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Jason Blum
Jason Ferus Blum is an American producer. He is the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, best known for horror franchises including Paranormal Activity (2007–2021), Insidious (2010–present), The Purge (2013–2021), and Halloween (2018–2022).
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business · American film producer (born 1969) · film producer · chief executive officer · financier · also Jason Blum, Jason Ferus Blum, Blum
Born 20 February 1969 · Q13449900
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 2 entries
bleedingcool: Jason Blum on Bringing James Wan Back into the Saw Franchise
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Deadline.com: Jason Blum To Receive The PGA’s Milestone Award
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2022· 1 entry
Blum donated $10 million to Vassar College, which was noted as the largest gift ever given to the college from a male alumnus
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2020· 1 entry
Daily Front Row listed Blum as one of a group of high-profile investors who purchased failing fashion magazine W
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2018· 3 entries
The Daily Beast: Producer Jason Blum Removed From Stage at Israel Film Festival for Anti-Trump Comments
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Blum said in an interview that the reason no woman had ever directed a Blumhouse horror film was that "there are not a lot of female directors [
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“there are not a lot of female directors [...] and even less who are inclined to do horror”
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2015· 1 entry
Won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series for HBO's The Jinx
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2014· 1 entry
Served as executive producer for the television film The Normal Heart, which went on to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
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2000· 1 entry
Blum founded Blumhouse Productions, which is known for producing micro-budget films that give directors full creative control
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1969· 2 entries
Born 1969-02-20.
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The son of art professor Shirley Neilsen Blum (née Neilsen) and independent art dealer Irving Blum
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