Brooklyn-born film producer James Foley has worked with A-list stars such as Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Madonna and Mark Wahlberg, and has passed away in more than 30 years of careers in film, television and music videos. He is 71 years old.

Foley's representative said Thursday he "died peacefully in sleep earlier this week after years of fighting brain cancer."

Foley made his debut as a feature director in 1984 recklessstarring Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah. Following him, Madonna's "Dress Up as You" music video marked the first of many collaborations with the Material Girls, who have worked for her many iconic music videos including "Live To Tell", "Papa Do not do not Palleach", "True Blue", "Who is that girl" and "The Look of Love".

His follow-up film appeared in 1986 with Sean Penn and Christopher Walken At close range. He continues to coach After dark, my sweetness Starring Jason Patric, Rachel Ward and Bruce Dern Double Peaks Before Helming 1992 Glengarry Glen Ross A script from David Mamet.

Set in the high-bet world of real estate, the film stars Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin and Kevin Spacey. Pacino was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the film. Foley and Pacino will continue to be with the 1995 Two digits.

In 1996, Fley saw his thriller release Fearstarring Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon. Although it made only $20.8 million at the box office, the film is known for fueling the careers of its stars, whose careers have become two of Hollywood's two most successful actor-producers.

back FearFoley worked with Gene Hackman and Chris O'Donnell in 1996 room; Once again with Wahlberg in 1999 action packing Corruptco-starring chow yun-fat; with Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia, Dustin Hoffman and Paul Giamatti confidence; and along with Halle Berry and Bruce Willis in the 2007 thriller Perfect stranger.

Foley then brings his talents to the small screen to show the spell and guide an episode Hannibal Before signing in to Netflix's inaugural series House of Cards. He will eventually direct 12 episodes of the famous series. He also skipped the camera's two episodes of Showtime Billions.

But back to the big screen where he went, he took over Fifty degrees Sam Taylor-Johnson's franchise. He directed the last two films in the franchise, Fifty kinds of shadows deeper and Released fifty shadowsstarring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan.

In an interview Hollywood Reporter In 2017, Foley talked about the seamless transitions throughout his career between TV and movies and genres.

"What I like most is that it's smooth. My career is very smooth, with ups and downs and rights, I always respond to things that are interesting to me at the moment, I'm very unconscious about the genre," he said while promoting a new job. Fifty degrees Franchise. “So the thing I dislike the most is, of course, is the understandable tendency, of course, is someone or identifying them as “him” movies, so if we were making that kind of movie, we should get him, and he would do that like other movies he’s ever made.” I personally don’t have an interest in me.

"The worst thing is, the worst thing is, the worst thing is what's the worst thing. Because the worst thing is that you're being dove-screwed, the best thing is that I haven't been to it. I'm still making movies despite jumping up all over the place, so there's a Hollywood thing in Hollywood, so that's a pure linear and not a very picky and going on on the director, it's a pure linear, it's an incredible, and it's an incredible, and it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incredible, it's an incred

Furley's brother Kevin survived. sisters Erin and Joe Ann; and nephew Quinn. His brother Gerard abandoned him.

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