3. About Ryan Kavanaugh
Relativity Co-CEO Ryan Kavanaugh is a longtime
philanthropist involved in a number of charitable causes
around the world. He serves as chairman emeritus of The Art
of Elysium, an organization focused on helping actors,
musicians, and artists donate their time and talents to
children with serious medical conditions. At the 2014 Night
Before Gala, Ryan Kavanaugh raised $2 million onstage for
The Art of Elysium, in addition to $1 million for the Los
Angeles Ballet.
In 2014, Ryan Kavanaugh was honored with the Tom Sherak
Award, the highest distinction offered by the Fulfillment
Fund. Dedicated to helping children growing up in
underserved communities, the Fulfillment Fund makes
college a real prospect for teens who otherwise would not
have the opportunity.
4. Career of Ryan
Kavanaugh
Ryan created something known as “the
model”, which included a Monte Carlo
model which was developed to predict the
chances of success of a given movie. Not
even a single movie at the Relativity Media
was given a green signal unless it exhibited
chances of profitability.
Ryan Kavanaugh was honored with the
2009 Hollywood Producer of the Year
Award at the 13th Annual Hollywood
Awards Gala and Daily Variety published a
special issue honoring Kavanaugh as a
"Billion Dollar Producer".
5. Ryan Kavanaugh has achieved numerous milestones that made him a
successful film producer and film financier. During his term in relatively
Media as CEO, he managed to finance nearly 200 motion films having
collective revenue of $17 billion in the worldwide box office revenue.
Ryan Kavanaugh launched Relativity’s historical partnership with
China’s Huaxia Film Distribution Co. Ltd. and acquired a stake in Sky
Land Entertainment along with private-equity firm SAIF Partners and
IDG China Media.
Achievement of Ryan
kavanaugh
Film Producer and Financier
6. Life of Ryan Kavanaugh
Early Life
Ryan Kavanaugh was born to a
Jewish family in Los Angeles,
California, where he was raised in
the Brentwood neighborhood, and
attended Brentwood High School. His
mother, Leslie(Levin), is a real estate
broker, and his father, Jack Konitz, a
dentist turned businessman, was
born in Germany and later changed
his surname to"Kavanaugh" before
his son's birth.
Personal Life
Ryan kavanaugh currently resides in
Malibu, California. In 1998, he
married makeup artist Tracy Tanner.
In 2011, he married ballet dancer
Britta Lazenga. They divorced in
2014. The bachelor party was thrown
by actors Leonardo DiCaprio and
Bradley Cooper.