Born in Lakewood, NJ; attended Tufts University. Movie producer Steve Tisch has too many credits to mention, but his sleeper hit of 1983, RISKY BUSINESS, is one of the first in a long list of hit movies. In 1994 he produced the Academy Award® winning film FORREST GUMP. In 1986 Tisch formed his own production company, The Steve Tisch Company, where he has a number of television and feature film projects in development. Feature film producing credits include OUTLAW BLUES (1977), COAST TO COAST (1980), RISKY BUSINESS and DEAL OF THE CENTURY (both 1983), SOUL MAN (1986), BIG BUSINESS and HOT TO TROT (both 1988), HEART OF DIXIE (1989), HEART CONDITION and BAD INFLUENCE (both 1990), FORREST GUMP and CORRINA, CORRINA (both 1994), THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (exec. prod.) and DEAR GOD (both 1996), WILD AMERICA (exec. prod.) and THE POSTMAN (both 1997), LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, AMERICAN HISTORY X (both exec. prod.) and NICO THE UNICORN (all 1998), WAYWARD SON (1999, exec. prod.) and SNATCH and LOOKING FOR AN ECHO (both 2000, both exec. prod.), ALEX & EMMA (2003, exec. prod.), THE WEATHER MAN (2005), THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (2006), SEVEN POUNDS, NAUTICA and KNOWING (all scheduled for 2008), THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123, NEED and INTENSE GIRL SCOUTS (all scheduled for 2009), and CHAD SCHMIDT (announced for release in 2010).  Best Picture of the Year 1994: FORREST GUMP - Producer at Paramount (w. Wendy Finerman & Steve Starkey) 1 nomination, 1 Award