Mancuso started as an usher in a theater in Buffalo, New York[3] and eventually ran the programming for the company's 50 theatres.[1]
Mancuso joined Paramount Pictures in 1962, booking films from their Buffalo office. He worked his way up through their sales division before becoming vice-president of domestic distribution in March 1977. He became senior vice-president in August 1978. In April 1979, he was promoted to executive vice-president for distribution and marketing taking over marketing responsibilities. In August 1980, he became president of Paramount's new Distribution division which also became responsible for acquiring films for distribution.[4]
In March 1991, Mancuso left Paramount soon after Stanley Jaffe had joined and filed a $45 million lawsuit for breach of contract.[3]
In 1993, Mancuso became chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer until his retirement in 1999.[3] He is currently the chairman of the Motion Picture and Television Fund Corporate Board of Directors.
He is the father of executive producer Frank Mancuso Jr., and Maria Mancuso Gersh. Frank Mancuso lives in Los Angeles with his wife Fay. In 2010, Mancuso received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
frank, mancuso, other, uses, frank, mancuso, disambiguation, frank, mancuso, born, july, 1933, american, former, film, studio, executive, mancuso, chairman, paramount, pictures, between, 1984, 1991, metro, goldwyn, mayer, between, 1993, 1999, when, retired, bo. For other uses see Frank Mancuso disambiguation Frank G Mancuso born July 25 1933 is an American former film studio executive Mancuso was the chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures between 1984 and 1991 and Metro Goldwyn Mayer between 1993 and 1999 when he retired 1 2 3 Frank Mancuso Sr Born 1933 07 25 July 25 1933 age 89 Buffalo New York U S OccupationStudio executiveKnown forChairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures Chairman and CEO of Metro Goldwyn MayerSpouseFay MancusoChildrenFrank Mancuso Jr Mancuso started as an usher in a theater in Buffalo New York 3 and eventually ran the programming for the company s 50 theatres 1 Mancuso joined Paramount Pictures in 1962 booking films from their Buffalo office He worked his way up through their sales division before becoming vice president of domestic distribution in March 1977 He became senior vice president in August 1978 In April 1979 he was promoted to executive vice president for distribution and marketing taking over marketing responsibilities In August 1980 he became president of Paramount s new Distribution division which also became responsible for acquiring films for distribution 4 In 1983 Mancuso was promoted to president of Paramount s motion picture division and in September 1984 he was chosen instead of COO Michael Eisner to take over from the departing Barry Diller as chairman and chief executive officer 1 3 He appointed Ned Tanen to head the motion picture division 1 After falling from first place in 1984 to fourth in 1985 Paramount became the number one studio again in 1986 and 1987 with hits including Top Gun Crocodile Dundee the top two grossing films of 1986 Star Trek IV The Voyage Home Beverly Hills Cop II The Untouchables 1 and Fatal Attraction Mancuso became a Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1986 and in 1992 he became its secretary 5 In March 1991 Mancuso left Paramount soon after Stanley Jaffe had joined and filed a 45 million lawsuit for breach of contract 3 In 1993 Mancuso became chairman and CEO of Metro Goldwyn Mayer until his retirement in 1999 3 He is currently the chairman of the Motion Picture and Television Fund Corporate Board of Directors He is the father of executive producer Frank Mancuso Jr and Maria Mancuso Gersh Frank Mancuso lives in Los Angeles with his wife Fay In 2010 Mancuso received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto Ontario Canada Contents 1 Filmography 1 1 Film 2 References 3 External linksFilmography EditHe was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted Film Edit Year Film Credit Notes1983 Off the Wall1998 The Man in the Iron Mask Executive producer UncreditedReferences Edit a b c d e Aljean Harmetz 1987 09 15 A mogul refuses to fail The New York Times Frank G Mancuso Biography 1933 Filmreference com a b c d e Frank Mancuso Hollywood com Archived from the original on 2007 05 16 Klain Stephen August 13 1980 Paramount Distrib Presidency To Mancuso Pickups Integral Variety p 3 McBride Joseph August 10 1992 Rehme Elected President of Film Academy Variety p 4 External links EditFrank Mancuso Sr at IMDb This biographical article related to cinema of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about an American businessperson born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Mancuso Sr amp oldid 1119201085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
