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21 Laps Entertainment
American production company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
21 Laps, Inc.,[2] doing business as 21 Laps Entertainment, is a film and television production company founded and run by filmmaker Shawn Levy.[3] The company is best known as the producers of Stranger Things, and exclusively distributes content through a partnership with Netflix.[4] It has also produced films like Arrival, Free Guy, The Adam Project, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Spectacular Now, Real Steel, and the Night at the Museum franchise. The companies' name originates from the number of laps Levy's oldest daughter ran in a jogathon when she was 5 years old.[5] In addition to the logo, the icon is supposed to represent a race track.
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21 Laps Entertainment | |
Formerly | Wunjo, Inc. (1999–2005) |
Industry | Film Television |
Founded | January 29, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-01-29) (as Wunjo, Inc.) 2005; 19 years ago (2005) (as 21 Laps Entertainment)[1] |
Founder | Shawn Levy |
Headquarters | 888 Seventh Avenue, New York City, New York 10106 , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Shawn Levy (CEO) Dan Levine (Partner) Dan Cohen (Partner) |
Products | Motion pictures, television programs |
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