Casey Silver

Former chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Pictures known for his savvy taste talent relationships and abilitiy to shepherd projects Casey Silver began his career in the motion picture industry as a screenwriter After serving as assistant to director Adrian Lyne on Flashdance 1983 he became director of development and production for SimpsonBruckheimer Productions where he was instrumental in the development of the original Beverly Hills Cop 1984 Prior to joining Universal he served for several years as TriStar Pictures vice president of production and was then promoted to senior vice president of production