Roy Price (1967)[1] is a former Amazon.com executive. He worked for over 13 years at Amazon, where he founded Amazon Video and Amazon Studios.[2] He was suspended in 2017 over sexual harassment claims that were never legally charged.[3][4] He is a former Disney executive, and is a former McKinsey consultant.[5] Roy has developed 16 patented technologies, and his developed television series have won 12 Best Series awards from the Golden Globes and Emmys.[6]
Roy Price | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 56–57) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of Southern California (JD) |
| Occupation | entertainment executive |
Family and education
editPrice has been described as being from "Hollywood royalty."[7] His mother, Katherine Crawford, was an actress known for Riding with Death (1976), A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970) and Gemini Man (1976).[7] His father, Frank Price, held a number of Hollywood executive positions including head of Universal TV in the 1970s; President, and later Chairman and CEO, of Columbia Pictures; and president of Universal Pictures.[7] His maternal grandfather, Roy Huggins, created and produced TV shows like The Fugitive, The Rockford Files and Maverick.[7]
Price graduated from Phillips Academy Andover and Harvard University, and later attended USC Gould School of Law.[7]
Career
editFrom 1989 to 1990 Price worked as a film set assistant, specifically, "third assistant camera" during the Fiji shooting of Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991). From 1990 to 1992, Price worked as a financial analyst at Allen & Company.[5]
From 1993 to 2000, Price was the Vice President of Creative Affairs for Disney TV Animation.[7][5] Price developed or supervised TV series including Recess (1997), Pepper Ann (1997), Hercules (1998), Timon & Pumbaa (1995), Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000), The Weekenders (2000), and Emmy and BAFTA winner Teacher's Pet (2000).[8] Also, several animated films and direct to videos including Recess: School's Out (2001), Tarzan & Jane and Mickey's House of Villains.[8]
After his time with Disney, Price worked as a consultant for McKinsey from 2000–2002, a global management consulting firm that serves a broad mix of private, public and social sector institutions.[5]
From 2003 to 2004, Price operated out of Price Entertainment (his father's studio established in the late 80s) and acted as a business consultant to media companies.[5]
From 2004 to 2009, Price worked as a Group Product manager, director, and Amazon Video on Demand.[5][7] He launched Amazon Video in 2008 and Amazon Studios in 2010.[7] From 2009–2014, Price also worked as Director of Amazon Video on Demand.[5] From 2014–2017, Price was head of Amazon Studios, and VP for Prime Video.[5]
In 2017, Amazon producer Isa Dick Hackett told The Hollywood Reporter that Price, then the programming chief at Amazon, had sexually harassed her in 2015.[9] Hackett also alleged that Price had failed to take action when another actress, Rose McGowan, told him she was sexually assaulted by producer Harvey Weinstein.[10][11] After the claims were published, Amazon suspended Price,[10][12][13] and on October 17, 2017, he resigned his position at Amazon.[14] About a month after leaving Amazon, Price moved permanently to Hong Kong where he founded an art management and consulting firm called International Art Machine, in November 2017.[1]
Price's career was described as "unconventional",[2] and as "irreverent, puckish and infinitely bolder than most Hollywood execs".[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Gardner, Chris (January 4, 2019). "Roy Price Has a Very Different New Career After Amazon Studios Ouster". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Greene, Jay (April 13, 2015). "Boss of Amazon Studios' TV-movie venture 'a little unconventional'". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ Nathanson, Jason; Rothman, Michael (17 October 2017). "Amazon Studios President Roy Price resigns amid harassment allegation". ABC News. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ Tate, Ryan. "10 Questions With Amazon Studios Chief Roy Price". Wired.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "How Did I Get Here? Roy Price". Bloomberg Businessweek. 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ Jha, Lata (9 March 2022). "International Art Machine to enter India with 'The Shiva Trilogy' adaptation". Livemint. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Appelo, Tim (February 2017). "The Amazing Rise of Amazon Studios". Seattle Business Magazine. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ a b Landau, Neil (2015). TV Outside the Box: Trailblazing in the Digital Television Revolution. CRC Press. p. 16. ISBN 9781317439721. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ Koblin, John; Wingfield, Nick (October 12, 2017). "Amazon Studios Chief Suspended After Sexual Harassment Claim". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Masters, Kim (October 12, 2017). "Amazon TV Producer Goes Public With Harassment Claim Against Top Exec Roy Price (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ Levin, Sam; Solon, Olivia (October 13, 2017). "Rose McGowan alleges rape by Harvey Weinstein – and Amazon ignored claim". The Guardian. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Masters, Kim (12 October 2017). "Amazon Suspends Top Exec Roy Price in Wake of Harassment Claim". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 October 2017). "Amazon Memo Reveals Roy Price Suspension Is "Indefinite", Reaffirms Zero Tolerance For Harassment". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Dastin, Jeffrey (18 October 2017). "Amazon Studios chief resigns after harassment allegations". Reuters. Retrieved 18 October 2017.