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Col Needham
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Founder and CEO of IMDb which launched online in 1990 and was acquired by Amazon.com in 1998.
The millionth person to have his name entered into the Internet Movie Database.
Attended Hyde Clarendon Sixth Form College in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England (1983-1985).
Attended Audenshaw Grammar School, Audenshaw, Manchester (1978-1983).
Received his Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Computer Science from the University of Leeds (1988).
Holds an honorary degree (Doctor of Letters) from Bristol University (2018).
A member of Sundance Film Festival 2015 International Dramatic Jury along with
Mia Hansen-Løve
and
Taika Waititi
.
Holds an honorary degree (Doctor of Letters) from Bath Spa University (2019).
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