Go Green is a private initiative to improve the environment by promoting programs that "improve the quality of life in the Philadelphia region, green the environment and reduce the team’s impact on the planet." Before 50 Shades of Grey was made fashionable by mainstream auds, Coming off 2014’s highest grossing film, “, NBC has bought a single-camera ensemble comedy from blogger/Twitter personality Kelly Oxford. Presidential race hinges on crucial swing states, including Pa. Eagles podcast: Who will make the 53-man roster? This is the second time Magnolia and Participant teamed up on a food-related doc, the first being Robert Kenner's 2008 "Food, Inc.," which received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary.
Travel back in time to check out the early roles of some of Hollywood's heavy hitters. After the two were married, Christina changed her name from Lori Christina Weiss to Christina because Lori Lurie sounded “too weird”, according to Philly.com. [9] [11] She received a "sizeable" ownership interest in the Philadelphia Eagles as part of the divorce settlement. Christina added she kept the last name Lurie because “it’s who I am”.
Christina’s philanthropic ventures include the creation of the Eagles Youth Partnership (EYP), which has helped educate more than one million low-income children in the Greater Philadelphia region.
From Academy Award® nominated filmmaker, Charles Ferguson ("No End In Sight"), comes INSIDE JOB, the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. At the time it was the most anyone had ever paid for a professional sports franchise, the New York Times reported. According to PhillyMag.com, daughter Milena is a filmmaker living in New York and son Julian graduated from Harvard in 2017. According to the Eagles website, the Lurie Family Foundation helps fund Screen Pass Pictures, a documentary film company established by Christina. [3], In 2005, EYP received the inaugural Steve Patterson award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy. The couple now lives in a 13-acre, four-parcel estate in Wynnewood that Jeffrey Lurie bought for $14 million in 2007, according to PhillyMag.com.
In 2007, Weiss Lurie helped to establish the Lurie Family Foundation which focused on autism and cancer research. Family lawyer Dave Kaplan told PhillyMag.com that Jeffrey needed a more “loving human being” because of his difficult upbringing. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only.
Get Eagles analysis in your inbox every weekday during the season. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. She lives a healthy and balanced lifestyle and practices yoga daily. A title which puts her in charge of the entire non-profit charitable wing of the organization.
[12], Weiss Lurie is a contemporary art collector. She said she would continue to support the team’s community efforts. Christina Weiss Lurie is a producer and executive, known for Adam (2009), Last Looks (2020) and Rupture (2016). Eagles owners Jeffrey and Christina Lurie got divorced in July 2012 after 20 years of marriage.
[2], In a pre-production meeting for I Love You To Death, Weiss met Jeffrey Lurie (grandson of theater owner Philip Smith); they married in 1992 in Gstaad, Switzerland. Meanwhile in 2003, she developed Go Green, a ground-breaking initiative to better the environment by creating and sustaining programs that improve reduce the team’s impact on the planet. Weiss Lurie has spearheaded the franchise's philanthropic and sustainability efforts and also contributed to the design of Lincoln Financial Field and the NovaCare Complex – the Eagles’ corporate headquarters and training facility. [6] She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Carson Wentz has an Amazon store, and he’s selling meat bars, NFL picks: Vegas Vic rolling with the Packers over the 49ers on Thursday Night Football, From Travis Fulgham to Jalen Hurts: Grading Howie Roseman’s 2020 Eagles roster at midseason | Marcus Hayes, Eagles lose Josh McCown, their emergency quarterback, to the Houston Texans, What advanced stats say about the Eagles at midseason, Taking stock of the Eagles’ rookie class halfway through the season | Early Birds, Grading the Eagles at the midway point of the season. [3] In 2012, the couple announced that they were divorcing; the divorce was finalized in August 2012. One year later she started Vox3 Films. | One year after divorcing Christina, Jeffrey Lurie got remarried to Tina Lai in 2013. Christina told the Philadelphia Inquirer: “I think he [Jeffrey] feels culturally Jewish, and he loves some of the holidays, like Passover, but that’s about as far as the religious education went.”. In 2011, Weiss Lurie co-launched Tango Pictures which focused on producing mainstream films; also in 2011, she partnered with Alan Barnette to develop both scripted and unscripted television shows. © 2020 The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC Terms of Use/Privacy Policy.
The Luries bought the Eagles from Norman Braman in 1994 for $185 million. Forbes last year valued the franchise at $2.8 billion. [3] In 2013, Weiss Lurie helped to launch the Tackling Breast Cancer campaign, a partnership between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Breast Care Center with all proceeds from the sale of pink Eagles merchandise being donated to the center.[5].