Early Life
Moore was born on November 4, 1971, in Richmond, Virginia, to William and Nancy Norris Moore. His father was a Vietnam War veteran who received the Bronze Star. He had two sisters, Jane and Elizabeth. He grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and graduated high school from Norfolk Academy in 1990. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1994, and while still in college interned at the Virginia Film Festival. He also served as an intern in the White House and at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in New York City.
He worked on the production team for The Rosie O'Donnell Show, then joined Walden Media (a media production company created by conservative billionaire Phillip Anschutz to produce family-friendly movies, documentaries, and television programs). He was the executive in charge of production for the film I Am David, an adaptation the Anne Holm novel North to Freedom.
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