Doug Belgrad is an American film and television producer. He was previously an executive at Sony Pictures for nearly 27 years before founding 2.0 Entertainment, a film and television production and co-financing company based at Sony. He is known for supervising films such as Men in Black and Bad Boys for Sony Pictures.
Early life Belgrad was raised in Highland Park, Illinois. His father owned and operated a furniture manufacturing business founded by his grandfather. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in history. He began his career at Kidder, Peabody & Company as a securities analyst, specializing in media and entertainment companies, before joining Columbia Pictures in 1989.
Career Sony Pictures In 2008, he was named co-president of production at Sony Pictures Entertainment with Matt Tolmach.Deadline: "Matt Tolmach Discusses Exit As Sony Pics Prez And Segue To Producing 'Spider-Man'" by Mike Fleming Jr October 29, 2010Borys Kit Matt Tolmach Steps Down From Columbia Pictures to Produce Spider-Man hollywoodreporter.com, Retrieved on November 27, 2013 In 2010, Tolmach left Sony Pictures Entertainment and Belgrad was named as sole president of the studio. Belgrad worked on The Karate Kid, which was the second co-production between a Hollywood studio and a Chinese studio, and the first shot entirely on the mainland. In June 2016, it was announced that Belgrad would be leaving Sony to move into a producing role.
2.0 Entertainment Under the 2.0 Entertainment banner, Belgrad produces and co-finances a number of Sony films, including Peter Rabbit (2018).
2.0 is building a television production arm, with projects including L.A.'s Finest, starring Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union.
Filmography Producer Charlie's Angels (2019) Bad Boys for Life (2020) The Pope's Exorcist (2023) Gran Turismo (2023) Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
Executive producer Peter Rabbit (2018) Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) L.A.'s Finest (2019–2020) Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) Love Again (2023)
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