Ryan Kavanaugh: The Renowned Producer of Hollywood

While imagining behind the scenes for a film, what else comes to the mind except for the words lights, camera, and action? Making a film has the efforts of a team of actors, directors, writers, and most importantly the producer. No film can be presented without being backed by them. Many people hold a belief that all they do is counting the profit, it is more than that. Here goes the journey of a billion-dollar producer, Ryan Kavanaugh to turn down the false conception.

Ryan Kavanaugh launched Relativity Media in the year 2004. It was only here when he came up with his Money Ball approach of film finance for which he made use of mathematical tools. Every film from Relativity needs to pass its probability test from this model.

In the first year, Ryan executed an innovative deal for the Marvel Studios which led to the creation of Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has structured the business deals for Warner Brothers, Universal, Sony, and many other companies.

Mr. Kavanaugh has also created a promotional, marketing, and production partnership with the Virgin Mobile and Virgin Produced. Another the crucial deal he innovated for Relativity Media was the partnership with Huaxia Film Distribution Co. Ltd of China to get equal alliance in Sky Land Entertainment.

Ryan Kavanaugh, through Relativity Media, has presented over 200 motion pictures earning over $17 billion globally and 60 Oscar nominations. Aiming to create a global media company, the media house expanded to Relativity Television, Relativity Sports, and Relativity Digital in the year 2013.

Briefing the list of the films produced by him, some of the big names include Limitless, The Fighter, Beyond the Lights, Immortals, and Safe Haven. The Social Network, one of his executive produced films received eight Oscar nominations.

At the 13^th Annual Hollywood Awards, Ryan received the 2009 Hollywood Producer of the Year Award. In the year 2010, he received the Leadership Award presented by the Hollywood Reporter. Apart from these, he had his name at 21^st on Fortune’s 40 Under 40 Most Influential People in Business in the year 2010. He also had his name in Forbes’ Future 400: Ones To Watch. He was named Showman of the year by Variety in the year 2011.

The list of awards goes on with his active involvement in several charitable causes. The Anti-Defamation League bestowed the 2011 Entertainment Industry Award to him. He was also presented the 2010 Hollywood Humanitarian Award by the boards of governors of Cedars Sinai Medical Centre.

Ryan Kavanaugh recently became a part of a dog rescue and also serves charitable organizations such as The Art of Elysium and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He practices transcendental meditation daily and currently resides in Malibu, California.