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William Fay(I)

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William Fay
He is the Co-Founder of Legendary Entertainment, and its former President of Production. He was the former President of Centropolis Entertainment, during which he was Executive Producer of "Independence Day," his first big-budget film. He is originally from Redmond, Washington, and attended Stanford, then UCLA Film School. His early career was screenwriting as well as production.
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    Known for

    Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Helms in The Hangover (2009)
    The Hangover
    7.7
    • Producer
    • 2009
    300 (2006)
    300
    7.6
    • Producer
    • 2006
    Independence Day (1996)
    Independence Day
    7.0
    • Producer
    • 1996
    The Patriot (2000)
    The Patriot
    7.2
    • Producer
    • 2000

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Narco Soldiers (2019)
      Narco Soldiers
      4.0
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Calum Worthy, Joel Courtney, and Andi Matichak in Assimilate (2019)
      Assimilate
      5.3
      • produced by
      • 2019
    • Powder and Gold (2015)
      Powder and Gold
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, and Daniel Bristol in Sucker Punch (2011)
      Sucker Punch
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Blake Lively, and Jeremy Renner in The Town (2010)
      The Town
      7.5
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • John Malkovich, Josh Brolin, Michael Fassbender, and Megan Fox in Jonah Hex (2010)
      Jonah Hex
      4.7
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Sam Worthington in Clash of the Titans (2010)
      Clash of the Titans
      5.8
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Ninja Assassin (2009)
      Ninja Assassin
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Helms in The Hangover (2009)
      The Hangover
      7.7
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Michael Peña, Seth Rogen, John Yuan, and Matt Yuan in Observe and Report (2009)
      Observe and Report
      5.8
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • 10,000 BC (2008)
      10,000 BC
      5.2
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • Quinn Lord in Trick 'r Treat (2007)
      Trick 'r Treat
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Matthew McConaughey in We Are Marshall (2006)
      We Are Marshall
      7.1
      • executive producer
      • 2006
    • 300 (2006)
      300
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • 2006
    • Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske in Beerfest (2006)
      Beerfest
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2006

    Writer

    • Zach Galligan and Wayne Crawford in Rising Storm (1989)
      Rising Storm
      4.8
      • writer
      • 1989
    • Ship of the Desert
      • screenplay
      • 1988

    Actor

    • Quiet Thunder (1988)
      Quiet Thunder
      3.9
      Video
      • Passenger No. 1 (as Bill Fay)
      • 1988
    • William Katt in White Ghost (1988)
      White Ghost
      4.7
      • Lt. Jones (as Bill Fay)
      • 1988

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Bill Fay
    • Spouse
      • Jody? - present

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    • Trivia
      President of Production, Legendary Pictures

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