Date of Birth:

26 May 1948, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Birth Name:

Thomas Henderson Mount

Mini Biography:

Thom Mount began his career in Hollywood at Universal Pictures and quickly rose through the studio's ranks. After just three short years, at the age of only 26, Mount was named President of Universal Pictures. Dubbed a "Baby Mogul" by Time Magazine, Mount was responsible for developing and overseeing over 180 feature films during his tenure at Universal, including Smokey and the Bandit, National Lampoon's Animal House, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club, Monty Python's Meaning of Life, Missing, Psycho II and Scarface.

After eight years at Universal's top post, Mount became a successful independent producer. Some of the films that Mount is best known for include Can't Buy Me Love, Tequila Sunrise, Natural Born Killers and the baseball classic Bull Durham. His film Death and the Maiden was first produced by Mount as a successful Broadway play. More recently, Mount was elected and served as two-term President of the Producers Guild of America, an organization which he helped to revitalize. He currently has several films in pre-production.

Spouse:

Chloe (? - present)

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