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- Birth nameNed Stone Tanenbaum
- Ned Tanen was born on September 20, 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer, known for Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985). He was married to Kitty Stephen Hawks and Ethel Kirman. He died on January 5, 2009 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- SpousesKitty Stephen Hawks(April 11, 1976 - December 30, 1983) (divorced)Ethel Kirman(June 27, 1964 - August 1973) (divorced, 2 children)
- Former Universal Pictures and Paramount Chairman.
- The character of "Biff Tannen" in the Back to the Future (1985) movies was named after him.
- His entertainment career began with MCA in 1954. Became a talent agent, packaged TV shows and founded MCA's Uni Records, which helped launched stars such as Neil Diamond, Elton John and Olivia Newton-John. Quit at the height of his success and went independent.
- Son-in-law of director Howard Hawks. Ned Tanen married Kitty Hawks (daughter of Howard Hawks). They divorced in 1983.
- The character of Sloane Peterson in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) was named after his daughter Sloane.
- I adored the original ending of Fatal Attraction (1987), where Alex slits her throat but leaves Dan's fingerprints on the knife. It was totally horrifying. She's got him from the grave! But audiences in this country would have thrown rocks at the screen. If you really don't care what an audience thinks, make a home movie and show it on your wall.
- 'Fatal Attraction' (1987)_ works because this has happened to everybody. Every woman has had the guy she's broken up with park across the street and stare at her door. Every guy has had someone call at two in the morning and hang up. Or you've been the person who has done those things.
- There's nothing like a hit movie to make you think you're one of the chosen people. It's amazing how smart we are the morning after a hit opens.
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