Chris Moore is an American film producer and director who has worked in the industry since the 1990s. Moore's first film was Glory Daze (1995), followed by successes Good Will Hunting (1997) and American Pie (1999). In addition to producing films throughout the 2000s and 2010s, he has also produced television such as the first three seasons of Project Greenlight. He has directed two films, Kill Theory and The People Speak, both released in 2009.
Life and career Moore was born in Easton, Maryland, where he grew up. He went to Harvard University where he studied American history. He worked as a production assistant at USA Network for two summers and found an opportunity to work as an intern for USA Network's comedy TV series Up All Night. When Moore graduated from Harvard, he moved to Los Angeles with friends and began working in the mailroom at an agency. He eventually got promoted to literary agent and sold several scripts; some became films: The Stoned Age, PCU, Airheads, Last Action Hero, and My Girl. When Moore's agency was acquired by ICM, he left and strove to become a film producer. With friends, he raised money to produce the film Glory Daze. He knew Matt Damon from Harvard in passing, and he approached Damon to star in the film. Damon turned down the opportunity in favor of paid work but introduced Moore to his friend Ben Affleck, who ultimately starred in Glory Daze. Afterward, Damon and Affleck wrote the screenplay for what would be Good Will Hunting, and they involved Moore as co-producer in its production.
In 1993, Moore founded his first production company, Fusion Studios, to produce films, eventually signing a deal with Miramax in 1998.
Moore became involved as producer for the 1999 film American Pie, which was a breakout hit. Moore subsequently produced its sequels. In June 2000, Moore co-founded the multimedia company LivePlanet with Damon, Affleck, and screenwriter/producer Sean Bailey. Moore became CEO of LivePlanet, and the company produced the TV series Project Greenlight as well as several films. In 2005, he left becasue he wanted to make a desire for film directing. Also in 2005, he was one of the co-founders of Embassy Row, he sold its stake later on. In 2011, he partnered with Bob Roback to establish a new company, The Media Farm.
In 2016, he produced Manchester by the Sea through his production company, The Media Farm, in which he was nominated for an Academy Award.
Moore is married to Jenno Topping, who is also a film producer. They have a daughter named Maddie and a son.
Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film Year Film Credit Notes 1995 Glory Daze 1997 Good Will Hunting Co-producer 1999 Best Laid Plans American Pie 2000 Reindeer Games The Photographer 2001 American Pie 2 Joy Ride 2002 Stolen Summer The Third Wheel Speakeasy 2003 American Wedding The Battle of Shaker Heights 2005 Waiting... Executive producer Feast Executive producer 2008 Feast II: Sloppy Seconds Executive producer Direct-to-video 2009 Still Waiting... Executive producer Direct-to-video Feast III: The Happy Finish Executive producer Direct-to-video 2011 The Adjustment Bureau 2012 American Reunion Promised Land 2014 Not Cool Executive producer Hollidaysburg Executive producer 2016 Manchester by the Sea 2019 Fall Back Down Executive producer 2020 American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules Executive producer Direct-to-video
As director
Year Film 2009 Kill Theory 2009 The People Speak
As an actor
Year Film Role 2002 Flophouse Jim
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role 1998 Hard Production assistant
Thanks
Year Film Role 1994 The Stoned Age Special thanks 2020 Adverse
Television Year Title Credit Notes 2002 Push, Nevada Executive producer 2005 Iconoclasts Executive producer Documentary 2001−05 Project Greenlight Executive producer 2013 Think Tank Executive producer 2014 The Chair Executive producer Documentary
As writer
Year Title Notes 2014 The Chair Documentary
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