Ralph Winter (producer)
| Ralph Winter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ralph Frederick Winter April 24, 1952 Glendale, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1978 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Judy Beth Brown |
Ralph Frederick Winter (born April 24, 1952) is a Hollywood film producer who has helped to produce blockbuster movies such as the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Star Trek series as well as "I, Robot" and the first remake of "Planet of the Apes." His films have grossed collectively over $2 billion (USD).
Winter is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Winter is also a partner in ThomasWinterCooke, which produces television commercials and represents a number of commercial directors.
He has helped along such film schools as the Veracity Project, Biola University, and lectured at Regent College, Vancouver. He is also a member of the Entertainment & Tourism Management Advisory Board at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton.
Winter was born in Glendale, California, the son of Effie Audrey (Crawford) and Charles Frederick Winter. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied History. His first experience in production was producing training videos for Broadway Department Stores. In 1978, Winter started working in the film business for Paramount Pictures television, where he worked on Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Mork and Mindy. Following his experiences in television he started working alongside Harve Bennett on the Star Trek films. He was an associate producer on Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, executive producer on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and producer on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
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