THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS 
DESPICABLE ME 3 
GET OUT 
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Chairman Jeff Shell has been selected as the recipient of the Tom Sherak Award from the Fulfillment Fund.The organization will present the award to Shell -- whose studio set domestic and worldwide box office records last year -- on Nov. 2 at the Stars 2016 Benefit Gala at Universal Studios Hollywood's Globe Theater.The Fulfillment Fund raises money to help local Los Angeles students overcome obstacles to achieve a college education."As a Los Angeles native and product of public education,...
Universal Pictures
Jeff
Shell
Chairman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group
As Universal chairman, Shell oversees all of global film operations, including Universal Pictures, Fandango, Universal Pictures International, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and DreamWorks Animation. Since naming him chairman in 2015, the studio has hit box-office milestones. In 2017, it crossed $5 billion globally for the second time, with a slate featuring “The Fate of the Furious” at $1.24 billion and “Get Out,” the social thriller that won Jordan Peele an original-screenplay Oscar and grossed $256 million. Shell was previously head of the cable giant’s programming, before moving to London, where he presided over TV distribution. He was feted by the Fulfillment Fund in 2016 for his help in raising money for L.A. students in need.
