Producer Alan Blomquist has been a prominent figure in the entertainment industry for over three decades, boasting an impressive career spanning over 25 feature films as an Executive Producer for esteemed studios such as Warner Bros, Paramount, and Miramax.
His most notable achievement is the creation of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour phenomenon, which successfully transformed a live comedy tour into three feature-length stand-up comedy DVDs, selling over 10 million units and spawning a cottage industry of scripted movies and stand-up specials.
Recent credits include the commercially successful "A Dog's Purpose" and "Book Club", featuring an all-star cast including Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen.
Blomquist's extensive production credits also include the Academy Award-nominated films "Chocolat", "The Cider House Rules", and "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", as well as the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk The Line", "Taking Lives" with Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke, and "Bounce" for Don Roos.
He has also executive produced films such as "What Dreams May Come" with Robin Williams, "Spawn", "A Little Princess", "Beautiful Girls", "Of Mice and Men", and "Everybody's All American".
In addition to his film work, Blomquist has produced and/or directed over 14 one-hour, multi-camera stand-up specials for a diverse range of talent, including Lisa Lampanelli, Russell Peters, Ralphie May, Larry the Cable Guy, and Bill Engvall, which have aired on HBO, Comedy Central, and TBS.
Prior to his producing career, Blomquist served in various key production capacities, including first assistant director on "Iron Eagle" and unit production manager on "La Bamba" and "Uncle Buck".
Alan Blomquist is a devoted father of two daughters, Annika and Estella, and twin sons, Sam and Estella, who are currently pursuing their own paths in the world.
