Alan F. Horn

Alan Frederick Horn (born February 28, 1943) is an American entertainment industry executive. He was the president and COO of Warner Bros. from 1999 to 2012. He served as the chairman of Walt Disney Studios from 2012 to 2020. During his tenure at Disney, Horn also served as the chief creative officer from 2019 to 2021. He agreed to depart from Disney, effective December 31, 2021.

In July 2022, Horn rejoined Warner Bros., having assumed a position as a consultant with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Personal life Horn grew up Jewish in Riverhead on Long Island, New York. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1964. In 1971, he received an MBA degree from Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Horn and his wife, Cindy Harrell, a former model. live in the East Gate Bel Air section of Los Angeles They have two daughters, actress Cody, and Cassidy.

Career Horn worked at Norman Lear's television production companies, Tandem Productions and Embassy Communications, the latter of which he was chairman before becoming president of 20th Century Fox in October 1986, soon after it was acquired by Rupert Murdoch. Horn was one of the founders of Castle Rock Entertainment in 1987. There, he supervised films including A Few Good Men (1992), The Green Mile (1999), When Harry Met Sally (1989), and the sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998).

In 2017, he said of his professional success: I have this... theory that whoever is working in a job deserves to stay... unless they prove that they don't deserve to be in the job.

On May 1, 2019, Horn was given the added title of chief creative officer (CCO) of Walt Disney Studios. In July 2022, it was reported that he would hold a position with Warner Bros. Discovery. Starting August 1, 2022, Horn began serving as a business consultant during a transitionary period after the acquisition of WarnerMedia by Discovery, Inc.