Brian Grazer & Niki Lauda disliked Ron Howard film initially

Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer has a mixed history with sports. He says he was the toughest kid in his elementary and middle school, but that didn’t keep him from very publicly getting cut from the high school football team. Grazer opted to start swimming and ended up breaking the City of Los Angeles record in the 100-meter butterfly. Grazer has been involved in many film movies throughout his career, from Rush, the sports biopic about Niki Lauda’s rivalry with James Hunt, to Friday Night Lights. Cinderella Man, the film inspired by the life of James J. Braddock, was screened at the White House, giving Grazer the opportunity to meet John McCain, Barack Obama and George W. Bush, who Grazer describes as being “comfortable in his own skin.” Plus, Grazer recalls when Brazilian soccer star Pelé flew his daughter to Cannes.

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