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Bonnie Arnold
Bonnie Arnold in 2006
Born1955 (age 68–69)
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1984–present
Notable workToy Story
Tarzan
How to Train Your Dragon
Over the Hedge

Bonnie Arnold (born 1955) is an American film producer who has worked at Walt Disney Feature Animation, Pixar Animation Studios and DreamWorks Animation. Arnold grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She worked her way to Hollywood and caught the wave of computer-animation. Since 2015, Arnold has been co-president of DreamWorks Animation.

Life and career

Arnold has a B.S. in journalism from the University of Georgia and a M.S. in journalism from Boston University. Her interest in journalism led her to her first professional assignment as unit publicist for American Playhouse's debut production, King of America.:[1] Arnold's first job on a Hollywood feature was as production coordinator for Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife, a 1984 film shot in Atlanta and produced by Ray Stark, who was responsible for many of Simon and Barbra Streisand's movie hits. "I got a real sense of filmmaking the Hollywood way," Arnold recalls. :[2] From there, she freelanced in film production in Atlanta and met Producer David Picker, who invited her to work at Columbia Pictures in Los Angeles. While working on a Tony Scott movie called Revenge at Columbia, Bonnie met Kevin Costner and ended up joining the Dances with Wolves production as associate producer. In 1992, Bonnie was recruited by Peter Schneider and John Lasseter to work on "Toy Story" for Disney.[3] When Toy Story became a box office smash, she produced Tarzan, overseeing a crew of 1,100 and a $150 million budget—five times that of "Toy Story." In 2001, after she finished Tarzan, Jeffrey Katzenberg invited Bonnie to produce Over the Hedge at DreamWorks Animation.[4] Bonnie continues to work on the How to Train Your Dragon franchise.

After DreamWorks saw a series of financially disappointing films, DreamWorks Animation named Arnold co-president of feature animation in early 2015. Along with Mireille Soria, she is tasked with overseeing creative development and production of DWA's theatrical releases.[5]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Producers & Directors". Retrieved April 18, 2007.
  2. ^ "Whistling While She Works". Retrieved April 18, 2007.
  3. ^ "Our People: Bonnie Arnold". Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Our People: Bonnie Arnold". Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Graser, Marc (January 4, 2015). "DreamWorks Animation Names Bonnie Arnold, Mireille Soria Co-Presidents of Feature Animation". Variety. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  6. ^ DreamWorks Animation (September 2, 2014). "Highest Grossing Animated Film of the Year Continues to Breathe Fire Into Global Box Office Third Chapter of Epic Story Lands on June 9, 2017". DreamWorks Animation. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
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