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Jake Jacobson(1947-2006)

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jake Jacobson was born in 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a production manager and producer, known for Driven (2001), As Good as It Gets (1997) and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006). He died on 7 March 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born1947
DiedMarch 7, 2006
Born1947
DiedMarch 7, 2006
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Driven (2001)
Driven
4.6
  • Production Management
  • 2001
Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
As Good as It Gets
7.7
  • Production Management(as John Adam Jacobson)
  • 1997
Bill Murray and Tim Curry in Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
5.0
  • Production Management
  • 2006
Jack Noseworthy and Lisa Dean Ryan in Dead at 21 (1994)
Dead at 21
7.3
TV Series
  • Producer(as John A. Jacobson)

Credits

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Production Management

  • Bill Murray and Tim Curry in Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
    Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
    5.0
    • unit production manager
    • 2006
  • The District (2000)
    The District
    7.2
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 2002–2003
  • Driven (2001)
    Driven
    4.6
    • unit production manager: race unit
    • 2001
  • Julia Stiles in The '60s (1999)
    The '60s
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1999
  • Melina Kanakaredes, Concetta Tomei, Paula Cale, Mike Farrell, and Seth Peterson in Providence (1999)
    Providence
    6.8
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1999
  • David Spade, Marlon Wayans, and Tamara Taylor in Senseless (1998)
    Senseless
    6.0
    • unit production manager
    • 1998
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
    As Good as It Gets
    7.7
    • unit production manager (as John Adam Jacobson)
    • 1997
  • My Very Best Friend (1996)
    My Very Best Friend
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager: San Francisco
    • 1996
  • The Late Shift (1995)
    The Late Shift
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager (as John A. Jacobson)
    • 1995
  • No Greater Love (1995)
    No Greater Love
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • production manager: Los Angeles
    • 1995
  • Aliens for Breakfast (1995)
    Aliens for Breakfast
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1995
  • A Cry in the Wild (1990)
    A Cry in the Wild
    5.8
    • production manager (as John 'Jake' Jacobson)
    • 1990
  • Eileen Davidson and Paul Le Mat in Easy Wheels (1989)
    Easy Wheels
    4.2
    • unit production manager
    • 1989

Producer

  • The District (2000)
    The District
    7.2
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 2002–2003
  • Driven (2001)
    Driven
    4.6
    • line producer: race unit
    • 2001
  • Melina Kanakaredes, Concetta Tomei, Paula Cale, Mike Farrell, and Seth Peterson in Providence (1999)
    Providence
    6.8
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 1999
  • Jack Noseworthy and Lisa Dean Ryan in Dead at 21 (1994)
    Dead at 21
    7.3
    TV Series
    • associate producer (as John A. Jacobson)
    • 1994
  • Eileen Davidson and Paul Le Mat in Easy Wheels (1989)
    Easy Wheels
    4.2
    • line producer
    • 1989

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • It Came from Outer Space II (1996)
    It Came from Outer Space II
    3.7
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director (as John Adam Jacobson)
    • 1996
  • The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990)
    The Giant of Thunder Mountain
    6.1
    • first assistant director (as John Adam Jacobson)
    • 1990

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John 'Jake' Jacobson
  • Born
    • 1947
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • March 7, 2006
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(pulmonary embolism)

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