Steven Soderbergh
CATEGORY: Originators
INDUSTRY: Film
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
This producer, cinematographer and Academy Award-winning director is best known for the thought-provoking Traffic, Erin Brockovich, The Informant!, Che and the Ocean’s 11 franchise.
Steven Spielberg
CATEGORY: Billionaires
COMPANY: DreamWorks
INDUSTRY: Film
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
Arguably the world’s most famous filmmaker, Spielberg is the man behind blockbusters like Saving Private Ryan, Men in Black, Jurassic Park, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, The Lovely Bones and Catch Me If You Can. This haute-lister will forever live on, immortalized in the world of film.
Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin-Stallone
CATEGORY: Power Couples
COMPANY: Seriesse International
INDUSTRY: Film/Cosmetics
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
He is forever Rocky and Rambo, but his recent film The Expendables, which Stallone wrote, directed, and starred in, was the biggest opening weekend of his career. Flavin-Stallone is the co-owner of $1 billion skincare and wellness company, Seriesse International.
Frank Symons
CATEGORY: Real Estate
COMPANY: Sotheby’s
INDUSTRY: Real Estate
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE: He is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the West Region for Sotheby’s International Realty. He is responsible for setting up Sotheby’s West Coast hub in Beverly Hills and has since overseen the establishment of 26 offices throughout the region. He is instrumental in Sotheby’s consistent acquisition of other firms in the region. He has also earned a reputation as a highly-contributing citizen and philanthropist throughout the local community.
Quentin Tarantino
CATEGORY: Originators
INDUSTRY: Film
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
The unconventional director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor, known for his over-the-top, outlandish usage of violence, is often declared one of Hollywood’s best and most creative minds. The originator of Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and the Kill Bill series received multiple Academy Award nominations for Inglourious Basterds, his highest-grossing movie to date. Pulp Fiction earned Tarantino an Oscar in 1995.
Arn and Nancy Tellem
CATEGORY: Power Couples
COMPANY: WMG Management/CBS
INDUSTRY: Television
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
He’s a legendary sports agent and she’s the former president turned senior advisor of the CBS Paramount Television Network Entertainment Group. Arn has been an integral part of the Athlete Management division of Wasserman Media Group since 2006 and represents some of the biggest names in the sports industry. Nancy was responsible for spearheading CBS’ efforts to expand its content into new media and across all emerging platforms, including the development and production of original content for CBS.com, the CBS Audience Network and wireless.
Steve Tisch
CATEGORY: Thinkers
COMPANY: Escape Artists/New York Giants
INDUSTRY: Film
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
The award-winning film and television producer is the man behind Forrest Gump, American History X, The Pursuit of Happyness and Snatch and is also Chairman and Executive Vice President of the New York Giants. He also sits on the board of trustees of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
John Tu
CATEGORY: Billionaires
COMPANY: Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
INDUSTRY: Technology
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
This self-made billionaire co-founded Kingston Technology with David Sun. The company grew out the growing demand for surface-mount memory chips in the high-tech marketplace, and is now the largest computer memory firm. Tu is also known for being a good boss. When Tu and partner sold an 80 percent stake in Kingston Technology in 1996 for $1.5 billion, they spent $100 million of it on lavish bonuses for their employees, with the average bonus exceeding $100,000.
Thomas Tull
CATEGORY: Entrepreneurs
COMPANY: Legendary Pictures
INDUSTRY: Film
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
He founded Legendary Pictures, the strategic production company that unites private equity investors with film producers. It was this genius that led to a seven-year, 40-picture contract with Warner Bros. in 2005. As president and CEO, Tull has overseen dozens of successful projects, including recent blockbusters The Hangover, Where the Wild Things Are and Inception.
Ronald Tutor
CATEGORY: Thinkers
COMPANY: Tutor Perini Corporation
INDUSTRY: Real Estate
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
He is a construction magnate and Chairman and CEO of the Tutor Perini Corporation, one of the largest general contractors in the United States. In January 2009, the corporation acquired Philadelphia-based building contractor Keating. In 2010, Walt Disney Co. sold Miramax Films to Tutor’s Filmyard Holding investor group for $660 million.
Antonio Villaraigosa
CATEGORY: Thinkers
COMPANY: The City of Los Angeles
INDUSTRY: Politics
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
The first Hispanic mayor in LA in 133 years had his first taste of the political life in high school when he volunteered with the farm workers movement. As the mayor, he has revitalized the city of Los Angeles with infrastructure projects, the wooing of tech companies, actively supporting small businesses, ensuring growth of the area’s unique creative capital and an emphasis on education. He is currently in the process of trying to pass a law that would exempt auto dealers from paying the city’s business tax as part of his initiative to bring more businesses to his city.
Mark Wahlberg
CATEGORY: Entertainers
INDUSTRY: Film/Television
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
This is one haute-lister with staying power. Wahlberg was Co-Executive Producer for the HBO television series Entourage, which ran for eight successful seasons and is the current Producer for Boardwalk Empire, another HBO hit. His role in The Fighter as Micky Ward gained Wahlberg much public recognition, including Academy Award, Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. Wahlberg is also Haute Living’s cover star this issue.
Brad Korzen and Kelly Wearstler
CATEGORY: Power Couples
COMPANY: Kor Group/ KWID
INDUSTRY: Development/ Design
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
He’s the founder of Kor Realty Group and has control of numerous resorts, hotels and commercial investment properties, including Viceroy Palm Springs, Viceroy Santa Monica, Beverly Hills’ Avalon Hotel and Maison 140. His wife Kelly is a famed interior designer and appeared as a judge on Bravo’s Top Design. She is behind the award-winning interiors of her husband’s hotels, infusing the properties with her signature classic minimalist lines and old Hollywood glamour. Kelly also debuted her first-ever ready-to-wear and accessories collection through Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus and Net-A-Porter.
Matthew Weiner
CATEGORY: Screenwriter, director, producer
COMPANY: AMC
INDUSTRY: Entertainment
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE: He is the award-winning television writer and creative mastermind behind Mad Men and The Sopranos, two ultra successful television hits. He financed his first movie using winnings from an appearance on Jeopardy, and has gone on to write, produce and direct for numerous successful entertainment ventures. Mad Men has won four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, three Golden Globes, and four Writers Guild Awards, among many others. Weiner himself has won Emmys for Mad Men, as well. The Sopranos won two Emmys and Weiner himself got an Emmy nomination. This is just a short list of Weiner’s many accomplishments.
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