Anne Garefino (born July 1, 1959) is an American film and television producer.[1] She is the co-executive producer (with Trey Parker and Matt Stone) of the long-running series South Park, and the co-executive producer of the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon (with Scott Rudin).[2] Continuing her work on South Park, she was the executive producer of the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. She also was the executive producer of the film Team America: World Police.
About
editRaised in Lambertville, New Jersey, she graduated from Boston College, where she majored in finance.[3] She received her MFA at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles in 1988.[4]
Awards
editGarefino has been nominated for thirteen and won five Primetime Emmy Awards for her work on South Park,[5] and won both a Tony Award[6] and a Grammy Award for her work on The Book of Mormon.[7] She is an Oscar away from achieving EGOT status.[8] In 2014 she won the American Film Institute's Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Anne Garefino". IMDb.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (February 16, 2011). "'Book of Mormon' From Trey Parker and Matt Stone". The New York Times. New York, NY. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ^ "ANNE GAREFINO TO RECEIVE 24TH ANNUAL FRANKLIN J. SCHAFFNER ALUMNI MEDAL; Joins Previous AFI Conservatory Alumni Including Darren Aronofsky, David Lynch and Patty Jenkins", American Film Institute, May 28, 2014. Accessed April 15, 2016. "The Lambertville, New Jersey, native received a degree in Finance from Boston College and was a Producing Fellow at AFI."
- ^ a b McNary, Dave (2014-05-28). "'South Park' Exec Producer Anne Garefino Wins AFI Alumni Medal". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Primetime Emmy Award Database". Emmys.com. North Hollywood, California: Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ Glikas, Bruce (2013). "2011 Tony Winners Show Off Their Trophies". Broadway.com. New York, NY: Theatre Direct International. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ^ "54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners". Past Winners Search - GRAMMY.com. Santa Monica, California: The Recording Academy. 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ^ Beachum, Chris (2024-01-23). "Who needs an Oscar to reach EGOT?". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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