Mark Ordesky
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Mark Lowell Ordesky (born April 22, 1963 in Sacramento County, California, U.S.) is an American film executive and producer. In 1985, he graduated from the USC Annenberg School for Communication with a degree in print journalism and was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity.
A lifelong fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's novels, Mark Ordesky was an early champion of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and, as an executive producer of all three films, played a key role in their production.
In 1996, he helped successfully introduce Jackie Chan to U.S. audiences with the breakout hit Rumble in the Bronx.
In 1998, following the acquisition of the Oscar-winning Shine, Ordesky began a five-year tenure as president of Fine Line Features, then the speciality-film division of New Line Cinema.
[edit] Filmography
FILM
PRODUCER
- Out (2008): Executive producer
- The Golden Compass (2007): Executive producer
- Inkheart (2008): Executive producer
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006): Executive producer
- The New World (2005): Executive producer
- A Dirty Shame (2004): Executive producer
- Birth (2004): Executive producer
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Executive producer
- The Sleeping Dictionary (2003): Executive producer
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): Executive producer
- Ripley's Game (2002): Executive producer
- For Mature Audiences Only (2002): Executive producer
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Executive producer
- State & Main (2000): Co-producer
- Pecker (1998): Executive producer
- Roseanna's Grave (1998): Executive producer
- Mother Night (1996): Executive producer
- The Hidden II (1994): Executive producer
- Sunset Grill (1993): Executive producer
- Critters 3 (1991): Associate producer
- Critters 4 (1991): Associate producer
MISCELLANEOUS CREW
- Man of the Century (1999): Thanks
- Poison Ivy: The New Seduction (1997): Special thanks
SECOND UNIT DIRECTING
- The Long and Short of It (2003): Second unit director
