Born in Los Angeles; educated at Stanford. The son of legendary studio head Darryl F. Zanuck, Richard Zanuck entered the film business while still in college and produced his first feature, COMPULSION (1959), at age 24. During his reign as head of production at 20th Century-Fox, the studio accumulated over 150 Oscar® nominations, as well as three best picture awards. Zanuck formed the Zanuck/Brown company with former Fox colleague David Brown in 1972; among the team's successful collaborations were THE STING (1973), JAWS (1975) and COCOON (1985) (also co-produced with third wife Lili Fini Zanuck). He dissolved his partnership with Brown in 1988 and formed the Zanuck Company the following year, sharing an Oscar with his wife for the company's first feature, DRIVING MISS DAISY (1989). Other notable producing credits include THE CHAPMAN REPORT (1962), THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS (1974), THE GIRL FROM PETROVKA (1974), THE EIGER SANCTION (1975), JAWS 2 (1978), NEIGHBORS (1981), COCOON: THE RETURN (1988), RUSH (1991), CLEAN SLATE (1994), WILD BILL (1995), MULHOLLAND FALLS (1996), DEEP IMPACT (1998), TRUE CRIME (1999), RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (2000), PLANET OF THE APES (2001), REIGN OF FIRE and ROAD TO PERDITION (both 2002), BIG FISH (2003), CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (2005), SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (2007), and YES MAN and RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! (both announced for 2009). He also produced the 72nd Annual Academy Awards show in 2000.  Nominated for Best Picture 1975: JAWS - Producer (w. David Brown)  Nominated for Best Picture 1982: THE VERDICT - Producer (w. David Brown)  Best Picture of the Year 1989: DRIVING MISS DAISY - Producer (w. Lili Fini Zanuck)  Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 1990 (w. David Brown) 3 nominations, 1 Award, 1 Honorary Award