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Big Fish

What is big fish?

· Emily Grant

Key facts

Name Big Fish Entertainment[1]
Founded 2006[1]
Founder Dan Cesareo[1]
Headquarters New York / Jersey City, New Jersey[2]
Acquired by MGM[2]
Company type Full-service content production company / unscripted production banner[1]

Big Fish is Big Fish Entertainment, a New York-based unscripted production company founded by Dan Cesareo in 2006, now part of Amazon MGM Studios.

Context

Big Fish is Big Fish Entertainment, a New York-based unscripted production company founded by Dan Cesareo in 2006 [1]. It creates live, reality, lifestyle, documentary, branded, and formatted programming [1]. The company is now part of Amazon MGM Studios [1]. It has produced series including Live PD, Black Ink Crew, and Hustle and Soul [2]. MGM said Big Fish would continue to operate under its own name after the acquisition [2]. Amazon MGM Studios describes Big Fish as producing award-winning and top-rated programming in the live, unscripted reality, lifestyle, and documentary space [3].

Documented claims

  • Big Fish produces programming for broadcast, new media, and beyond. [1]
  • It has produced series including Live PD, Black Ink Crew, and Hustle and Soul. [2]
  • MGM said Big Fish would continue to operate under its own name after the acquisition. [2]

Questions and answers

What is the point of the movie Big Fish?

If you mean the film, Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy drama directed by Tim Burton [4]. It is not the same as Big Fish Entertainment.

Is Big Fish a good movie?

The film Big Fish has been well received, but this page covers Big Fish Entertainment, the production company [4].

Is Big Fish based on a true story?

The film Big Fish is not based on a true story; it is a fantasy drama [4]. Big Fish Entertainment, however, is a real company founded in 2006 [1].

Sources

  1. Big Fish Entertainment All - Amazon MGM Studios — press.amazonmgmstudios.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Big Fish Entertainment — cbinsights.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Big Fish Entertainment | The Org — theorg.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. Big Fish Entertainment — avid.wiki (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Entertainment