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Template:Realworld Stratton P. Leopold (born 13 May 1943; age 80) [1] is a film producer hailing from Savannah, Georgia, and the current Executive Vice President for Production at Paramount Pictures. He was assigned as an executive producer and unit production manager on 2009's Star Trek. Leopold worked on the film for months but dropped out before shooting began and was replaced by Jeffrey Chernov. However, Leopold still received credit in the film as a Unit Production Manager.

Leopold began his work on films as an actor before being signed on to serve as assistant production manager and casting director for John Huston's 1979 drama Wise Blood, starring future Star Trek: Voyager guest actor Brad Dourif. After brief stints as an actor (including an appearance in Wise Blood), casting director (The Dukes of Hazzard), a location manager (for films such as 1983's The Big Chill), and as an assistant director (including the 1981 film Great White), he then he began producing in the mid-1980s. He was the supervising producer for Terry Gilliams' acclaimed 1988 comic fantasy The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (starring John Neville in the title role) and the executive producer of the 1993 Luis Mandoki comedy Born Yesterday (which featured the likes of Michael Ensign and Celeste Yarnall in the cast), among other projects.

For Paramount, Leopold was the co-producer of the hit 1999 thriller The General's Daughter, starring James Cromwell and Clarence Williams III, and the 2000 horror/thriller Bless the Child, featuring Peter Mensah. He later executive produced the Paramount-released Ben Affleck action-thrillers The Sum of All Fears (2002, also starring James Cromwell as well as Bruce McGill) and Paycheck (2004). More recently, Leopold worked with Star Trek producer and director J.J. Abrams as the executive producer of the 2006 Paramount release Mission: Impossible III.

From the time he began producing films in the mid-1980s up until 2002, Leopold also worked as a film production manager. In this capacity, he handled the budgets for such films as John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (1987) and They Live (1988, starring Meg Foster and featuring Leopold as a "depressed human"), the 1989 action thriller Tango & Cash (featuring Marc Alaimo, Roy Brocksmith, Teri Hatcher, Clint Howard, Glenn Morshower, Michael J. Pollard and Phil Rubenstein), and the aforementioned General's Daughter and Sum of All Fears.

He is currently producing the drama Red Soil for Turning Point Pictures. In addition, he owns and operates an ice cream parlor, Leopold's Ice Cream, in Savannah, Georgia, which has been in his family for generations. Interestingly, the store was designed by Academy Award-nominated art director Daniel Lomino (Close Encounters of the Third Kind). [2]

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+'''Stratton P. Leopold''' {{born|13|May|1943}} [http://www.filmreference.com/film/19/Stratton-Leopold.html] is a film producer hailing from Savannah, Georgia, and the current Executive Vice President for Production at [[Paramount Pictures]]. He was assigned as an executive producer and unit production manager on {{y|2009}}'s {{film|11}}. Leopold worked on the film for months but dropped out before shooting began and was replaced by [[Jeffrey Chernov]]. However, Leopold still received credit in the film as a Unit Production Manager.
-Stratton Leopold has been in the film business for more than 40 years, producing major, hi-budget motion pictures. He has nearly 60 film and television credits to his name ranging from executive producer and producer to casting director and actor. Stratton has also served as an Executive Vice President at Paramount Pictures. Stratton launched his film career in 1974 as a location casting director and location manager for low-budget movies. Yet he is best known for his work as a producer or executive producer of several hi-budget, commercially successful films. He has worked with many of the industry's iconic directors over the past 20 years including: Taylor Hackford (Bound by Honor, 1993; Parker, 2013); Simon West (The General's Daughter, 1999); Phil Alden Robinson (The Sum of All Fears, 2002); John Woo (Paycheck, 2003 and Tears of the Sun, 2003); J.J. Abrams (Mission: Impossible III, 2006); and Joe Johnston (The Wolfman, 2010). Stratton's film-making has taken him around the world, to countries that include the United States, Canada, England, Spain, Italy, Central America, the Philippines, Australia and China. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America. When he's not making movies, Stratton can be found in him hometown of Savannah, Ga. Most often, behind the counter at Leopold's Ice Cream. The popular parlor his Greek immigrant father, Peter, and two uncles, George and Basil, founded in 1919. Stratton has incorporated many of the original fixtures from his father's store into the current located on Broughton Street in downtown, historic Savannah. Customers can enjoy the 1930s soda fountain, original back bar, and props from his many films. There is even an antique Panavision motion picture camera used to photograph many well-known films!
+Leopold began his work on films as an actor before being signed on to serve as assistant production manager and casting director for John Huston's 1979 drama ''Wise Blood'', starring future ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' guest actor [[Brad Dourif]]. After brief stints as an actor (including an appearance in ''Wise Blood''), casting director (''The Dukes of Hazzard''), a location manager (for films such as 1983's ''The Big Chill''), and as an assistant director (including the 1981 film ''Great White''), he then he began producing in the mid-1980s. He was the supervising producer for Terry Gilliams' acclaimed 1988 comic fantasy ''The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' (starring [[John Neville]] in the title role) and the executive producer of the 1993 Luis Mandoki comedy ''Born Yesterday'' (which featured the likes of [[Michael Ensign]] and [[Celeste Yarnall]] in the cast), among other projects.
+For Paramount, Leopold was the co-producer of the hit 1999 thriller ''The General's Daughter'', starring [[James Cromwell]] and [[Clarence Williams III]], and the 2000 horror/thriller ''Bless the Child'', featuring [[Peter Mensah]]. He later executive produced the Paramount-released {{w|Ben Affleck}} action-thrillers ''The Sum of All Fears'' (2002, also starring James Cromwell as well as [[Bruce McGill]]) and ''Paycheck'' (2004). More recently, Leopold worked with ''Star Trek'' producer and director [[J.J. Abrams]] as the executive producer of the 2006 Paramount release ''Mission: Impossible III''.
+From the time he began producing films in the mid-1980s up until 2002, Leopold also worked as a film production manager. In this capacity, he handled the budgets for such films as John Carpenter's ''Prince of Darkness'' (1987) and ''They Live'' (1988, starring [[Meg Foster]] and featuring Leopold as a "depressed human"), the 1989 action thriller ''Tango & Cash'' (featuring [[Marc Alaimo]], [[Roy Brocksmith]], [[Teri Hatcher]], [[Clint Howard]], [[Glenn Morshower]], [[Michael J. Pollard]] and [[Phil Rubenstein]]), and the aforementioned ''General's Daughter'' and ''Sum of All Fears''.
+He is currently producing the drama ''Red Soil'' for [http://turningpointpics.com/ Turning Point Pictures]. In addition, he owns and operates an ice cream parlor, Leopold's Ice Cream, in Savannah, Georgia, which has been in his family for generations. Interestingly, the store was designed by Academy Award-nominated art director Daniel Lomino (''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''). [http://www.leopoldsicecream.com/about.html]
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