Kevin Turen

Kevin Turen was born in New York City on August 16, 1979. He studied English and Cinema at Columbia University.^[1]

Turen was an executive at First Look Pictures, eventually becoming its president. In the 2010s, he worked at Infinity Media and Treehouse Films.^[1] In 2012, he developed and produced Nicholas Jarecki's acclaimed financial thriller Arbitrage, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for its star, Richard Gere. In 2014, he became the head of Phantom Four, a production company started by screenwriter David S. Goyer.^[1] During this time, Phantom Four worked on the film Assassination Nation (2018), written and directed by Sam Levinson.^[1] This began an extended collaboration with Levinson and his wife, Ashley; Turen co-founded Little Lamb Productions with them, and went on to produce the film Malcolm & Marie and work as an executive producer on the TV shows Euphoria and The Idol.^[1]

Turen married Evelina in June 2012, and they had two sons.^[1]

On November 12, 2023, Turen was driving his Tesla vehicle on autopilot mode when he suffered a cardiac emergency.^[6] His son Jack was able to navigate the car to the side of the road and call 9-1-1; Turen was transported to a hospital, where he died at the age of 44.^[1][2][7][8] According to a report from a medical examiner, Turen died from acute cardiac dysfunction and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, with coronary artery disease listed as a contributing factor.^[6] Hurry Up Tomorrow, one of his last films released posthumously, was dedicated to his memory.