Rich Boynton - Variety The Children`s Charity

RICH BOYNTON
December 5, 2013
Rich
Boynton
Rich Boynton was born in Seattle,
Washington, and moved to Dallas,
Texas at age 15. A year later, he started
his first job working as an usher in the
Promenade Theatre. Soon he was promoted to Assistant Manager, and then
Manager - all while attending Richland
College and North Texas State University. The Promenade is also where
he met his wife of over 38 years, Tara.
Rich also managed the Medallion Theater prior to going to work for Columbia
Pictures selling film in 1978. Two years
later, he flipped sides and started buying
film for Plitt Theatres. In 1986, Rich began working for AMC Theatres and then
for General Cinema in 1991. In 1995,
he was transferred from Dallas to Los
Angeles. When AMC Theatres bought
General Cinema in 2002, Rich worked
for a short stint with MGM before joining
Loews Theatres. Once again AMC Theatres bought the company Rich worked
for, this time he was hired on - and in
2006 he transferred to Kansas City.
Currently, Rich is Senior Vice President,
Head Film Buyer for AMC Theatres.
Rich now lives in Parkville, Missouri with
his wife Tara. He enjoys Kansas City
barbecue, watching sports (his favorite
teams are the Dallas Cowboys and the
Texas Rangers) and golfing. One of his
favorite events is the Variety of Southern
California Golf Tournament at Robinson
Ranch. His most enjoyable past time
however, is spending time with his kids
and grandkids. Son Aaron, daughter-inlaw Anya and grandsons Riley and Tyler
live in San Jose, California. Daughter
Holly and soon-to-be son-in-law Keith
live in Los Angeles. Daughter Drew,
son-in-law Spencer, grandson Isaac
and granddaughter Iyla live in Wahiawa,
Hawaii.
Variety of Southern California is proud to
honor Rich Boynton with the 2013 Heart
of Show Business Award.
2013 Heart of Show Business Award
Variety –the Children’s Charity of Southern California
Proudly Honors
RICH BOYNTON
For his continued commitment to the causes
and mission of Variety –the Children’s Charity
and the children we serve, as well as his eminent
position in the entertainment industry.
Alan Davy
Chairman
Scott Forman
President
Elizabeth O’Neil
Executive Director
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Skirball Cultural Center
Variety –the Children’s Charity of Southern California
is dedicated to inspiring hope, enriching lives and building a better future for the children of Southern California.
For more information please visit www.varietysocal.org
The proceeds raised from this luncheon will support
programs in the areas of Education, Health Care, and
Mobility, serving children in need across Southern
California.
Last year alone, Variety the Children’s Charity of Southern California provided $700,000.00 in grants supporting children in the fields of healthcare, mobility, and education. With your help, we will continue Variety’s mission
to make a difference in the lives of children throughout
Southern California.
Board of
Directors
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Rory Bruer
Richard W. Cook
Bruce C. Corwin
Dan Fellman
Michael R. Forman
Sonny Gourley
Monty Hall
Charles C. Koones
Nikki Rocco
Bruce Snyder
Tom Sherak
James C. Tharp
Chuck Viane
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL
Christopher Aronson
William D. Esensten
Jeffrey B. Goldstein
Clark Woods
Michael D. McCartney
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee
Chairman
Alan Davy
President
Scott Forman
Treasurer
Janelle Mitchell
Patricia Gonzalez
Nancy L. Klueter
John V. Tamborelli
Michael Viane
Michael A. Alvarez
Shaun Barber
Ann-Elizabeth Crotty
Dale Davison
Allison Fullmer
Brandon Gabriel
Mary Beth Garber Dean Gordon
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Larry Krutchik
Robert Macias
Michelle Maddalena
Cami Martinez
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Alan Davy
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Program Director
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Felicia Forman
December 5, 2013
Dear Rich,
When I called on behalf of Variety Tent 25 to ask you to accept the 2013 Heart of Show
Business Award, I wasn’t surprised when you humbly responded that there were far
more worthy recipients. However, your family, co-workers, and industry peers feel
differently. We all think you are the “All American” guy who has earned the love and
respect from every person who knows you. Your unfailing support of numerous industry charities over the last four decades coupled with the money raised from today’s
luncheon continue to make a positive impact on the lives of children.
Always the savvy and persistent executive who has been kind and professional to
everyone throughout your career, your emphasis on family values, your integrity,
and your infectious optimism are legendary. On behalf of your loving wife Tara, your
children Aaron, Holly, and Drew, and all your business colleagues, we congratulate you
for receiving this prestigious award.
As a fellow Pacific Northwesterner, I trust your impending retirement will afford you
more time to relax and to visit our beloved Oregon Coast. While your passion for
the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Rangers continues to baffle me, I look forward to
sharing sourdough pancakes with you at Seaside’s Pig N Pancakes and maybe even
talking you and Tara into coming down to the beach to go clamming and/or crabbing,
or even just to enjoy a bonfire.
The 2013 Heart of Show Business Award rightfully goes to a man of great character
who has made a positive difference in our industry and for the children Variety serves.
Thanks “Pappy,” there is no one more deserving of this award than you!
With Great Admiration,
Scott A. Forman
President
December 5, 2013
Dear Rich,
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Variety the Children’s Charity of Southern
California, our members and the children we serve, congratulations on receiving our
2013 Hear of Show Business Award.
This award recognizes individuals who contribute to the success and vitality of the
entertainment industry, as well as outstanding service to the community spirit. The
respect and admiration you have from everyone in our industry, after almost four
decades of service, you received the old fashion way. You earned it.
Please accept our heartfelt thanks and admiration for your remarkable career. Enjoy
your special day.
Warmest personal regards,
Alan Davy
Chairman
Dearest Rich/Dad,
Congratulations on receiving this award
from The Variety of Southern California. We
are so proud of you! Your integrity and the
way you make people feel when they are
with you, it is easy to see why you were chosen for this year’s honoree.
You’ve always put your whole heart in everything you do. That is including your work
and play, but especially with our family. You
have a way of making each person feel like
they are the most important in your life. Your
kindness and generosity that you exhibit everyday shows what a wonderful person you
really are. You always lead by example.
Congratulations on being Honored today!
We Love you always!
Tara, Aaron, Anya, Riley, Tyler, Holly,
Keith, Drew, Spencer, Isaac and Iyla
It's difficult to get dirt on my brother if you know him well,
he always does the right things, and doesn't really screw
things up. Rich and I did share a bedroom for most of our
childhood, however, so I do have a couple things to throw
out there.
I remember when we needed to rearrange our bedroom so
Mom wouldn't see our latest BB gun hole in the wall, Rich
was a bad shot.
Or when we (mainly he) started a little fire in a coffee can
with white gas to cook bologna. In one mila-second Rich
went from brown hair to about the same color he has
now.
One summer, while our family was packing for vacation to
the ocean, Rich and I were throwing rocks over the house
across the street and into the woods behind it. Our Father
came out with a load of suit cases and Rich said, hey Dad
watch this! Rich wound-up his arm to impress our father
and let it fly. His trajectory was off a little and he threw
a fast ball right through our neighbors 8' X 10' picture
window which seemed like an explosion. Our Father
looked at him and said, why in the hell did you do that?!
Of coarse the 20 or 30 throws before that were really
something to be proud of. —When Rich was older in high
school he was a stud on any pitching mound, you pretty
much knew the outcome of the game if Rich was pitching.
I love my little brother and could go on and on. He's a
great husband, father, brother, son, uncle and friend. Rich
is loved and respected by all his siblings.
Jeremy Boynton
Benefactor
AMC Theatres
Rich wasn't always the big deal that he is now. Way back when,
Rich was an usher at the 2 screen Promenade theater, in the
small suburb of Richardson, TX. That's where he met my sister,
and they became inseparable. Rich drove a Gremlin, remember
those? After closing time for the theater, you could find Rich and
Tara with friends at Sambo’s (think Denny's). They would be there
for hours, serving themselves coffee, and putting tissue under
the caps of the salt and pepper shakers for a prank. You could
hear Rich laugh across the restaurant, and he made Tara laugh so
much, you knew they were truly happy. Rich had good friends and
good family, and even then he was making those friendships that
last decades. Other nights we played midnight Nerf football in the
parking lot of the drug store.
Rich and Tara married, and lived in a small apartment. He was
starting his love of technology. He had the first electronic game I
ever saw - a Magnivox car racing game. The track was on a plastic
sheet you taped to the TV screen. Not too long after he was using
Apples and making himself one of those techy 'early adopters'.
Then it was moving to New Orleans, where they had Aaron. Rich
found another true calling, as a dedicated, loving father. Back
to Texas for Holly, and then Drew. He has always been a caring
and loving dad, and his kids adore him. He loved the dad routine:
sports, family time, moving up in the theater business, and some
golf now and then. Rich has been known to lose his temper, and
I remember his bag falling off the golf cart at Hurricane Creek. I
think most people on the course heard him yell!
The family moved to LA, with lots of time at kid’s baseball, softball
and other games. Though they moved far away, you have to give
him credit for remaining a big Rangers and Cowboys fan. Now
Rich and Tara have made their new life in Kansas City, but Rich
being Rich, he is still very involved with friends (old and new) and
family.
It has been my great fortune and pleasure to be Rich’s brother-inlaw. He could not be a better one.
Jeff Moran
Dear Uncle Rich,
Living so far away we don’t get to see each other
very often. Sometimes years go by with out seeing
you and Aunt Tara. When ever I do get the opportunity to visit, it is the highlight of my trip. I always
look forward to seeing you both. I enjoy our conversations, your stories, sense of humor and the way
you get real pissed off when the Cowboys are losing.
(I may have witnessed this or perhaps it was just
the story that Jami told me about you locking her
outside because she was rooting for the Broncos….
either way!) I’ll also never forget the time you busted
me as a teenager for smoking cigarettes! You gave
me a good scolding that day. I hated to let you down.
I did eventually quit, so thank you for planting the
seed.
You are an amazing father and husband. Your dedication to the entire family is appreciated and admired by us all. I want to thank you for the generosity that you have shown me over the years and the
mark you have made on my life.
Uncle Rich, I speak health and longevity into your
life today. You will continue to be the strength and
leader of our family. I look forward to many more
highlighted trips and fun conversations. Congratulations to you, on your special day and ALL of the
success you have achieved in life. You hold a huge
place in my heart…..always.
Much love,
Dana Rozell
Congratulations, Rich on this honor bestowed by
Variety. I can’t think of anyone more deserving of
such recognition.
I am sorry that I am unable to attend and am looking forward to hearing about the proceedings.
Enjoy the afternoon!
John
Rich is a wonderful person and brother in-law.
To me he is a Brother I never had and always
wanted. When you're spending time with Rich
you know he's listening and cares about you and
what you have to say. Rich is quick to laugh and
fun to be around, quick-witted and has a way of
making people around him comfortable.
Thanks to everyone for allowing us to be part of
Rich's day of celebration.
Cracker Boynton
Gold
Donors
Friends of Rich
Brenden Theatres
Fandango
Paramount Pictures
Regal Entertainment Group
Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Will Rogers Motion
Picture Pioneers Foundation
RICH,
Enjoy your day! No one is more
deserving of this honor.
Lucy Aadnesen
Bob Lenihan
Diane Acklin
Noel MacDonald
Tim Anderson
John McDonald
Joanie Bergmann
Ed Moyer
Kaitlin Byrne
John Nelson
Kevin Connor
Tony Null
Nikkole Denson-Randolph
Debbie Pennie
Scott Falkenhain
Cynthia Pierce
Brandon Ferguson
Dora Pizarro
Elizabeth Frank
Nate Reid
Sonny Gourley
Pam Rinehart
Hank Green
Patrick Ryan
John Greiner
Carla Sanders
Greg Hogue
Shelley Schulz
Gwen Huke
Kerry Stanley
Eric Johnson
Letha Steffey
Rob Kim
Christina Sternberg
Andra Kolega
Keith Wiedenkeller
Keith Kremer
Ryan Wood
Scott Landes
RICH BOYNTON
Heart of Show Business
Award Recipient
RICH BOYNTON
2013Variety Heart of Show Business Award Recipient
You are a true inspiration.
The best of the best in our book.
Congratulations on this well deserved honor.
With love and admiration,
From Your Paramount Pictures Distribution Family
© 2013 by paramount pictures. all rights reserved.
Congratulates
R I C H
B O Y N T O N
In salute to your remarkable career in the
theatre business and following your example of
great generosity, we proudly join you in support
of Variety – The Children’s Charity.
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distinguished honoree of the
2013 Heart of Show Business Award
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When I was younger I always wanted my dad to tell me
stories of when he was growing up, and they
always included my Uncle Rich but one of them stands
out from all the rest... When he was younger his parents
smoked and he would always see them light their cigarettes with the car lighter. Well one day he decided he
would do it too so he pushed that lighter in and stuck it to
his lips and burnt the heck out of his lips...
I have so many very found memories of my Uncle Rich
such as going to the movies, or Six Flags Over Texas. And
if you know my uncle Rich, you know he loves his Dallas
Cowboys. I was visiting them at home which I did quite a
bit and we were watching a Dallas game and I was routing
for the Seattle Seahawks, and they were winning, well my
uncle Rich locked me outside on the back porch to
finish watching the game. I learned then that you never go
against the Cowboys...
Every Summer we would go to visit Cannon Beach, Oregon
and stay with my grandparents and my uncle Rich was
always there too, and his family and I always looked forward to these trips, Well I was probably in the 5th or 6th
grade and it was a sunny clear day and he told me if I
looked hard enough I could see Japan from their front
porch, and of course I believed him.
I am so very fortunate to have an uncle as special as my
Uncle Rich..
Thank you for all the fond memories I have.
I love you.
Your niece, Jami
(Rich's Hole In One)
CONGRATULATIONS RICH
This is a special honor for a
special friend
From all your golfing buddies
back in KC
Dave Hull,
The Deuce Dudes,
and the staff at the National II
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CONGRATULATIONS!
HERE'S TO YOU!
WELL DESERVED RICH!
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To our Friend and Fellow Texan Rich Boynton:
You are an inspiration to us all. You
possess the qualities and characteristics we
all strive to attain: Honorable, Trustworthy,
Dependable, Respected and Courageous. You
come by these attributes naturally. We are
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Rich Boynton
… our friend
…class, character, and compassion.
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