Deborah Snyder

Deborah Snyder (née Johnson, born March 13, 1969) is an American producer of feature films and television commercials. She is married to filmmaker Zack Snyder, and has worked as his frequent producing partner on films such as Watchmen and 300. She is the co-founder of the production company The Stone Quarry. Personal life Deborah Snyder is married to filmmaker Zack Snyder. The couple first met in 1996, and married on September 25, 2004, at the St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Manhattan, New York. They currently reside in Pasadena, California. They have adopted two children together, and Snyder is the stepmother to six children from his previous relationships. She graduated from Ithaca College in 1991. Career Prior to her career as a film producer, Snyder worked at the New York advertising agency Backer Spielvogel Bates. In 1996, she hired Zack Snyder to direct a commercial for Reebok, hoping to create a commercial with a cinematic feel. At the time, she was dating the art director of the commercial, while Zack Snyder was married. In 1997, Snyder served as producer for the television documentary Talk to Me: Americans in Conversation. In 2002, she hired Zack Snyder to direct a commercial for Soft and Dry deodorant in New Zealand. The couple began dating at the end of filming. In 2004, the couple became the co-founders of Cruel and Unusual Films alongside their producing partner Wesley Coller.