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Brian Grazer’s Trump Turn: Imagine That

The longtime Democratic donor’s sudden political conversion comes at a delicate time for Imagine Entertainment, enraging his partners but potentially smoothing new business with Amazon MGM—and unlocking new avenues for relevance. “I’m sure Brian wasn’t a Republican until it became convenient,” said one producer who has known Grazer for decades. “He was obviously a Democrat B.B.—before Bezos.”

Brian Grazer, Donald Trump
Many industry veterans were gobsmacked when Brian Grazer, the well-known Democratic donor and longtime partner of Ron Howard in Imagine Entertainment, revealed in a Fox Nation documentary that he had voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Photo: Jim Spellman/WireImage
Kim Masters
June 16, 2025

Maybe it shouldn’t be so shocking that a man who seemed to be the Zelig of Hollywood would suddenly shape-shift. But many industry veterans were gobsmacked when Brian Grazer, the well-known Democratic donor and longtime partner of Ron Howard in Imagine Entertainment, revealed in a Fox Nation documentary (of all places) that he had voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Grazer made that announcement while being filmed in a V.I.P. box with Trump during last December’s Army-Navy football game. He added that he felt like he was getting “canceled” when he told some women he knew about his vote.