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CHRIS LEE is a motion picture producer, most recently serving as the Executive Producer for Bryan Singer・s thriller for United Artists, VALKYRIE, starring Tom Cruise, and Warner Brothers SUPERMAN RETURNS. He was a Founding Partner and President of Legendary Pictures successfully raising $500 million in private equity. Previously, Mr. Lee was the President of Production at TriStar Pictures and Columbia Pictures, where as an executive he oversaw such Academy Award-winning films as JERRY MAGUIRE, PHILADELPHIA, and AS GOOD AS IT GETS. He also worked on numerous other hits such as MY BEST FRIEND・S WEDDING, LEGENDS OF THE FALL, THE FISHER KING, THE MASK OF ZORRO, GODZILLA and THE PATRIOT.
Mr. Lee Produced Columbia Pictures・ SWAT, the ground-breaking CGI feature FINAL FANTASY and Warner Brothers・ BALLISTIC. Mr. Lee produced and edited ONE FOOT OFF THE GROUND for China・s Hua Yi Brothers, and served as a consultant to Beijing based Chengtian Entertainment (REDCLIFF, WARLORDS).
The first Asian-American and minority to run production at a Hollywood studio, Mr. Lee grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he is the Founder and Director of the University of Hawai．i Academy for Creative Media (ACM) which he designed as a digital content industry catalyst to restructure the islands・ economy away from its overwhelming dependence on tourism.
Mr. Lee graduated from Yale University with a degree in Political Science. His first job was with ABC・s GOOD MORNING AMERICA and then worked with director Wayne Wang as the Assistant Director and Assistant Editor for the film Dim Sum.
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