Born on Dec. 22, 1956, in Evanston, Illinois, George Jay Bloom III, passed away on November 11, 2025, of a heart attack.
He was born on December 22, 1956, in Chicago to George Sr. and Suzanne Bloom. His father was veteran comedy writer George Bloom Sr., whose credits included Dean Martin’s variety show and his celebrity roasts.
George Jr. graduated from La Cañada High School and studied photography at Pepperdine University and Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara. He started his career in 1985 at the newly formed video division at Capitol Records, where he was involved in making music videos for such bands as Duran Duran and The Cars.
In 1992, George founded Vision Mixer Films, which for a decade handled hundreds of campaigns and promotions for TV networks, including the annual Monday Night Football intros that featured Hank Williams Jr.
He worked at Fox as a vice president from 2005-06 before spending nearly five years at Disney, for whom he wrote, produced and supervised original content for campaigns for movies including Toy Story 3, WALL-E, Tron, Alice in Wonderland, two Pirates of the Caribbean films and The Avengers.
George spent the past 22 years as a producer and visual effects leader at CBS
In 2005, he sold a sci-fi screenplay to Miramax and more recently was a public speaker. He had just finished his inaugural novel, which was being considered for publishing at the time of his death.
Bloom moved to Pacific Palisades in 1993, with his first wife and son. The family was members of St. Matthew’s. After his divorce, he remarried Jennifer and had a second child.
George was deeply devoted to his family and spent every moment of his life supporting, empowering, and encouraging their dreams. His favorite moments were spent cheering on his children at their sporting events, exploring the world with his wife, and finding joy in life’s simplest pleasures, like discovering new gelato shops, admiring beach-side sunsets, spending afternoons on the water on his boat in Lake Arrowhead.
He and his family lost their home in the Pacific Palisades January Fire, and George spent his last year dealing with insurance, relocating and rebuilding.
George was a true renaissance man, teaching himself high-level astronomy, stock market trading and delving into artificial intelligence. He was also a keen sportsman, enjoying surfing, tennis and kiteboarding.
His life was the perfect example of how to prioritize family while also building an incredibly accomplished career.
George is survived by his wife, Jennifer; his children, Oliver and Carly; his dog, Hazel; his mother, Suzanne; his sisters, Alison, Laura, and Eva; and countless friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Make-a-Wish Foundation in his honor, to help children facing severe illness enjoy meaningful and joyful experiences.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
George Bloom was one of my closest friends. We met in Mammoth at a lunch spot in the slopes and exchanged numbers. Soon after he moved to Pacific Palisades and we were best of friends. We skied together and played tennis and talked stocks. He was clever, artistic ,talented , very funny and we shared a ton of great times. I am so terribly distraught at his passing that I cannot imagine not ever speaking to him again. My brother in spirit may you rest in peace and I’m only pacified knowing you had a hell of a great time while you were alive.