Jeff Dowd

Jeff Dowd (born November 20, 1949) is an American film producer and political activist.

Biography

He was a member of the "Seattle Seven",<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> who were jailed for contempt of court following a violent protest against the Vietnam War. He later moved to Los Angeles and became an independent movie producer and promoter, producing such films as Zebrahead.<ref name=NYT>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He met the Coen brothers while they were promoting their first film, Blood Simple, and was a key (though not the only) inspiration for their character Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski from The Big Lebowski.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2009, Dowd was involved in an altercation with movie critic John Anderson at the Sundance Film Festival, after Anderson panned Dirt! The Movie (Dowd was the film's sales agent).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Anderson was eating breakfast when Dowd reportedly confronted him, and then incited a food fight and brief melee at the Yarrow Hotel Restaurant. Dowd did not press charges.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2011, Dowd was the subject of an 18-minute documentary-short directed by Jeff Feuerzeig and broadcast on the USA Network as part of its "Character" series.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

• FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (co-executive producer)
• Zebrahead (1992) (producer)
• Cement (1999) (co-executive producer)
• The Last Game (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
• Ocean of Pearls (2008) (executive producer)

External links

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• The Dude's Film School