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Dana Brunetti

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Dana Brunetti
Dana Brunetti is an American media executive, film producer and entrepreneur. He is Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer at Cavalry Media.

Brunetti has produced multiple award winning films, including "The Social Network," a screenplay adaptation written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher that received eight Oscar® nominations; "Captain Phillips," which picked up six Oscar® nominations; the box office phenomenon, "Fifty Shades of Grey," which grossed over $560 million worldwide; as well as the trilogy's follow ups, "Fifty Shades Darker" ($377M) and "Fifty Shades Freed" ($370M). He won a Golden Globe for "The Social Network," amongst many other awards, including The National Board of Review and The Critics' Choice Award. Brunetti's other credits as a producer include "21," "Fanboys," HBO's "Bernard & Doris," starring Ralph Fiennes and Susan Sarandon, which received 10 Emmy nominations, as well as the 2017 limited TV series, "Manhunt: Unabomber" for Discovery Channel.

As the architect of several groundbreaking deals, he helped secure the mega deal with Netflix to produce the political thriller "House of Cards" as part of their new slate of original programming. Brunetti serves as executive producer for the show, which released its 6th and final season in 2018, and has garnered multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations and awards.

Building on an award-winning career as a producer and co-founder of Trigger Street Productions, he was one of Hollywood's youngest studio presidents while at Relativity Media's Motion Picture and Television Group, where he oversaw the company's creative content and product.

Also an innovator in social networking, Brunetti launched an online social networking and file-sharing platform for feedback and exposure of undiscovered writing and filmmaking talent in 2002, and set up an eight-year Anheuser-Busch sponsorship, which was the brewing company's longest sponsorship deal ever outside of sports. In 2012, he and Jameson Irish Whiskey launched Jameson First Shot, a short-film competition for up-and-coming filmmakers.
BornJune 11, 1973
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 5 wins & 20 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)
    The Social Network
    7.8
    • Producer
    • 2010
    Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    Captain Phillips
    7.8
    • Producer
    • 2013
    Orlando Bloom, David Harbour, and Archie Madekwe in Gran Turismo (2023)
    Gran Turismo
    7.1
    • Producer
    • 2023
    Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
    Fifty Shades of Grey
    4.2
    • Producer
    • 2015

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    • The Quarry
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    • Motorheads (2025)
      Motorheads
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • The Happiest Place on Earth (2024)
      The Happiest Place on Earth
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2024
    • John C. Dvorak and Adam Curry in No Agenda (2007)
      No Agenda
      8.8
      Podcast Series
      • associate producer
      • executive producer
      • 2020–2023
    • Orlando Bloom, David Harbour, and Archie Madekwe in Gran Turismo (2023)
      Gran Turismo
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Audioflix Present's Shell (2022)
      Audioflix Present's Shell
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Diane Kruger and Kiernan Shipka in Swimming with Sharks (2022)
      Swimming with Sharks
      6.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • The Shadow Girls (2022)
      The Shadow Girls
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Verdict (2021)
      Verdict
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • The Devil Within (2021)
      The Devil Within
      7.0
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Robert Nolan and Rich Piatkowski in Race for the White House (2016)
      Race for the White House
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • executive producer: for Trigger Street
      • 2016–2020
    • Cole Carter in Betrayed (2016)
      Betrayed
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016–2020
    • Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington in Manhunt (2017)
      Manhunt
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017–2020
    • Carla Gugino in Jett (2019)
      Jett
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
      House of Cards
      8.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2013–2018
    • Ryan Phillippe and Noah Schnapp in The Circle (2018)
      The Circle
      6.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2018

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    • Julianne Moore, Kevin Spacey, and Cate Blanchett in The Shipping News (2001)
      The Shipping News
      6.7
      • assistant: Mr. Spacey
      • 2001
    • Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges in K-PAX (2001)
      K-PAX
      7.4
      • assistant: Mr. Spacey
      • 2001
    • Promo poster
      Pay It Forward
      7.2
      • assistant: Mr. Spacey
      • 2000
    • Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
      Ordinary Decent Criminal
      6.3
      • assistant: Kevin Spacey
      • 2000
    • The Big Kahuna (1999)
      The Big Kahuna
      6.5
      • assistant: Mr. Spacey
      • 1999
    • Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, and Wes Bentley in American Beauty (1999)
      American Beauty
      8.3
      • assistant: Mr. Spacey
      • 1999
    • Denis Leary, Dave Foley, Hayden Panettiere, and Joe Ranft in A Bug's Life (1998)
      A Bug's Life
      7.2
      • assistant: Kevin Spacey
      • 1998

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      • June 11, 1973
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      • Alexandra PakzadDecember 22, 2022 - present
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      Fiancee Alexandra Pakzad is an intellectual property attorney and daughter of the acclaimed Iranian menswear designer Bijan Pakzad.
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