Ken Kao

{{Short description|American film producer}} '''Ken Kao''' is an American film producer. He is known for his work with Terrence Malick, and for co-founding Arcana with Ryan Gosling.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ford|first1=Rebecca|title=Ryan Gosling Launches Production Company Arcana With Ken Kao|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ryan-gosling-launches-production-company-arcana-ken-kao-1013474/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 20, 2022|date=June 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wyche |first=Elbert |title=Ryan Gosling, Ken Kao form production company Arcana |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/ryan-gosling-ken-kao-form-production-company-arcana/5119103.article |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Screen |language=en}}</ref> Kao is the President and Founder of Waypoint Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Drury Wagner|first=Kathryn|title=Ken Kao: The Movie Mogul Among Us|url=https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/oahu-based-film-producer-ken-kao-journey/|date=May 13, 2024|website=Hawaii Business Magazine}}</ref> ==Early life== Kao was born in the late 1970s and is the son of billionaire GPS pioneer Min Kao.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=2015-01-29 |title=Berlin Q&A: The Garmin Heir Behind Terrence Malick’s New Movie |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/berlin-q-a-garmin-heir-767452/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> He grew up in Kansas City.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raup |first=Jordan |date=2016-03-02 |title=‘Knight of Cups’ Producers Discuss Their First Terrence Malick Experience, His Creative Process, and More |url=https://thefilmstage.com/knight-of-cups-producers-discuss-their-first-terrence-malick-experience-his-creative-process-and-more/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> His younger sister is fashion designer Jen Kao.

==Personal life== Kao married Jessica Michibata in 2016, they have one child born in 2017. The family live in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-19 |title=Son of Billionaire GPS Titan Scores Sleek $22.5 Million Beverly Hills Mansion |url=https://dornob.com/son-of-billionaire-gps-titan-scores-sleek-22-5-million-beverly-hills-mansion/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Dornob {{!}} Architecture, Interior and Furniture Design |language=en}}</ref>

==Films== * ''Rampart'' * ''Knight of Cups'' * ''The Sea of Trees'' * ''The Nice Guys'' * ''Silence'' * ''Lost in London'' * ''Song to Song'' * ''The Glass Castle'' * ''Hostiles'' * ''Woodshock'' * ''The Outside'' * ''Tau'' * ''The Favourite'' * ''Mid90s'' * ''Cuckoo'' * ''Longlegs'' * ''Hamlet'' * ''She Rides Shotgun'' * ''Splitsville'' * ''Project Hail Mary'' * ''The Actor'' * ''I Love Boosters'' * ''Hokum''

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