Brian Thomas Grazer (born July 12, 1951) is an American film and television producer. He founded Imagine Entertainment in 1986 with Ron Howard. The films they produced have grossed over $15 billion. Grazer was personally nominated for four Academy Awards for ''Splash'' (1984), ''Apollo 13'' (1995), ''A Beautiful Mind'' (2001), and ''Frost/Nixon'' (2008). His films and TV series have been nominated for 47 Academy Awards and 217 Emmy Awards.