Robert Simonds

Robert Bruce Simonds, Jr. (born 1964) is an American film producer, entrepreneur and the founder, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of STX Entertainment, which creates, produces, distributes, finances and markets film (as STXfilms), television (as STXtelevision) and digital media (as STXdigital), and live events and virtual reality (STXsurreal). The company bridges the gap between China and the U.S., with additional partnerships around the globe (as STXinternational). According to The Wall Street Journal, in its first four years, Simonds more than tripled the company's valuation to an estimated $3.5 billion USD. In September 2017, it was reported that STX Entertainment may be close to an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK). Prior to STX, Simonds was an independent film producer whose over 30 films have generated more than $6 billion USD in worldwide box-office revenue. Fastest Growing Studio After less than a year in existence STXfilms became the fastest studio ever to hit $100 million at the domestic box office with its R-rated comedy Bad Moms (2016), with the film winning a People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Movie. In November 2016, STXtv's Reality division launched the variety show Number One Surprise, the first television show created by a US-based company specifically for broadcast in China. Its premiere on Hunan TV and digital platforms was viewed nearly 300 million times, and by March 2017 it was the #1 show in China with over 1 billion total views. STXfilms strives for female diversity in front of and behind the camera. To date, more than 20 films have starred or were directed, written or produced by women (The Gift (2015), Secret in Their Eyes (2015), The Boy (2016), Hardcore Henry (2015), Bad Moms (2016), The Edge of Seventeen (2016), The Space Between Us (2017), The Circle (2017), Their Finest (2016), The Bye Bye Man (2017), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), A Bad Moms Christmas (2017), Molly's Game (2017), Gringo (2018), I Feel Pretty (2018), and the upcoming Adrift (2018), Mile 22 (2018), The Happytime Murders (2018), Peppermint (2018) and Second Act (2018). Bad Moms (2016) also won a 2016 CinemaCon Award for "Female Stars of the Year." About STX Entertainment STX Entertainment is a leading, fast-growing entertainment company. It is one of eight companies in the entertainment industry producing, marketing, owning and distributing content at scale for global audiences across traditional and digital media platforms. In an environment of increasing demand for premium content and an evolving production and distribution landscape, STX Entertainment's innovative business model with lower overhead costs allows them to compete with major studios while attracting leading talent. It is backed by many prominent global firms, including TPG Growth, Hony Capital, PCCW Media, Tencent and Liberty Global. STX Entertainment designed their business from inception to bridge the world's two biggest entertainment markets, the U.S. and China and are well positioned to connect the two regions. It has built strategic partnerships with leading players in the Chinese market, which gives them a competitive edge in successfully creating content for a global audience across platforms. STX Entertainment has built a capital efficient business that is highly scalable with capacity for increased content production. The financing structure minimizes at-risk capital, allowing them to produce an optimal number of projects with their available resources. In addition, their infrastructure, development and ownership of intellectual property allows them to accelerate their pipeline and increase output to scale across platforms. Career Prior to STX, Simonds was an independent film producer whose over 30 films, including Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Wedding Singer (1998), Big Daddy (1999) and The Waterboy (1998) with Adam Sandler, Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and The Pink Panther (2006) starring Steve Martin, and This Means War (2012) with Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and Tom Hardy and the highly-profitable cult films including Joe Dirt (2001) and Half Baked (1998) have generated more than $6 billion USD in worldwide box-office revenue. Accolades and Recognition In 2014, Simonds was featured as one of Hollywood's top dealmakers in Variety magazine's "Dealmakers Impact Report" for his work at STX Entertainment. The Hollywood Reporter awarded Simonds one of the "100 Most Powerful People in Entertainment" in their first and second annual rankings in 2016 and in 2017. In 2017, Variety featured Simonds on their first annual "Variety500: Entertainment Leaders and Icons" list, an index of the most influential business leaders across the global, $2 trillion entertainment industry. Personal Life Simonds was born in 1964 in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of businessman Robert Bruce Simonds, Sr. He graduated summa cum laude from Yale University and lives in Los Angeles with his wife Anne, son and four daughters. IMDb Mini Biography By: [Anonymous](https://imdb.com/search/name?bio_author=Anonymous&view=simple&sort=alpha) Vis kilde på IMDb