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Born in New York City; educated at Carleton College (Northfield, MN). Production executive who began in American television as a unit manager for the 1973 series "Kojak." Other production credits include AMERICAN HOT WAX (1978, 2nd a.d.), APOCALYPSE NOW (prod. manager) and THE CHINA SYNDROME (2nd a.d.) (both 1979), THE ESCAPE ARTIST (1982, unit prod. mgr.) and OCTOPUSSY (1983, prod. mgr.). Feature producing credits incldue CUTTER'S WAY (1981, assoc. prod. & unit prod. mgr.), THE BIG CHILL (1983, assoc. prod. & unit prod. mgr.), THE COTTON CLUB (1984, line producer), FANDANGO (1985, line producer & unit prod. mgr.), PETTY SUE GOT MARRIED (1986, exec. prod. & unit prod. mgr.), CHILD'S PLAY (1988, exec. prod.), DICK TRACY (exec. prod.), WILDER NAPALM (1993, exec. prod. & unit prod. mgr.), CHINA MOON and RAPA NUI (exec. prod.) (both 1994), THE FAN (1996, exec. prod.), FACE/OFF (1997), THE MATRIX (1999, exec. prod.), the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy (2001-2003), THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH (2002), LITTLE FISH and THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN (both 2005, both exec. prod.), THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP (2007), THE LAUNDRY WARRIOR, OUTLANDER and THREE HUNTERS (all scheduled for 2008), and JUSTICE LEAGUE: MORTAL and an as yet untitled biopic of auto racer Bruce McLaren (exec. prod.) (both scheduled for release in 2009). Osborne currently lives in Wellington, New Zealand.  Nominated for Best Picture of the Year 2001: LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING - Producer (w. Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh)  Nominated for Best Picture of the Year 2002: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TOWERS - Producer (w. Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh)  Best Picture of the Year 2003: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING - Producer (w. Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh) 3 nominations, 1 Award