Years active 1983–present Name Charlie Fink | Role Theatrical producer | |
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Occupation Theatrical producer, entrepreneur, arts advocate Spouse(s) Jane Hosticka(m. 1984-present) Children Dave Fink (Actor)Mike Fink (Film Director)Betty Fink (Student) People also search for Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein, Senain Kheshgi | ||
Charlie fink contributing editor what s ahead for ar and vr in 2017 2018
Charlie Fink is a theatrical producer, entrepreneur, and arts advocate. He is an executive and producer of entertainment and new media. He has created and launched new brands for Disney, AOL, and American Greetings since 1985. He received the 2014 Rule Breaker Award from No Rule Theater Company.
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- Charlie fink contributing editor what s ahead for ar and vr in 2017 2018
- Career
- Theatrical career
- Film credits
- Theatrical credits
- References
Career
Fink started his career in the Animation Division of Walt Disney Pictures, where he rose to the position of Vice-President. In his six years with Disney, Mr. Fink developed and produced live-action and animated motion pictures, including Beauty and The Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King, which was based on his idea, "Bambi in Africa". In 1992, Fink left Disney Pictures to become Executive Vice-President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Virtual World Entertainment, a software developer and location-based Entertainment Company owned by Tim Disney. That company was later sold to Microsoft.
In early 1996, Fink joined AOL as Senior Vice-President and Chief Cr. Officer of its Greenhouse Networks, where he created and launched some of the formative Internet's largest content brands, including Love@AOL (sold to Match.com), Electra (sold to Oxygen Media), Entertainment Asylum, and Santa's Home Page (which he also co-produced with the late Brandon Tartikoff and Will Vinton as an ABC TV special).
After leaving AOL in 1999, Fink founded eAgents.com, a daily email service that provided targeted news and entertainment to over five million Internet users each day. In September 2000, less than eight months after founding the company, with its initial product still in beta, eAgents was sold to American Greetings Interactive (AGI). Fink served as President of AGI until 2003, and Chairman until 2005. During his tenure, AG acquired its two largest competitors, BlueMountain.com and eGreetings.com, and transitioned from a free site to a fee based subscription service with over five million paying subscribers.
In 2005, Fink founded and operated digital marketing agency, Charlie Company, specializing in integrated lifestyle marketing campaigns for global brands, startups, and non-profits leveraging SEM, SEO, social, content creation, viral, guerilla and experiential channels; clients included Sprint, eBay, Phoenix Education, Capital One, Moveon.org and others; Developed and executed go-to-market strategy for Erodr, a venture backed geo social app for college campuses, driving 300,000 trials, 2012 - 2014; Created "The Other 98%" for Moveon.org, which today has 2.75 MM followers on Facebook; Created & Produced YouTube series The Two McCains, 2008.
Fink earned his BA Degree from Sarah Lawrence College and a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Art Institute of Chicago. He is married to Jane Hosticka, a costume and set designer, and splits his time between Washington, DC, and New York City.
Theatrical career
Fink is the founder and artistic director of the New Musical Foundation, which produces readings, workshops, and festival productions of new musicals. He is also Chairman of the Board of New York Musical Theatre Festival, an annual summer showcase of more than 30 new musicals now in its twelfth season. Over 300 NYMF alumni productions have been seen in 48 states, 60 countries, and five have gone on to Broadway, most notably Pulitzer Prize winner Next To Normal.
Film credits
1986 – 1992 Vice President, Walt Disney Pictures, supervised development and/or production of the following projects: