Gary Lucchesi

Gary Lucchesi (born January 4, 1955) is an American film producer who was President of Lakeshore Entertainment and past President of The Producers Guild of America.

Career Lucchesi began his career at The William Morris Agency as an agent, representing such artists as Susan Sarandon, Kevin Costner, Michelle Pfeiffer and John Malkovich. Lucchesi served as both Vice President and Senior Vice President of Production at TriStar Pictures before becoming President of Production at Paramount Pictures. Following his time at Paramount, Lucchesi founded Gary Lucchesi Productions, where he produced the Oscar nominated film Primal Fear. Lucchesi was also President of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Film Co., producing the film version of the hit musical Cats. In 1997, he was asked by Tom Rosenberg to run Lakeshore. He served as both President and President Emeritus of the Producers Guild of America. Lucchesi has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1988.

Lucchesi graduated from Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in San Francisco in 1973 before attending UCLA. He graduated with a degree in history in 1977.

Lucchesi was awarded the Order of the Star of Italy (Ondine della Stella d'Italia) for his contributions to the Italian and American film industries on November 12, 2025.

Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. Film Year Film Credit Notes 1992 Jennifer 8 1995 Virtuosity Three Wishes 1996 Primal Fear 1998 Cats Executive producer Direct-to-video Just the Ticket 1999 Runaway Bride Executive producer 2000 Passion of Mind Executive producer The Next Best Thing Executive producer Autumn in New York The Gift 2002 The Mothman Prophecies 2003 The Human Stain Underworld 2004 Wicker Park Madhouse Executive producer Suspect Zero Executive producer Million Dollar Baby Executive producer 2005 Undiscovered The Cave The Exorcism of Emily Rose Æon Flux 2006 Underworld: Evolution She's the Man Executive producer Crank The Covenant The Last Kiss The Dead Girl 2007 Blood & Chocolate Feast of Love 2008 Henry Poole Is Here Untraceable Elegy Pathology The Midnight Meat Train 2009 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Crank: High Voltage The Ugly Truth Gamer Fame 2011 The Lincoln Lawyer Underworld: Endless War Direct-to-video 2012 Underworld: Awakening One for the Money Gone Stand Up Guys 2014 I, Frankenstein Walk of Shame 2015 The Age of Adaline The Vatican Tapes 2016 The Boy American Pastoral Underworld: Blood Wars 2018 Adrift Executive producer A.X.L. Peppermint 2019 The Wedding Year The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Executive producer 2020 Brahms: The Boy II 2023 57 Seconds 2024 In Our Blood

Thanks

Year Film Role Notes 2011 Underworld: Endless War Special thanks Direct-to-video

Television Year Title Credit Notes 1996 Gotti Executive producer Television film 1997 Breast Men Executive producer Television film 1998 Great Performances Executive producer 1999 Vendetta Executive producer Television film 2001 Wild Iris Executive producer Television film 2004 Independent Lens Consulting producer Documentary 2018 Heathers Executive producer