Background

Art Linson was born on the 16th of March, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States and grew up in Hollywood.

Education

Art Linson attended the University of California at Berkeley in 1960 and finished his degree at the University of California at Los Angeles. He also graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles Law School in 1967 but never practiced.

Career

Art Linson has been producing films in Hollywood since the mid-1970s. He is producer of films, including “Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins”, also known as “Rafferty and the Highway Hustlers” with Michael Gruskoff in 1975, with Gary Stromberg “Car Wash” in 1976, “American Hot Wax” in 1978, “The Untouchables” in 1987, “We're No Angels” in 1989, “This Boy's Life” in 1993, “Point of No Return” in 1993, “Heat” in 1995, “The Edge” in 1997, “Great Expectations” in 1998, “Fight Club” in 1999; “Pushing Tin” in 2000, “Sunset Strip” in 2000, “The Heist” in 2001, “Spartan” in 2004, “The Comedian” in 2016, “The Outsider” and “Yellowstone” in 2018.

Linson is an executive producer of films, including, “Dick Tracy” that came out in 1990, “Singles” in 1992, “Imaginary Heroes”, “Lords of Dogtown” and “Sons of Anarchy” in 2008-2014 and director of films, including “Where the Buffalo Roam, Universal” in 1980 and with Cameron Crowe and Don Phillips “The Wild Life” in 1984.

Linson is known for a pair of books he wrote about the less-glamourous side of the film business, among them are “A Pound of Flesh: Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Europe” that was published in 1995 and “What Just Happened?: Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line” in 2002. He is also a former owner of recording company Spin Dizzy Records.

Achievements

• Art Linson is a world-famous producer and screenwriter whose credits range from commercial and critical hits to unusual classics. He was nominated to David di Donatello Award for “The Untouchables” in 1998 in the category Best Foreign Producer. “Fight Club” was nominated for Circuit Community Award in the Best Motion Picture. His film “Into the Wild” was nominated for Gold Derby Award in 2008 in Motion Picture category and to EDA Award. In 2018 his “The Edge” was nominated to Felix Award in Best Picture category.
  
  

Works

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• book

  • A Pound of Flesh: Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Hollywood

    (The author, a Hollywood producer, describes how movies ar...)

    1993
  • What Just Happened?: Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line

    (Art Linson’s Hollywood memoir What Just Happened? gives u...)

    2002

• movie

  • Car Wash 1976
  • American Hot Wax 1978
  • The Untouchables 1987
  • We're No Angels 1989
  • This Boy's Life 1993
  • Point of No Return 1993
  • Pushing Tin 2000
  • Heist 2001
  • The Comedian 2016
  • Yellowstone 2018
  • Dick Tracy 1990
  • Imaginary Heroes 2005
  • Lords of Dogtown 2005
  • Where the Buffalo Roam 1980

Membership

Art Linson has is a member of the Directors Guild of America, and Writers Guild of America, West.

Connections

Art Linson is married to Fiona Lewis. They have two children, John Linson and Jennifer Linson.

Son:

John Linson

John Linson is an American producer and writer, known for Lords of Dogtown (2005), Great Expectations (1998) and Sons of Anarchy (2008). He worked as a production assistant, an actor and produced rock videos before becoming a film producer.

Wife:

Fiona Lewis

Fiona Lewis was born on the 28th of September, 1946 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England as Fiona Marie Lewis. She attended a convent school in England, which she ran away from at age 15 and spent the year "skiing". She is an actress, known for Innerspace (1987), Dance of the Vampires (1967) and Lisztomania (1975). She has been married to Art Linson since 1995. She was previously married to William Hayward.

Daughter:

Jennifer Linson