Jeremy Thomas, Producer of Oscar-Winning ‘The Last Emperor,’ Dies at 77
The London native also produced David Cronenberg’s ‘Crash,’ Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Sexy Beast,’ and ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo,’ set to bow at the 2026 Toronto Film Festival.
The London native also produced David Cronenberg’s ‘Crash,’ Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Sexy Beast,’ and ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo,’ set to bow at the 2026 Toronto Film Festival.
The ‘Sultan of Sequins’ won nine Emmys and earned three Oscar noms. ‘A woman who wears my clothes is not afraid to be noticed,’ he once said.
The 2026 telecast did feature special tributes to Rob Reiner, Catherine O’Hara and Dolly Parton.
The New Zealand native and ASC career achievement award winner spent eight seasons with the show, receiving two Emmy nominations along the way.
“We will remember his extraordinary creativity, his warmth, his curiosity, and the way he saw beauty and possibility everywhere,” his son Adam Max said in the statement.
The soprano from Detroit performed on hits including “Dancing in the Street,” “Heat Wave,” “Jimmy Mack” and “Quicksand.”
The Grammy-nominated “Barely Breathing” singer was hospitalized this week and died Thursday of organ failure.
He also came up with “Patience runs out on the junkie,” the first line in the Bob Weir/Grateful Dead song “Victim or the Crime.”
“He was a legendary musician, but his favorite accomplishment was being a husband and father. His biggest dreams came true,” his band and wife wrote in a joint statement.
“The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time,” a rep said.