Aron Warner
Aron J. Warner is an American film producer and voice actor.
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Born | Aron J. Warner |
Occupation | Producer, actor |
Life and career
Warner joined PDI/DreamWorks in 1997 to serve as a producer on the computer animated hit Antz, which marked the first collaboration between PDI and DreamWorks. Warner went on to become head of PDI/DreamWorks from 2000 to 2002. Warner had previously held the post of vice president of production at Twentieth Century Fox, where he supervised production on such films as Independence Day, The Ice Storm, The Crucible, Alien Resurrection and Titanic.
A graduate of UCLA Film School, Warner started out as a production coordinator at Empire Pictures, gaining experience on low-budget horror and science-fiction films. He then moved on to a position at Film Finances, a completion bond company, where he worked on more than 50 films.
Warner began his career as a producer on the horror hit Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. He then served as supervising producer on John Dahl's Red Rock West, before beginning his relationship with Twentieth Century Fox as the line producer on Rachel Talalay's Ghost in the Machine. He later executive produced Tank Girl, also directed by Talalay. In addition, he oversaw production on James Cameron's film True Lies.[1]
He executive produced Shrek Forever After, along with Andrew Adamson.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Choose Me | production assistant | |
1985 | Ghoulies | production coordinator | |
Trancers | production coordinator production manager | ||
1988 | Hairspray | production supervisor | |
1989 | Powwow Highway | production manager | |
Twister | production manager | ||
1990 | Wild at Heart | completion bond | |
Men of Respect | completion bond | ||
1991 | Highlander II: The Quickening | production manager | |
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | producer | ||
1993 | Red Rock West | supervising producer | |
Suture | special thanks | ||
Ghost in the Machine | line producer | ||
1994 | True Lies | production executive | |
1995 | Tank Girl | executive producer | |
1996 | Independence Day | production executive | |
The Crucible | production executive | ||
1997 | The Ice Storm | production executive | |
Alien Resurrection | production executive | ||
1998 | Antz | producer | |
2001 | The Deep End | special thanks | |
Shrek | Big Bad Wolf | producer | |
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence | visual effects studio head | ||
2002 | Minority Report | visual effects studio head | |
2004 | Shrek 2 | Big Bad Wolf | producer writer: Fairy Godmother Song |
2007 | Shrek the Third | Big Bad Wolf | producer writer |
2010 | Shrek Forever After | Big Bad Wolf | executive producer |
2011 | Puss in Boots | special thanks | |
2012 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | producer | |
2013 | Free Birds | executive producer | |
2014 | The Book of Life | Thomas | producer |
2019 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | executive producer | |
2021 | Wish Dragon | producer | |
TBA | Beasts of Burden | producer |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Shrek the Halls | Big Bad Wolf | executive producer |
2010 | Scared Shrekless | Big Bad Wolf | special thanks |
References
External links
- Aron Warner at IMDb