in Brooklyn and estranged from his family. After things go sour Joshua executes a man at a phone booth, which angers the mafia. Joshua starts dating Alla (Kelly). Alla asks Reuben if he has seen Joshua anywhere and the three go together to see a movie. Eventually Reuben takes Joshua home to see his parents again, but Arkady kicks him out.