Walter F. Parkes (born April 15, 1951 in Bakersfield, California) is an American film producer, writer and former studio head.
Parkes has been associated with DreamWorks Pictures, which he ran from its inception in 1994 until 2005. A three-time Academy Award nominee as both producer and screenwriter, his upcoming movies include Men in Black 3, which will be released May 25, 2012 and Flight directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Denzel Washingto...
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Walter F. Parkes (born April 15, 1951 in Bakersfield, California) is an American film producer, writer and former studio head.
Parkes has been associated with DreamWorks Pictures, which he ran from its inception in 1994 until 2005. A three-time Academy Award nominee as both producer and screenwriter, his upcoming movies include Men in Black 3, which will be released May 25, 2012 and Flight directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Denzel Washington.
Other films produced or executive produced by Mr. Parkes include, the Men in Black series, The Kite Runner, Golden Globe-winning Sweeney Todd, Dinner for Schmucks, Gladiator, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, The Ring, The Terminal, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Road to Perdition, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Deep Impact, Twister, The Legend of Zorro and Amistad.
Parkes graduated from Yale College cum laude in 1973, and then studied communications and documentary film at Stanford University where he began his first...
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