Alex Young

Alexander Morgan Young (born August 29, 1971) is an American studio executive. He is co- president of production at 20th Century Fox. Young was born in London, England and grew up in Purchase, New York. Young’s father was British entrepreneur Paul Young, who owned the New York City boutique Paraphernalia in the 1960s and was credited with bringing the mini skirt trend from London to America. His father died in 2003. He has one sister and currentl... more

Alexander Morgan Young (born August 29, 1971) is an American studio executive. He is co- president of production at 20th Century Fox. Young was born in London, England and grew up in Purchase, New York. Young’s father was British entrepreneur Paul Young, who owned the New York City boutique Paraphernalia in the 1960s and was credited with bringing the mini skirt trend from London to America. His father died in 2003. He has one sister and currently resides in Los Angeles. Young worked at an oil parts company in Tulsa, Oklahoma to pay for college. After college he moved to Los Angeles and his first job was as a runner on the Chevy Chase talk show. When struggling to find work at the end of this show, his father put him in touch with his old friend Joel Schumacher. Schumacher introduced him to people in the industry and he got a job as an assistant to a creative executive at Paramount. The following year he became assistant to John Goldwyn (former Paramount executive). He then became a... less