# Ken Kao

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{{Short description|American film producer}}
'''Ken Kao''' is an American film producer. He is known for his work with [Terrence Malick](/source/Terrence_Malick), and for co-founding Arcana with [Ryan Gosling](/source/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](/source/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](/source/GPS) pioneer [Min Kao](/source/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](/source/Jen_Kao).

==Personal life==
Kao married [Jessica Michibata](/source/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](/source/Rampart_(film))''
* ''[Knight of Cups](/source/Knight_of_Cups_(film))''
* ''[The Sea of Trees](/source/The_Sea_of_Trees)''
* ''[The Nice Guys](/source/The_Nice_Guys)''
* ''[Silence](/source/Silence_(2016_film))''
* ''[Lost in London](/source/Lost_in_London)''
* ''[Song to Song](/source/Song_to_Song)''
* ''[The Glass Castle](/source/The_Glass_Castle_(2017_film))''
* ''[Hostiles](/source/Hostiles_(film))''
* ''[Woodshock](/source/Woodshock)''
* ''[The Outside](/source/The_Outsider_(2018_film))''
* ''[Tau](/source/Tau_(film))''
* ''[The Favourite](/source/The_Favourite_(2018_film))''
* ''[Mid90s](/source/Mid90s)''
* ''[Cuckoo](/source/Cuckoo_(2024_film))''
* ''[Longlegs](/source/Longlegs)''
* ''[Hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(2025_film))''
* ''[She Rides Shotgun](/source/She_Rides_Shotgun)''
* ''[Splitsville](/source/Splitsville_(film))''
* ''[Project Hail Mary](/source/Project_Hail_Mary_(film))''
* ''[The Actor](/source/The_Actor_(2025_film))''
* ''[I Love Boosters](/source/I_Love_Boosters)''
* ''[Hokum](/source/Hokum_(film))''

==References==
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