Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
    Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Of 2024Holiday PicksSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Sidney Ganis

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Additional Crew
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Sidney Ganis
Behind the Spotlight Main Trailer
Play trailer1:55
Behind the Spotlight (2017– )
1 Video
4 Photos
Sidney Ganis was born on 8 January 1940 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Akeelah and the Bee (2006), Iron Man (2008) and Little Nicky (2000).
BornJanuary 8, 1940
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
BornJanuary 8, 1940
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations total

    Photos

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster

    Known for

    Keke Palmer in Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
    Akeelah and the Bee
    7.4
    • Producer(as Sid Ganis)
    • 2006
    Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
    Iron Man
    7.9
    • Additional Crew(as Sid Ganis, Marvel)
    • 2008
    Promo Poster
    Little Nicky
    5.3
    • Weatherman(as Sid Ganis)
    • 2000
    Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler in Anger Management (2003)
    Anger Management
    6.3
    • Neighbor(as Sid Ganis)
    • 2003

    Credits

    Edit
    IMDbPro

    Producer

    • 26 Seconds USA Docuseries
      • supervising producer
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • 26 Seconds - ISIS Sex Slaves (2023)
      26 Seconds - ISIS Sex Slaves
      • supervising producer
      • 2023
    • Yoshiki: Under the Sky (2023)
      Yoshiki: Under the Sky
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Bite Size Halloween (2020)
      Bite Size Halloween
      6.1
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2022
    • 26 Seconds (2019)
      26 Seconds
      Short
      • supervising producer
      • 2019
    • Olympia (2018)
      Olympia
      7.8
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Amanda Crew in Isabelle (2018)
      Isabelle
      4.2
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • A Children's Song (2017)
      A Children's Song
      8.0
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Life Will Smile (2017)
      Life Will Smile
      9.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Bert Berns in Bang! The Bert Berns Story (2016)
      Bang! The Bert Berns Story
      7.9
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Christina Ricci, Kelli Garner, Karine Vanasse, and Margot Robbie in Pan Am (2011)
      Pan Am
      7.0
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer (as Sid Ganis)
      • 2011–2012
    • Table Manners
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Keke Palmer in Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
      Akeelah and the Bee
      7.4
      • producer (as Sid Ganis)
      • 2006
    • James Brolin, Dana Carvey, and Harold Gould in The Master of Disguise (2002)
      The Master of Disguise
      3.4
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Adam Sandler and John Turturro in Mr. Deeds (2002)
      Mr. Deeds
      5.8
      • producer (as Sid Ganis, produced by)
      • 2002
    • Rob Schneider in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
      Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
      5.7
      • producer (as Sid Ganis)
      • 1999

    Actor

    • Bite Size Halloween (2020)
      Bite Size Halloween
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Sam's Grandpa
      • 2022
    • Christina Ricci, Kelli Garner, Karine Vanasse, and Margot Robbie in Pan Am (2011)
      Pan Am
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Cabbie (as Sid Ganis)
      • 2011
    • Adam Sandler in You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
      You Don't Mess with the Zohan
      5.6
      • Doctor (as Sid Ganis)
      • 2008
    • Adam Sandler in Click (2006)
      Click
      6.4
      • Dr. Bergman (as Sid Ganis)
      • 2006
    • Keke Palmer in Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
      Akeelah and the Bee
      7.4
      • Regional Pronouncer (as Sid Ganis)
      • 2006
    • Montgomery West and the Wings of Death
      6.6
      Short
      • Doctorman
      • 2003
    • Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler in Anger Management (2003)
      Anger Management
      6.3
      • Neighbor (as Sid Ganis)
      • 2003
    • Adam Sandler and John Turturro in Mr. Deeds (2002)
      Mr. Deeds
      5.8
      • Homeless Man (as Sid Ganis)
      • 2002
    • Promo Poster
      Little Nicky
      5.3
      • Weatherman (as Sid Ganis)
      • 2000
    • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
      Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
      7.5
      • Missionary (uncredited)
      • 1984
    • Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)
      All the President's Men
      7.9
      • L.A. Stringer
      • 1976

    Additional Crew

    • Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
      Iron Man
      7.9
      • creative committee: Marvel (as Sid Ganis)
      • 2008
    • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
      Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
      7.5
      • marketing and promotion
      • 1984
    • Steve McQueen in Le Mans (1971)
      Le Mans
      6.7
      • publicist (uncredited)
      • 1971
    • There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
      There Was a Crooked Man...
      6.8
      • assistant to producer
      • 1970
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos1

    Behind the Spotlight - What is Hollywood to you?
    Trailer 1:55
    Behind the Spotlight - What is Hollywood to you?

    Personal details

    Edit
    • Alternative name
      • Sid Ganis
    • Born
      • January 8, 1940
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) from 2005 to 2009.

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2024 by IMDb.com, Inc.