MY DESK Jerry Bruckheimer

From box-office hits such as Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Flashdance, Crimson Tide, Armageddon, Black Hawk Down, and Bad Boys to the CSI franchise and the Amazing Race juggernaut on network television, producer Jerry Bruckheimer has had an unprecedented impact on the history of Hollywood and on popular culture. His films have grossed worldwide revenues of more than $15 billion and have earned 41 Academy Award nominations, six Oscars, 97 Emmy Award nominations, 20 Emmys, five Grammys, and the list goes on. His Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides, starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz, comes out on May 20.