Quick facts for kids
Randall Emmett
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Randall Emmett in 2020
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| Born |
(1971-03-25) March 25, 1971 (age 53)
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| Alma mater |
School of Visual Arts |
| Occupation |
Film producer, television personality |
| Years active |
1995–present |
| Television |
Vanderpump Rules |
| Spouse(s) |
( m. 2009; div. 2017)
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| Partner(s) |
Lala Kent (2015-2021) |
| Children |
3 |
Randall Emmett (born March 25, 1971) is an American film producer and television personality. He is the chairman and co-founder of production company Emmett/Furla Oasis Films.
Emmett is best known as the producer of the films 2 Guns, Silence, Lone Survivor and The Irishman. He appeared in the eighth and ninth seasons of the Bravo reality television series Vanderpump Rules, as the partner of Lala Kent.
Early life and education
Emmett was born to a Jewish family in Miami, Florida, according to Emmett, a "distant cousin", through his mother, of Jerry Bruckheimer, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
Career
In 1995, Emmett began his Hollywood career as a personal assistant to Mark Wahlberg. Later he met George Furla, with whom he co-founded Emmett/Furla Films in 1998. In 2013, the company was joined by Dubai-based film financier Oasis Ventures Entertainment to become Emmet/Furla Oasis Films (EFO).
In 2023, Emmett was the subject of the documentary "The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump", exposing allegations against him for racial discrimination and employment abuse at EFO.
Poker
Emmett has been playing poker since 2012. He has won four tournaments which include two victories in $10,000 buy-in high roller tournaments at Aria Resort and Casino. He has one World Series of Poker cash in 2019 and two cashes on the World Poker Tour. As of February 2021, his live tournament winnings exceed $590,000.
Emmett has made regular TV poker appearances on PokerGO shows including World Series of Poker coverage, Poker After Dark, and Friday Night Poker.
Personal life
In 2009, Emmett married actress Ambyr Childers, with whom he has two daughters. Emmett filed for separation from Childers in April 2015, but dismissed the petition the following year. Childers filed for divorce in January 2017. It was finalized in December 2017.
Emmett was engaged to Lauren "Lala Kent" Burningham from Vanderpump Rules. On March 15, 2021, their daughter, Ocean, was born.
Filmography
Producer
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Feature film
- Eyes Beyond Seeing (1995)
- Speedway Junky (1999)
- Escape to Grizzly Mountain (2000)
- After ... (2000)
- Ticker (2001)
- Good Advice (2001)
- Gentlemen of the Hunt (2002)
- Blind Horizon (2003)
- Unstoppable (2004) (co-producer)
- Edison (2005)
- The Tenants (2005)
- Before It Had a Name (2005)
- 16 Blocks (2006)
- The Wicker Man (2006)
- Home of the Brave (2006)
- King of California (2007)
- 88 Minutes (2007)
- Shortcut to Happiness (2007) (Associate producer)
- Borderland (2007)
- Righteous Kill (2008)
- Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
- Catch .44 (2011)
- Lay the Favorite (2012)
- Playback (2012)
- Alex Cross (2012)
- Broken City (2013)
- The Frozen Ground (2013)
- Escape Plan (2013)
- 2 Guns (2013)
- Lone Survivor (2013)
- The Prince (2014)
- 90 Minutes in Heaven (2015)
- Heist (2015)
- Extraction (2015)
- Precious Cargo (2016)
- Marauders (2016)
- Silence (2016)
- Aftermath (2017)
- Inconceivable (2017)
- First Kill (2017)
- Acts of Violence (2017)
- A Vigilante (2017)
- Gotti (2018)
- The Row (2018)
- Reprisal (2018)
- The Irishman (2019)
- 10 Minutes Gone (2019)
- Trauma Center (2019)
- Survive the Night (2020)
- Force of Nature (2020)
- Boss Level (2021)
- American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021)
- Midnight in the Switchgrass (2021)
- Out of Death (2021)
- Survive the Game (2021)
- Fortress (2021)
- Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022)
- Wash Me in the River (2022)
- Wrong Place (2022)
- Wire Room (2022)
- Detective Knight: Rogue (2022)
- Detective Knight: Redemption (2022)
- Detective Knight: Independence (2023)
- Bandits (TBA)
- Exigent (TBA)
- Labor of Love (TBA)
- Pieces (TBA)
- The Pursuit (TBA)
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Direct-to-video
- Held for Ransom (2000)
- Out for a Kill (2003)
- Belly of the Beast (2003)
- Control (2004)
- Submerged (2005) (co-producer)
- Today You Die (2005)
- Mercenary for Justice (2006)
- The Contract (2006)
- Day of the Dead (2008)
- Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008)
- Thick as Thieves (2009)
- Streets of Blood (2009)
- Caught in the Crossfire (2010)
- Gun (2010)
- All Things Fall Apart (2011)
- Setup (2011)
- Freelancers (2012)
- Fire with Fire (2012)
- Empire State (2013)
- Vice (2015)
- Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)
- Backtrace (2018)
- Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019)
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Executive producer
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Feature film
- Narc (2002)
- The Badge (2002)
- All I Want (2002)
- Half Past Dead (2002) (Co-executive producer)
- Wonderland (2003)
- A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
- Loverboy (2005) (Co-executive producer)
- The Amityville Horror (2005) (Co-executive producer)
- Lonely Hearts (2006)
- Shortcut to Happiness (2007) (Co-executive producer)
- White Air (2007)
- Finding Rin Tin Tin (2007)
- Rambo (2008)
- The Bleeding (2009)
- The Tomb (2009)
- Double Identity (2009)
- Once Fallen (2010)
- End of Watch (2012)
- Mississippi Grind (2015)
- Everest (2015)
- Exposed (2016)
- Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
- Speed Kills (2018)
- Mile 22 (2018)
- The War with Grandpa (2020)
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Direct-to-video
- Hard Cash (2002)
- Blood Out (2011)
Television
- Cutaway (2000) (Co-executive producer) (TV movie)
- Andrew Dice Clay: I'm Over Here Now (2000) (TV special)
- SAF3 (2013–14)
- Power (2014–20)
- BMF (TBA)
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Director
- Midnight in the Switchgrass (2021)
- Savage Salvation (2022)
- Cash Out (TBA)
Special thanks
- Out of Death (2021)
- 3 Days Rising (TBA)
