- Born
- Birth nameColin Needham
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Col Needham was born on January 26, 1967 in Manchester, England, UK. He is an executive and actor. He has been married to Karen Needham since July 22, 1989. They have two children.
- SpouseKaren Needham(July 22, 1989 - present) (2 children)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Pronounshe/him
- Sexual orientationStraight
- Race / EthnicityWhite
- Nationality / Religious or Ethnic identityBritish
- 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).
- [on the founding of IMDb] We didn't sit down and think, 'What's the best way to make money on the Internet?' This is very much a labor of love. When we started the company, there was no commercial use of the Internet.
- [in the New York Times in 2006, rejecting the likelihood of his extensive film collection eventually being digitized] I like to kick the tires of things I own.
- Differences of opinions about movies make the world go around.
- [his all-time favorite movie quote from Grand Canyon (1991)] All of life's riddles are answered in the movies.
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