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Tom Sherak

Tom Sherak
Born (1945-06-22)June 22, 1945
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died January 28, 2014(2014-01-28) (aged 68)
Calabasas, California, U.S.
Cause of death Prostate cancer
Nationality United States
Occupation American actor-producer

Thomas Mitchell Sherak (June 22, 1945 – January 28, 2014) was an American actor and producer who was president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the 2009–2010 term and re-elected for a second term in August 2010. He was succeeded by Hawk Koch as Academy President in 2012. On September 26, 2013, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appointed Tom Sherak as director of the newly created Mayor's Entertainment Industry and Production Office. Sherak died on January 28, 2014 in Calabasas, California, of prostate cancer. He was 68. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6910 Hollywood Blvd.


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