Jim Gianopoulos
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James N. Gianopoulos is Chairman of the Board and President of 20th Century Fox Films. He is a second-generation Greek-American, born in New York City.
After finishing law school he moved out to Los Angeles, landing jobs with such companies as Paramount and Lorimar. He was voted one of 2005’s Showmen of the Year by Variety magazine (along with Tom Rothman, the other co-president of Fox) for the quality of the studio’s productions and for the economic results he brought Fox. Gianopoulos has been a member of the Army Archerd Fund's Board and longtime supporter.
Gianopoulos along with Tom Rothman have been named the Tag Team of the year by the studio. They led their studio to a record-breaking $1.3 billion year at the box office, a 14 percent increase over 2004 grosses. Gianopoulos came up through Fox's international distribution ranks. Rothman produced Jim Jarmusch's early films and launched Fox Searchlight before co-helming News Corp.'s movie division.
