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Jason Blum
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Blum at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
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Jason Ferus Blum
February 20, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Vassar College |
| Occupation | Producer, studio executive |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Organization | Blumhouse Productions |
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Lauren A.E. Schuker
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Jason Ferus Blum (born February 20, 1969) is an American film producer. He is famous for founding and leading Blumhouse Productions. This company makes many popular movies, especially horror films.
Some of the well-known horror movie series he has produced include Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, and Halloween. He has also produced other scary movies like Sinister, Get Out, M3GAN, and Five Nights at Freddy's.
Jason Blum has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for films like Whiplash, Get Out, and BlacKkKlansman. He has also won Emmy Awards for TV projects such as The Normal Heart and the documentary series The Jinx.
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Early Life and School
Jason Ferus Blum was born in Los Angeles, California. His mother, Shirley Neilsen Blum, was an art professor, and his father, Irving Blum, was an art dealer. Jason comes from a Jewish family.
He went to Vassar College and graduated in 1991. While at Vassar, he lived with Noah Baumbach, who also became a filmmaker. Jason produced Noah's first movie, Kicking and Screaming, in 1995.
Career in Movies
Before starting his own company, Jason Blum worked as an executive at Miramax, a film studio. He also worked as an independent producer for Paramount Pictures. Early in his career, he helped run a theater company with actor Ethan Hawke.
He got the money for his first film, Kicking and Screaming (1995), after getting a letter from famous entertainer Steve Martin. Steve Martin liked the script, and Jason attached this letter to the scripts he sent to movie executives. This helped him get the film made!
Blumhouse Productions
In 2000, Jason Blum started his own company, Blumhouse Productions. This company is special because it focuses on making movies with very small budgets. They also give directors a lot of freedom to be creative.
Blumhouse is known for turning small investments into huge successes. For example, the horror film Paranormal Activity cost only $15,000 to make but earned almost $200 million worldwide! People often say Blumhouse makes "blockbusters for pennies."
Blumhouse has produced many successful horror films and their sequels, including Insidious (2010), Sinister (2012), The Purge (2013), and Happy Death Day (2017).
In 2018, Jason Blum made some comments about why his horror films hadn't been directed by women. After people pointed out many talented female directors, he apologized for his "dumb comments." In 2019, Sophia Takal directed Black Christmas for Blumhouse, which was the studio's first movie released in theaters by a female director.
Other Projects
Jason Blum has also invested in other areas. In 2020, he was part of a group of investors who bought W, a well-known fashion magazine. He also made a deal with American Immersion Theater, a company that creates interactive theater experiences.
Personal Life
Jason Blum married journalist Lauren A.E. Schuker on July 14, 2012, in Los Angeles.
He is involved with several important organizations. He is on the board of The Public Theater in New York, the Sundance Institute (which supports independent filmmakers), Vassar College, and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
In 2022, Jason Blum gave $10 million to Vassar College. This was the largest gift ever given to the college by a male former student.
Filmography
Jason Blum has produced or executive produced many films and television shows. Here are some of them:
Film
- Kicking and Screaming (1995)
- Easy Six (2003)
- The Darwin Awards (2006)
- Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
- Paranormal Activity (2007)
- The Accidental Husband (2008)
- Tooth Fairy (2010)
- Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
- Insidious (2010)
- Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
- Sinister (2012)
- The Bay (2012)
- The Babymakers (2012)
- The Lords of Salem (2012)
- Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
- The Purge (2013)
- Dark Skies (2013)
- Plush (2013)
- Best Night Ever (2013)
- Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
- Oculus (2013)
- Whiplash (2014)
- Not Safe for Work (2014)
- The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
- Mockingbird (2014)
- Mercy (2014)
- Stretch (2014)
- Ouija (2014)
- Unfriended (2014)
- Jessabelle (2014)
- Creep (2014)
- The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
- The Boy Next Door (2015)
- Visions (2015)
- The Visit (2015)
- Curve (2015)
- Jem and the Holograms (2015)
- Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
- Sinister 2 (2015)
- Area 51 (2015)
- Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)
- The Lazarus Effect (2015)
- The Gallows (2015)
- The Gift (2015)
- Martyrs (2015)
- The Veil (2016)
- The Purge: Election Year (2016)
- Split (2016)
- Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
- Hush (2016)
- In a Valley of Violence (2016)
- The Darkness (2016)
- Incarnate (2016)
- Viral (2016)
- Lowriders (2016)
- Get Out (2017)
- Stephanie (2017)
- The Keeping Hours (2017)
- Happy Death Day (2017)
- Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
- Creep 2 (2017)
- Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
- Unfriended: Dark Web (2018)
- Upgrade (2018)
- Truth or Dare (2018)
- Delirium (2018)
- The First Purge (2018)
- Halloween (2018)
- Seven in Heaven (2018)
- BlacKkKlansman (2018)
- Benji (2018)
- The Lie (2018)
- Bloodline (2018)
- Glass (2019)
- Don't Let Go (2019)
- Sweetheart (2019)
- Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
- Us (2019)
- Ma (2019)
- Black Christmas (2019)
- The Gallows Act II (2019)
- Adopt a Highway (2019)
- Prey (2019)
- The Invisible Man (2020)
- The Hunt (2020)
- You Should Have Left (2020)
- Freaky (2020)
- Fantasy Island (2020)
- The Craft: Legacy (2020)
- Run Sweetheart Run (2020)
- Black Box (2020)
- Evil Eye (2020)
- Nocturne (2020)
- The Forever Purge (2021)
- This Is The Night (2021)
- Halloween Kills (2021)
- Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)
- A House on the Bayou (2021)
- American Refugee (2021)
- Bingo Hell (2021)
- Black as Night (2021)
- Madres (2021)
- The Manor (2021)
- Groomed (2021)
- Dashcam (2021)
- Firestarter (2022)
- The Black Phone (2022)
- Halloween Ends (2022)
- Torn Hearts (2022)
- Unhuman (2022)
- The Visitor (2022)
- Vengeance (2022)
- Our Father (2022)
- Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022)
- Nanny (2022)
- They/Them (2022)
- M3GAN (2023)
- The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
- Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)
- There's Something Wrong with the Children (2023)
- Unseen (2023)
- The Passenger (2023)
- Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
- Totally Killer (2023)
- Night Swim (2024)
- Speak No Evil (2024)
- Imaginary (2024)
- Afraid (2024)
- Wolf Man (2025)
- The Woman in the Yard (2025)
- Drop (2025)
- M3GAN 2.0 (2025)
- The Black Phone 2 (2025)
- SOULM8TE (2026)
- Merrily We Roll Along (TBA)
- The Lost Bus (TBA)
- House of Spoils (TBA)
Actor
- Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity (2021) (Documentary film, played himself)
Television
- Hysterical Blindness (2002)
- The Fever (2004)
- Washingtonienne (2009)
- The River (2012)
- Stranded (2013)
- The Normal Heart (2014)
- Ascension (2014)
- Eye Candy (2015)
- The Jinx (2015)
- South of Hell (2015)
- Hellevator (2015)
- #15SecondScare (2015–2016)
- Judgment Day: Prison or Parole? (2016)
- 12 Deadly Days (2016)
- Election Day: Lens Across America (2017)
- Cold Case Files (2017)
- Run for Your Life (2018)
- Ghoul (2018)
- Sharp Objects (2018)
- Sacred Lies (2018)
- Tremors (2018)
- Smiley Face Killers: The Hunt For Justice (2019)
- No One Saw a Thing (2019)
- Liberty: Mother of Exiles (2019)
- The Loudest Voice (2019)
- Into the Dark (2018–present)
- The Purge (2018–2019)
- Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections (2020)
- Betaal (2020)
- A Wilderness of Error (2020)
- The Good Lord Bird (2020)
- The Thing About Pam (2022)
- The Horror of Dolores Roach (2023)
Awards and Nominations
Jason Blum has received many awards and nominations for his work as a producer:
- Won Outstanding Television Movie for The Normal Heart (2014)
- Won Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series for The Jinx (2015)
- Won Best Non-Fiction Television for The Jinx (2016)
- Won Best Film for Get Out (2018)
- Won Premio Raimondo Rezzonico (Best Independent Producer) (2022)
- Nominated for Best Picture for Whiplash (2015), Get Out (2018), and BlacKkKlansman (2019)
See also
In Spanish: Jason Blum para niños
