pirates of the caribbean - Cannes International Film Festival

Prior to joining Simpson Bruckheimer in 1995, Oman was a founding employee of the
Motion Picture Corporation of America. After six years, he left the independent
production company as senior vice president of production.
Oman served as an associate producer on “Dumb and Dumber” starring Jim Carrey,
executive produced Touchstone Pictures’ “The War at Home” starring Emilio Estevez,
Kathy Bates and Martin Sheen, and co-produced “The Desperate Trail” with Sam Elliott
and “The Sketch Artist” starring Drew Barrymore and Sean Young. Oman produced
“Hands That See” with Courteney Cox and “Love, Cheat and Steal” with John Lithgow
and Eric Roberts.
Oman graduated from Southern Methodist University with a degree in finance. He also
attended the University of California at Los Angeles where he studied screenwriting and
New York University where he participated in the undergraduate film production
program. He was born and raised in Wichita Falls, Texas.
JOHN DeLUCA (Executive Producer) served most recently as producer, choreographer
and second unit director on the film adaptation of the Broadway musical “Nine,” which
was nominated for four Academy Awards®, five Golden Globes® and 10 Critics Choice
Awards. DeLuca was co-producer, second unit director and choreographer of the
Academy Award-winning film “Memoirs of a Geisha” and supervising choreographer and
second unit director of the Academy Award-winning film “Chicago.” His most recent
television project was the Emmy Award®-winning NBC television special “Tony Bennett:
An American Classic” (seven awards, the most of any nominated show that season). He
won two Emmys as executive producer and as choreographer.
DeLuca choreographed the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal,” as well as the 75 th
Annual Academy Awards® and Kennedy Center Honors. On Broadway, he
choreographed “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” and “Minnelli on Minnelli,”
as well as directed and choreographed “Broadway Sings Elton John” and “Deborah
Voight on Broadway.” Other New York choreography credits include “Sweet Adeline”
(Encores!) and “Two Gentlemen of Verona” (The Public Theatre). National Tours have
included “The Boyfriend” and “Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Music of the Night”
(choreographer); “Chita and All That Jazz” and “Brigadoon” (director).
DeLuca has coached lead performances in many Broadway shows, including Natasha
Richardson in “Cabaret,” Rosie O’Donnell in “Seussical, the Musical” and Donna Murphy
in “The King and I.”
DeLuca started his career and spent many years as a performer where he was featured
on Broadway in shows such as Bob Fosse’s “Dancin’.” He has also received the American
Choreography Award and the American Theatre Award and is a graduate of Boston
University.
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