Jerry Bruckheimer is a highly prominent, Oscar-winning film and television producer in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. His best known television series are CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and The Amazing Race. His best known movies include Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, The Rock, Con Air, Armageddon, Enemy of the State, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Black Hawk Down, Pirates of the Caribbean, King Arthur, and National Treasure.-WIKI

• Bruckheimer currently has five television shows on the air: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (the #1 show on television in 2003), CSI: Miami (the #1 new drama of 2002), Without a Trace (the #2 new drama of 2002), Cold Case (the #1 new drama of 2003)

• The Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy, produced through Walt Disney Pictures was enormously profitable, and demonstrates Bruckheimer's ability to create lucrative projects. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the first film in the franchise, was released on July 9, 2003. A surprisingly popular box office hit, it was well-received by critics and moviegoers alike. After the unexpected success of the first film, Walt Disney Pictures revealed that a trilogy was in the works. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was released on July 7, 2006. The sequel proved to be very successful, breaking records worldwide the day of its premiere. In the end it acquired a total of $1,066,179,725 at the worldwide box office, becoming the third and fastest film to reach this staggering amount. The last film in the trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was released worldwide on May 25, 2007. Altogether, the film franchise has grossed over $2.79 billion worldwide.- WIKIPEDIA.org