Steve Tisch

Steven Elliot Tisch (born February 14, 1949) is an American film producer and businessman. He is the chairman, co-owner and Executive Vice President of the New York Giants,[1] the NFL team co-owned by his family, as well as a film and television producer. He is the son of former Giants co-owner Bob Tisch.

Steven Tisch
Tisch in 2018
New York Giants
Position:Chairman / Executive Vice President
Personal information
Born: (1949-02-14) February 14, 1949
Lakewood Township, New Jersey
Career information
College:Tufts University
Career history
As executive:
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Tisch was born in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, the son of Joan (née Hyman) and Preston Robert Tisch, a film and television executive who also served as the United States Postmaster General.[2] He has two siblings, Jonathan Tisch and Laurie Tisch. His family is Jewish.[3] He attended Tufts University, during which he began his filmmaking career.[2]

Career

1970s-2000

During his youth, Tisch created a number of small films with backing by Columbia Pictures.[1] In 1976, he left Columbia and created his first feature film, Outlaw Blues.[1] He followed this up in 1983 with Risky Business, which gave Tom Cruise his first lead role.[4]

Tisch (far right) visiting the White House on April 30, 2008.[5]

In 1984, Tisch produced a made-for-TV movie entitled The Burning Bed, which caused controversy but also received eleven Emmy nominations[1] for Farrah Fawcett's depiction of a battered wife. Tisch launched his own production company in 1986, called the Steve Tisch Company, which has since specialized in small screen films. However, he also produced several critically acclaimed films including Forrest Gump, American History X, and Snatch.[6] Tisch received a Best Motion Picture Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Forrest Gump, which was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and won six, and remains one of the highest domestic box office grossing films in history. He is also the only person ever with a Golden Globe, an Academy Award,[7] a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and a Super Bowl Ring.[7]

2001-present

He is currently a partner in Escape Artists, an independently financed film production company based at Sony Pictures Entertainment that is the result of a merger between his Steve Tisch Company and fellow partners Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal's production company, Black & Blu.[8] Escape Artists released The Weather Man, starring Nicolas Cage, in the fall of 2005, and The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith, was released by Columbia Pictures in December 2006.[6] Other projects include Seven Pounds starring Will Smith, Knowing, starring Nicolas Cage and The Taking of Pelham 123 starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta.[6]The company's TV projects include Perpetual Grace, LTD. for Epix and Servant starring Nell Tiger Free for Apple TV+.

In 2007, Tisch received the P.T. Barnum Award from Tufts University for his exceptional work in the field of media and entertainment.[9]

Tisch was named chairman and Executive Vice President of the New York Giants American football team in 2005.[1] Tisch accepted the Vince Lombardi Trophy twice, when the Giants won Super Bowl XLII and again when they won Super Bowl XLVI. On April 30, 2008, Tisch along with the rest of the Giants team and administration were invited by President Bush to the White House to honor the Giants Super Bowl victory.[5]

Tisch also made an appearance on the reality show Shark Tank in season 5.[10]

Personal life

Tisch has been married twice. He had two children with his first wife, Patsy A. Tisch;[11] the marriage ended in divorce.[12] In 1996, Tisch married Jamie Leigh Anne Alexander.[12] They had three children, Elizabeth, Holden and Zachary,[13] before divorcing.[14]

On August 10, 2020, he announced that his daughter, Hilary, died following a bout with depression. She was 36.[15]

His brother Jonathan serves as the Giants' treasurer.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film
Year Film Credit Notes
1977Outlaw Blues
1978Almost SummerExecutive producer
1980Coast to Coast
1983Risky Business
Deal of the CenturyExecutive producer
1986Soul Man
1988Big Business
Hot to Trot
1989Heart of Dixie
1990Heart Condition
Bad Influence
1994Forrest Gump
Corrina, Corrina
1996The Long Kiss GoodnightExecutive producer
Dear God
1997Wild AmericaExecutive producer
The Postman
1998American History XExecutive producer
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking BarrelsExecutive producer
Nico the UnicornDirect-to-video
1999Wayward SonExecutive producer
2000SnatchExecutive producer
Looking for an EchoExecutive producer
2003Alex & EmmaExecutive producer
2005The Weather Man
2006The Pursuit of Happyness
2008Seven Pounds
2009Knowing
The Taking of Pelham 123
2010The Back-up Plan
2012Hope SpringsExecutive producer
2014Sex Tape
The Equalizer
2015Unfinished Business
Southpaw
2017The Upside
2018The Equalizer 2
2019Troop Zero
2021The Man from Toronto
TBA
Journal for Jordan
Masters of the Universe
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role
1971Cry Uncle!Production assistant
Such Good Friends
Thanks
Year Film Role
1995Man of the YearVery special thanks
2018The DiveSpecial thanks

Television
Year Title Credit Notes
1975The Missing Are DeadlyAssociate producerTelevision film
1979No Other LoveExecutive producerTelevision film
1980Homeward BoundTelevision film
1982Prime SuspectTelevision film
Something So RightExecutive producerTelevision film
1984Calendar Girl MurdersExecutive producerTelevision film
The Burning BedExecutive producerTelevision film
Silence of the HeartExecutive producerTelevision film
1984−85Call to GloryExecutive producer
1986TriplecrossExecutive producerTelevision film
1987In Love and WarExecutive producerTelevision film
1988Evil in Clear RiverCo-producerTelevision film
Dirty Dancing
1989Out on the EdgeExecutive producerTelevision film
1990JudgmentExecutive producerTelevision film
1991CBS Schoolbreak Special
VidiotsExecutive producerTelevision film
1992AfterburnExecutive producerTelevision film
Keep the ChangeExecutive producerTelevision film
Freshman DormExecutive producer
1996The People Next DoorExecutive producerTelevision film
2000Mission ExtremeCo-producer
2016PrototypeExecutive producerTelevision film
2019Perpetual Grace, LTDExecutive producer
Why We HateExecutive producerDocumentary
ServantExecutive producer
As director
Year Title
1989Dirty Dancing

References
  1. "Steve Tisch - MIT Sloan Analytics Conference".
  2. Loomis, Nicky (July 6, 2010). "Steve Tisch, Producer, Born Feb. 14, 1949 in Lakewood, NJ". The Los Angeles Times. Born in Lakewood, N.J., Tisch graduated from Tufts University and began his entertainment career as Peter Guber's assistant at Columbia Pictures.
  3. Jacobs, Phil (January 31, 2014). "Searching for the Giants' Steve Tisch". The Jewish Standard. Mr. Tisch is from a family heavy with Jewish philanthropists.
  4. "An Evening with Steve Tisch: Winner of the Oscar and Super Bowl". March 12, 2014.
  5. Office of the Press Secretary (April 30, 2008). "President Bush Welcomes Super Bowl XLII Champion New York Giants to White House". The White House. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
  6. "Steve Tisch".
  7. "Steve Tisch". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  8. Services, Web. "Jason Blumenthal '90 - Syracuse University".
  9. "Alumni Awards - Film and Media Studies".
  10. Malankar, Nikhil (March 27, 2017). "Shark Tank: Net Worth Of All Sharks On The Show Till Date". Tell Me Nothing. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  11. "Grace Silk, William Tisch". The New York Times. August 14, 2016.
  12. "Steven Tisch and Jamie Alexander". The New York Times. October 20, 1996.
  13. Hostetler, Sue. "Jamie Tisch's Aspen Getaway". Aspen Peak. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  14. Malle, Chloe (March 30, 2010). "Philanthropist Jamie Tisch in Contract at 720 Park for $22 M." The New York Observer.
  15. "Hilary Tisch, daughter of Giants co-owner, dead at 36". New York Post. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

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