Chris Moore (film producer)

Chris Moore is an American film producer who has worked in the industry since the 1990s. Moore's first film was Glory Daze (1995), followed by successes Good Will Hunting (1997) and American Pie (1999). In addition to producing films throughout the 2000s and 2010s, he has also produced television such as Project Greenlight. He has directed two films, Kill Theory and The People Speak, both released in 2009.

Chris Moore
Born	Easton, Maryland, United States
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupation	Film producer
Spouse(s)	Jenno Topping

Life and career

Moore was born in Easton, Maryland, where he grew up. He went to Harvard University where he studied American history. He worked as a production assistant at USA Network for two summers and found an opportunity to work as an intern for USA Network's comedy TV series Up All Night.[1] When Moore graduated from Harvard, he moved to Los Angeles with friends and began working in the mailroom at an agency. He eventually got promoted to literary agent and sold several scripts; some became films: The Stoned Age, PCU, Airheads, Last Action Hero, and My Girl. When Moore's agency was acquired by ICM, he left and strove to become a film producer. With friends, he raised money to produce the film Glory Daze. He knew Matt Damon from Harvard in passing, and he approached Damon to star in the film. Damon turned down the opportunity in favor of paid work but introduced Moore to his friend Ben Affleck, who ultimately starred in Glory Daze. Afterward, Damon and Affleck wrote the screenplay for what would be Good Will Hunting, and they involved Moore as co-producer in its production.[2]

Moore became involved as producer for the 1999 film American Pie, which was a breakout hit. Moore subsequently produced its sequels. In June 2002, Moore co-founded the multimedia company LivePlanet with Damon, Affleck, and screenwriter/producer Sean Bailey. Moore became CEO of LivePlanet, and the company produced the TV series Project Greenlight as well as several films.[1]

In 2016, he produced Manchester by the Sea through his production company, The Media Farm, in which he was nominated for an Academy Award.[3]

Moore is married to Jenno Topping, who is also a film producer. They have a daughter named Maddie and a son. [1]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Film	Credit	Notes
1995	Glory Daze
1997	Good Will Hunting	Co-producer
1999	Best Laid Plans
	American Pie
2000	Reindeer Games
	The Photographer
2001	American Pie 2
	Joy Ride
2002	Stolen Summer
	The Third Wheel
	Speakeasy
2003	American Wedding
	The Battle of Shaker Heights
2005	Waiting...	Executive producer
	Feast	Executive producer
2008	Feast II: Sloppy Seconds	Executive producer	Direct-to-video
2009	Still Waiting...	Executive producer	Direct-to-video
	Feast III: The Happy Finish	Executive producer	Direct-to-video
2011	The Adjustment Bureau
2012	American Reunion
	Promised Land
2014	Not Cool	Executive producer
	Hollidaysburg	Executive producer
2016	Manchester by the Sea
2019	Fall Back Down	Executive producer
2020	American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules	Executive producer	Direct-to-video

As director

Year	Film
2009	Kill Theory

As an actor

Year	Film	Role
2002	Flophouse	Jim

Miscellaneous crew

Year	Film	Role
1998	Hard	Production assistant

Thanks

Year	Film	Role
1994	The Stoned Age	Special thanks
2020	Adverse

Television

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
2002	Push, Nevada	Executive producer
2005	Iconoclasts	Executive producer	Documentary
2001−05	Project Greenlight	Executive producer
2013	Think Tank	Executive producer
2014	The Chair	Executive producer	Documentary

As writer

Year	Title	Notes
2014	The Chair	Documentary

References

1. Owens, Donna M. (August 14, 2003). "Easton native finds success in Hollywood". The Baltimore Sun.
2. "The Miramax Interview: Chris Moore". Miramax. August 21, 2012. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
3. "Chris Moore". Variety. December 28, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

External links

• Chris Moore at IMDb