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Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1943) is an American film and television producer. He has been active in the genres of action, drama, fantasy, and science fiction.

His films include Flashdance, Top Gun, The Rock, Crimson Tide, Con Air, Armageddon, Enemy of the State, Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor, Kangaroo Jack, and the Beverly Hills Cop, Bad Boys, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the National Treasure franchises. Many of his films have been co-produced by Paramount and Disney, while many of his television series have been co-produced by Warner Bros. and CBS Studios. In July 2003, Bruckheimer was honored by Variety as the first producer in Hollywood history to produce the top two highest-grossing films of a single weekend, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Bad Boys II. In 2023, Top Gun: Maverick earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

April 11th, 2023 sees Flashdance released on 4K disc, celebrating its 40th Anniversary.

His best known television series are CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, CSI: Cyber, Without a Trace, Cold Case, and the American version of The Amazing Race. For the lattermost, he won ten Primetime Emmy Awards. At one point, three of his TV series ranked among the top 10 in the U.S. ratings—a unique feat in television.

He is also the co-founder and co-majority owner (along with David Bonderman) of the Seattle Kraken, the 2021 expansion team of the National Hockey League.

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Costume Designer Amanda Riley, in her own words...

"Design for me is not a job, it is ART.

The character is the canvas from which the painting begins.

Each line of the script is a stoke of a brush that I incorporate with feeling into the outfit

This passion comes from my love and respect for people, Humans from all walks of life, cultures, tastes and ideas.

My free time is spent traveling, anywhere, everywhere, and learning fabric

of a person.. who they are when they wake up in the morning. What they

choose to put on their body when they get dressed. I am inspired by the

process of sharing the vision for each story through the decision making

process and the collaboration of working from concept to final cut.

Working closely with the Director, Cinematographer ,production designer,

make-up & hair design, allowing for fluidity and movement which is

paramount with each critical step to discovering.

I am delighted to have the opportunity to share my love of design by

telling a story through each look, getting lost in the details of designing

“A Costume”

Amanda is a member of the Costume Designers Guild 892 & resides on the eastside of Los Angeles, California."

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Jenny Eagan, costume designer for the new star-studded Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, has a career path defined by opportunities taken. Although she did not formally study costume design, her many award-winning projects feature characters who leap off the screen, thanks in no small part to her costumes. Who would have thought a girl from Independence, Missouri would end up in this profession? “Certainly not my Mom,” laughs Eagan. “I wanted to be a middle-school teacher to make a difference. Halfway through college, I switched to textile marketing and merchandising because I love clothes, but never knew that could lead to working in the entertainment industry.” Post-graduation, Eagan drove cross country to live in San Diego, where she became ‘excellent on rollerblades’ before following friends to Los Angeles. She joined a temp agency and her first interview was for a low budget film. As fate would have it, Mary Zophres was the costume designer on her second temp job. Eagan shadowed her on weekends, getting coffee and grabbing lunches. She observed and absorbed everything, until Zophres invited her to join the team on Any Given Sunday, her first job as a production assistant. Six months at Western Costume Company gained her entry into the Union. She spent over a decade with Zophres, progressing from production assistant to assistant costume designer. “Mary hates when I say she was an amazing mentor, but I didn’t know anything and she taught me everything.”

Her first feature as a costume designer was Contraband, with Mark Wahlberg and director Baltasar Kormákur, but the project that launched her career was the first season of True Detective for HBO. The show garnered her the Costume Designers Guild Award for Best Contemporary Television Series in 2015. “It was an amazing experience and a confidence builder for me.”

Eagan moved on to design several small but critically acclaimed films and television series including Olive Kitteridge which won her an Emmy, Widows, and the celebrated Beasts of No Nation. The first iteration of the Knives Out trilogy, written and directed by Rian Johnson, was an unmitigated hit. “Because of our limited shoot time, we had all guns blazing,” she says. “I feel like I fit every single one of the cast members the week before. Thankfully, Rian wrote well-defined characters and chose seasoned actors. We were all in sync.” She was awarded her third CDGA for her efforts.

Johnson wanted everyone to ratchet it up for the sequel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Eagan decided early on that most of the costumes would be custom made. Shooting on a remote island off Greece and in Serbia during Covid, she knew she could not count on shopping. She prepped in Los Angeles, anticipating multiples for principals and stunt doubles, then brought extra fabrics to cover her back. While designing the first Knives Out, Eagan forged great relationships with Johnson and producer Ram Bergman. They agreed that travel during the pandemic could be problematic and allowed her to bring her union team from Los Angeles. She brought ACD Jessica Albertson, supervisor Emily Egge, set costumer Claire Sandrin, and cutter/fitter Erica Ciaglia. “Claire, Emily, and I first worked together on No Country for Old Men (designed by Mary Zophres) and have collaborated as much as possible since. I was thankful for this luxury. I’m not a one-man show, we are a team.”

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Emmy Award®-winning Marina Toybina is a costume and fashion designer well known for her exceptional work in entertainment.

Born in Moscow, Russia, Toybina immigrated to the United States at age 11. At a very young age Marina found an outlet for her creativity through various forms of design and illustration. After graduating high school in Phoenix, AZ, she followed her calling and moved to Los Angeles to attend the distinguished Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, specializing in fashion design. While still attending FIDM, Toybina successfully launched a signature line called GLAZA.

After earning her degree, Marina quickly became known for her unique aesthetic, and launched into the world of entertainment as a go-to designer for the dance community, artists and performers who sought a unique approach to their fashion and costume choices. Toybina's creations are now seen worldwide in all mediums ranging from primetime and international television programs to major editorials, music videos, commercials and concert arena stages.

For television, Toybina has designed for hit shows like So You Think You Can Dance, The X Factor US, and World of Dance, as well as for performances on award shows such as The Grammys, The Billboard Awards, The American Music Awards, The Brit Awards, The BET Awards, and the Country Music Association Awards, just to name a few. Marina’s latest work can be seen on FOX’s popular celebrity-filled singing competition The Masked Singer, in which she and her team have created an assortment of unique theatrical costumes across six seasons for the likes of T-Pain, Dionne Warwick, Donny Osmond, Tony Hawk, Chaka Khan, Seal, Patti Labelle, Leann Rimes, Aloe Blacc, Nick Carter, Bobbi Brown, Bret Michaels, Lil Wayne, Tori Kelly, Gladys Knight, Rumer Willis, Kelly Osbourne, Tyrese, Jesse McCartney, Toni Braxton, Jojo Siwa, Hanson, Mickey Rourke, Busta Rhymes, Wiz Khalifa and many more.

Her creative vision and drive were integral to the success of The Masked Singer, and in 2021 her dedication paid off as Toybina became one of only a handful of costume designers to receive both costume designer and producer credits on a primetime television show.

Toybina has received award recognition, breaking records in 2015 as the first costume designer to win four consecutive Emmys in the Outstanding Costumes for a Variety Program or a Special category. Over the years she has earned a total of six Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in this category, for The Masked Singer (2021 and 2020), Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show Starring Katy Perry (2015), So You Think You Can Dance (2014), The 55th Annual Grammy Awards (2013), and The X Factor (2011), as well as a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award nomination for The Masked Singer (2019). In 2018, Toybina won The Ellen Mirojnick Styling Award at the Hollywood Beauty Awards. She has also been recognized by her peers in the Costume Designers Guild, receiving a CDG Award for Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, or Live Television for The Masked Singer (2020) and a CDG Award nomination for So You Think You Can Dance (2019).

Throughout her career, Toybina has collaborated with superstars like Carrie Underwood (Blown Away World Tour, Storyteller Tour, Cry Pretty Tour, NBC’s Sunday Night Football, Country Music Awards and many more), P!nk (American Music Awards and The Beautiful Trauma World Tour), Katy Perry (Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show, California Dreams Live Tour and Prismatic World Tour), Usher (iHeartRadio Music Awards, Billboard Awards, E3, RNB Fridays LIVE 2018), Ariana Grande (The Honeymoon Tour), Taylor Swift (Red World Tour, Grammy Awards, Brit Awards), Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus (Gypsy Heart World Tour), Lil' Kim, Paulina Rubio, Selena Gomez (Billboard Awards, Dancing With the Stars), Ne-Yo (Good Morning America, BET Awards), Dita Von Teese, 5th Harmony, Shania Twain, Britney Spears, Adam Lambert, Juliette Lewis — among numerous others.

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Deborah Scott was honored with an Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 1998, as well as a BAFTA Award nomination, for her work on James Cameron’s record-breaking blockbuster “Titanic.” She also worked with Cameron on both Avatar and Avatar - The Way of Water.

Scott collaborated with director Michael Bay on “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” “Transformers,” “The Island” and “Bad Boys II”; and for with Steven Spielberg on his science fiction thriller “Minority Report.”

She also designed the costumes for “Get Smart,” starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway, “Reign Over Me,” starring Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle and Jada Pinkett Smith; “Seraphim Falls,” with Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan; and Andy Garcia's directorial debut, “The Lost City.” Scott's other feature film credits include “The Upside of Anger,” “The Patriot,” “Wild Wild West,” “Heat,” “The Indian in the Cupboard,” “Legends of the Fall,” “Sliver,” “Jack the Bear,” “Hoffa,” “Defending Your Life” and “Back to the Future.”

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The Woman King Costume Designer Gersha Phillips

Design The tactile & gorgeous costume’s! 

Oscar winner Viola Davis leads a strong cast into battle in an epic from Gina Prince-Bythewood, inspired by real women warriors. Davis is absolutely mesmerizing as the Agojie’s strategist warrior.

Costume designer Gersha Phillips outfitted a literal army for “The Woman King.”

The film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival ahead of its theatrical release, stars Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu and Lashana Lynch. Bolstered by strong critical reviews, the film is already part of the awards conversation heading into fall.

Set in the 1820s, the historical film tells the story of the Agojie, a group of female warriors who protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey. Phillips was familiar with the concept, having assisted Ruth Carter with research on “Black Panther,” which featured a group of fictional female warriors called the Dora Milaje. “The pitch [for ‘The Woman King’] came as ‘this is the story about the real Dora Milaje,’” Phillips says.

Outfitting an army meant creating visual cues to differentiate levels of status and affluence. Signals of wealth in the kingdom included numerous layers of fabrics and jewelry piled onto the body.

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Rob Weiss is an American television and film producer, screenwriter, actor, and director. His break came in 1993 when he wrote and directed the 1993 film Amongst Friends. The film was well received at film festivals and scored Weiss a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

Weiss was nominated for three Emmy awards for his work on HBO’s “Entourage.” He is more recently known for writing, directing and producing “Ballers,” starring Dwayne Johnson and David John Washington.

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Oscar winning costume designer Ruth Carter 

 who has been part of the television and film industry for 40 years joins the show for an all new exclusive episode! 

“This has been a long time coming,” Carter said when she finally won the costume design, Oscar for Black Panther in 2019. Long before the Academy caught up to her greatness, Carter was instrumental in bringing Black culture to the forefront of entertainment. 

Many of the projects Carter has worked on are rooted in Blackness and in Black history, including classics like Malcolm X and What’s Love Got To Do With It and more recent projects like Coming 2 America.

As a veteran in the industry, Carter has experienced firsthand how costume designing has evolved over time. From the early years of working with Spike Lee to now, she has mastered the skill of sourcing items for a particular time period. One skill Carter still stands by is research — knowing what people were wearing, what they were like, and what was going on in the world at the time. “I really do direct my focus towards the people and the culture,” Carter explains. 

With an expert eye for style and a thumb on the heartbeat of Black culture, Carter's passion for costuming has elevated some of the most important stories of our time.

Carter is best known for:

• Black Panther 

• Malcom X 

• Dolemite Is My Name 

• Amistad 

• Coming To America 

• Yellowstone 

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Kurt and Bart known for “THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY 1 & 2’ and ‘DEADPOOL 2’ and most recent BLACK ADAM!  @kurtandbart2 

Best known for:

Black Adam 2022

Finch 2021 

Foundation 2021

Deadpool 2 2018

Ghost In The Shell 2017

The costume duo are behind the looks for The Hunger Games installments Mockingjay, Part 1” and “Part 2.” The pair, who have been working together for almost 30 years. Known for some impressive projects, including “Dallas Buyers Club” and “How to Make It in America,” 

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On this episode of Designing Hollywood costume designer Kate Hawley who is a New Zealand set and costume designer who works on film and stage productions. 

Kate is best known for her designs in:

• 2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

• 2021 Chaos Walking

• 2020  The Call of the Wild

• 2019 RNZB: Hansel & Gretel

• 2018 Mortal Engines

• 2016 Suicide Squad

• 2015 Crimson Peak

• 2014 Edge of Tomorrow

• 2013 Pacific Rim

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