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Craig Zadan(1949-2018)

  • Producer
  • Music Department
  • Additional Crew
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Craig Zadan
Trailer 2 for Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef
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Monster High: The Movie (2022)
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Craig Zadan was born on 15 April 1949 in Miami, Florida, USA. He was a producer, known for Footloose (1984), Hairspray (2007) and Chicago (2002). He died on 20 August 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 15, 1949
DiedAugust 20, 2018(69)
BornApril 15, 1949
DiedAugust 20, 2018(69)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 4 wins & 17 nominations total

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Neil Meron and Craig Zadan in Sing (1989)
Harvey Fierstein and Craig Zadan at an event for Hairspray Live! (2016)
Craig Zadan at an event for Hairspray Live! (2016)
Kenny Leon and Craig Zadan at an event for Hairspray Live! (2016)
Neil Meron and Craig Zadan at an event for The Oscars (2015)
Kristen Bell, Michael B. Jordan, Neil Meron, and Craig Zadan
Dawn Hudson, Neil Meron, and Craig Zadan
Martin Scorsese, Neil Meron, and Craig Zadan
Mark Gordon, Neil Meron, and Craig Zadan
Ellen DeGeneres, Neil Meron, and Craig Zadan at an event for The Oscars (2014)
Anjelica Huston, Jack Davenport, Neil Meron, Craig Zadan, Christian Borle, Leslie Odom Jr., Katharine McPhee, Megan Hilty, Jeremy Jordan, Krysta Rodriguez, and Andy Mientus at an event for Smash (2012)

Known for

Kevin Bacon in Footloose (1984)
Footloose
6.6
  • Producer
  • 1984
Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes, Allison Janney, James Marsden, Elijah Kelley, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, and Nikki Blonsky in Hairspray (2007)
Hairspray
6.7
  • Producer
  • 2007
Richard Gere, Renée Zellweger, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago (2002)
Chicago
7.2
  • Producer
  • 2002
Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson in The Bucket List (2007)
The Bucket List
7.4
  • Producer
  • 2007

Credits

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Producer

  • John Legend in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)
    Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Queen Latifah and Betsy Brandt in Flint (2017)
    Flint
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Harvey Fierstein, Martin Short, Kristin Chenoweth, Jennifer Hudson, Garrett Clayton, Derek Hough, Ephraim Sykes, Ariana Grande, Dove Cameron, Maddie Baillio, and Shahadi Wright Joseph in Hairspray Live! (2016)
    Hairspray Live!
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • The Wiz Live! (2015)
    The Wiz Live!
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Neil Patrick Harris in The Oscars (2015)
    The Oscars
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2015
  • Songbyrd
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Christopher Walken and Allison Williams in Peter Pan Live! (2014)
    Peter Pan Live!
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Happyland (2014)
    Happyland
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (2014)
    Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • The Oscars Red Carpet Live 2014
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2014
  • Ellen DeGeneres in The Oscars (2014)
    The Oscars
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2014
  • White House Affairs
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Holliday Grainger and Emile Hirsch in Bonnie & Clyde (2013)
    Bonnie & Clyde
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2013
  • The Sound of Music Live! (2013)
    The Sound of Music Live!
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2013
  • Anna Nicole (2013)
    Anna Nicole
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2013

Music Department

  • Jimmy Kimmel in The Oscars (2018)
    The Oscars
    • performance conceived by: "Mighty River"
    • TV Special
    • 2018

Additional Crew

  • Liza with a Z (1972)
    Liza with a Z
    • presenter: 2000 reissue
    • TV Special
    • 1972

Videos2

Footloose
Clip 0:50
Footloose
Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef
Trailer 1:51
Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef

Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 15, 1949
    • Miami, Florida, USA
  • Died
    • August 20, 2018
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from shoulder replacement surgery.)
  • Other works
    Commentary will fellow executive producer Neil Meron on DVD of Gypsy (1993).
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Graduated from Hofstra University.

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