Acer Inc.
宏碁股份有限公司

Type	Public company
Traded as	LSE: ACID TWSE: 2353
Industry	Computer hardware Computer systems Electronics
Predecessor(s)	Multitech International
Founded	1976 (as Multitech)
Founder(s)	Stan Shih et al.
Headquarters	Xizhi, New Taipei, Taiwan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Zhentang Wang (Chairman and CEO)
Products	Desktops, laptops, netbooks, servers, smartphones, tablet computers, storage, handhelds, monitors, televisions, video projectors, e-business
Revenue	US$20.01 billion (2010)[1]
Net income	US$479 million (2010)[1]
Employees	7,757 (March 2011)[1]
Subsidiaries	Acer America Corporation Acer Computer Australia Acer India Gateway, Inc. Packard Bell eMachines E-TEN Aopen
Website	Acer.com

Acer Inc. ( /ˈeɪsər/; Chinese: 宏碁股份有限公司; pinyin: Hóngqi Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, lit. Hongqi Corporation) (LSE: ACID, TWSE: 2353) is a Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation headquartered in Xizhi, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Acer's products include desktop and laptop PCs, tablet computers, servers, storage devices, displays, smartphones and peripherals. It also provides e-business services to businesses, governments and consumers. Acer is the fourth largest PC maker in the world.

In the early 2000s, Acer implemented a new business model, shifting from a manufacturer to a designer, marketer and distributor of products, while performing production processes via contract manufacturers.^[2]

In addition to its core business, Acer also owns the largest franchised computer retail chain in Taipei, Taiwan.^[3]

History[link]

Acer Inc. HQ in New Taipei, Taiwan

Acer was founded by Stan Shih (施振榮), his wife Carolyn Yeh, and a group of five others as Multitech in 1976, headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.

It began with eleven employees and US$25,000 in capital. Initially, it was primarily a distributor of electronic parts and a consultant in the use of microprocessor technologies. It produced the Micro-Professor MPF-I training kit, then two Apple II clones; the Microprofessor II and III before joining the emerging IBM PC compatible market, and becoming a significant PC manufacturer. The company was renamed Acer in 1987.

In 1993, Acer posted record profits of $75 million; 43 percent of that year's net was generated by the DRAM joint venture, considered "the most efficient in the DRAM industry" by some observers. Total sales grew to $3.2 billion in 1994, and net income increased to $205 million, as Acer America turned its first annual profit in the 1990s. From 1994 to 1995, Acer advanced from 14th to ninth among the world's largest computer manufacturers, surpassing Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Toshiba.

In 1995, the Aspire PC was unveiled. In 1996, Acer expanded into consumer electronics, introducing many new, inexpensive videodisc players, video telephones, and other devices to boost global market share,^[2] and in 1997 extended its laptop efforts by buying Texas Instruments' mobile PC division.

Considering two consecutive quarters of net losses in Q2+Q3 2011 and realization they are selling too many products: 101 individual notebook, netbook and chromebook SKUs in the United States alone, Acer will cut product lines by two thirds beginning in 2012.^[4]

Spinning-off[link]

Acer Inc. logo history
100px	1987–2001
	2001–2011
	2011–present

In 1998, Acer reorganized into five groups: Acer International Service Group, Acer Sertek Service Group, Acer Semiconductor Group, Acer Information Products Group, and Acer Peripherals Group. Two years later that corporate restructuring did not appear to have made a significant impact on the company overall, and stock prices were falling. Shih restructured again. To dispel complaints from clients that Acer competed with its own products and to alleviate the competitive nature of the branded sales vs. contract manufacturing businesses, Shih spun off the contract business, renaming it Wistron Corporation. The restructuring resulted in two primary units: brand name sales and contract manufacturing. The restructuring also resulted in Acer breaking off several of its smaller operations, including semiconductor design, consumer electronics, and liquid-crystal displays.^[5]

Early signs indicated that the spinoff strategy had worked well, especially in Europe, where Acer became a popular PC brand. In 2003, company sales increased 48 percent to $4.6 billion, and helped Acer surpass Japan's Toshiba and NEC, making it the world's fifth largest maker of PCs.^[5] Acer is also the second largest manufacturer of notebook computers according to Gartner data 2011.

Acer increased worldwide sales while simultaneously reducing its labor force by identifying and using marketing strategies that best utilized their existing distribution channels. By 2005, Acer employed a scant 7,800 people worldwide. Revenues rose from US$4.9 billion in 2003^[6] to US$11.31 billion in 2006.

Acer's North American market share has slipped over the past few years, while in contrast, the company's European market share has risen.^[7]

Acquisitions[link]

On 27 August 2007, Acer announced plans to acquire its US-based rival Gateway Inc. for US$710 million. Acer's chairman, J.T. Wang, stated that the acquisition "completes Acer's global footprint, by strengthening our United States presence".^[8] Included in this acquisition was the eMachines brand.

In January 2008, Acer announced that it had acquired a controlling interest of 75% of Packard Bell.^[9]

In March 2008, Acer acquired: E-TEN In 2009, Acer acquired 29.9% of Olidata.

In October 2009, Acer passed Dell as the world's number 2 PC maker.^[10]

In August 2010, Acer and Founder Technology signed a memorandum of mutual understanding to strengthen their long term PC business cooperation.

In July 2011, Acer Inc. bought iGware Inc. for $320 million to try possible potentially lucrative cloud market.^[11] iGware creates cloud software and infrastructure tools for devices.^[12]

Figures[link]

29 April 2010^[13]

• Acer announced revenue in Q1 rose 36 percent year-on-year to NT$162.1 billion (US$5.2 billion) and its net profit increased 63 percent to 3.29 billion New Taiwan dollars (US$104.7 million); 27 percent of revenue comes from the U.S.
• Gianfranco Lanci announced that Acer will launch 4 new smartphones by Q3 2010, and a series of "Internet Devices" by the end of May which will run version 4.0 of its Shell user interface.
• According to Gartner and IDC, Acer now ranks No. 1 worldwide in notebook shipments.^[14]

Operations[link]

North America[link]

Acer America Corporation, headquartered in San Jose, California, is a member of the Acer Group. Acer's R&D, engineering, manufacturing and marketing operations in the United States and Canada are handled by Acer America. In September 1990, Acer acquired Altos Computer Systems, one of the top manufacturers of multi-user and networked Unix computer systems for commercial markets. In February 1997, Acer acquired Texas Instruments Mobile Computing business, including the award-winning TravelMate and Extensa notebook lines, making Acer the fourth-leading notebook manufacturer in the United States. In 2007 Acer acquired PC maker Gateway. The acquisitions marked Acer’s return to the US consumer market that it abandoned in 1999 after losing $45m struggling to build brand awareness. Acer America's Canadian office, in Mississauga, Ontario, handles repair of Acer, Gateway, and E-Machine Notebooks and Desktop PCs for Eastern Canada. Acer has several facilities in Temple, Texas including a repair facility, a parts warehouse, and a call center. In the words of its Chief Executive, J.T. Wang, “Building a brand is very different in the US. The investment at the initial stage has to be very big—otherwise there is almost no impact”.^[15]

Australia[link]

The Australian subsidiary of Acer is Acer Computer Australia (ACA). The subsidiary was established in 1990, and is currently Australia's third largest personal computer vendor, behind Hewlett-Packard Australia and Dell Australia and New Zealand. Acer Computer Australia has Australia's highest overall market share in notebook PC and tablet PC sales. The company is also Australia's leading PC vendor in government and education markets. Acer Computer Australia has 480 employees as of 2006.

India[link]

Acer's subsidiary in India is Acer India (Pvt) Limited, and was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Acer Computer International, Ltd. in 1999. It is a notable vendor in key segments such as education, desktop computers and low profile notebooks for education. The headquarters are in Bangalore, India. It has however been extensively criticized for poor after sales service and multiple other issues that have plagued its customers.

Linux[link]

Acer has shipped some of their notebooks and more recently netbooks, with various Linux operating system distributions including Ubuntu, Linpus, Android (in a dual boot environment with Windows XP), and Google Chrome OS. They have also launched a line of smartphones and tablets with Android.

Products[link]

Acer Aspire 8920G Notebook

Acer AC700 Chromebook

Acer Aspire 3610 Notebook

Acer Aspire 5520 Notebook

Acer Aspire 4520 Notebook

Acer Aspire One

Chromebook

On 11 April 2011, Google announced that Acer will be offering Chromebook laptops starting 15 June. Acer's Wi-Fi only Chromebook costs $349. The devices have been available for sale in the U.S. from Amazon and Best Buy since July 2011.^[16]

Consumer Desktops

• Acer Aspire Desktop series
• Acer Aspire Predator series

Business Desktops

• Acer Veriton series

Consumer Notebooks

• Acer Aspire Notebook series
• Acer Aspire Timeline series
• Acer Ferrari products series
• Acer Iconia

Business Notebooks

• Acer TravelMate series
• Acer Extensa series

Tablet

• Acer Iconia Tab series

Netbook

• Acer Aspire One series
• Ferrari One

Nettop

• AspireRevo

Mobile phones

• Acer Tempo series
• Acer Liquid
• Acer beTouch
• Acer neoTouch
• Acer Stream
• Acer E110
• Acer DX
• Acer F
• Acer Iconia
• Acer T

Home Network Solution

• Acer Clear.fi

Computer displays

• G Series
• P Series
• H Series
• X Series
• B Series
• V Series
• S Series
• T Series
• D Series
• MO Monitor TV series

Projectors

• Professional Series
• Home Series
• Travel Series
• Value Series

Television

• AT Series

Servers and storage

• Acer server F1 series
• Tower series: T110 F1, T115 F1, T150 F1, T310 F1, T350 F1;
• Rack series: R160 F1, R180 F1, R320 F1, R360 F1, R380 F1, R385 F1, R585 F1;
• Blade series: B2x285 F1, B2x280 F1, B460 F1;
• Gemini series: B1170 F1, B2170 F1, B2170t, B2175 F1
• Home Server Series: H340, H341, H342, Altos Easystore M2
• Acer storage series
• N500 F1, N1600 F1, HNAS3080, GS2040, AMS2100, AMS2300

Other (discontinued devices)

• Digital cameras
• Personal digital assistants
• Automotive navigation systems
• Acer PICA

Brands[link]

• Acer
• eMachines
• Gateway
• Packard Bell
• E-TEN

Environmental record[link]

In 2005, Acer published its first environmental report, for which the company used the GRI guidelines.^[17] All of Acer’s tier-one suppliers have acquired ISO 14001 certification.^[18]

In November 2011, Acer was ranked 12th place out of 15 in Greenpeace’s re-launched Guide to Greener Electronics, with the a score of 2.9 points out of 10. The Guide ranks electronics makers according to their policies and practices to reduce their impact on the climate, produce greener products, and make their operations more sustainable.^[19]

Greenpeace criticized the company for not setting out targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as intended in 2010 and for not providing external verification for the GHG emissions it reports for its operations and business travel. It also scored badly on the Products criteria receiving no points on product life cycle while Greenpeace noted that a higher percentage of its products need to meet or exceed Energy Star standards in order for it to score more points.^[19]

It received some praise for launching new products which are free from polyvinyl chloride plastic (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and the company informed Greenpeace that the majority of its products will be PVC/BFR free in the near future. Acer also scored well on chemical management for lobbying for restrictions on organo-halogens and was commended for reporting on GHG emissions from its first tier suppliers and investigating its second tier.^[19]

Sponsorships[link]

Acer sponsored the BAR-Honda Formula One racing team in the year 2000.^[20] In 2001, Acer provided sponsorship to the Prost Grand Prix Formula One team, and the team's Ferrari engines were badged as Acers.

Acer currently sponsors the Ferrari Formula 1 team and it's Top Sponsor of FC Internazionale – Milano (Inter Milan) Football Club. From 2007 to 2009 Acer has been Official Supplier of FC Barcelona.^[21] On 19 March 2007, Acer announced it will sponsor the Factory Fiat Yamaha Team for the 2007 MotoGP World Championship season. From 2009, Packard Bell (that it is part of Acer Group) is the sponsor of Yamaha Factory Racing Team.^[22] since 2010 Acer support Army United F.C. the Thai football team of the Thai Premier League

Acer also currently sponsors professional gaming team SK Gaming.

Acer has been Worldwide TOP Partners for both the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and Singapore Youth Olympic Games. Acer will be TOP Partner of next London 2012 Summer Olympics.

See also[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Acer computers

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• E-TEN
• eMachines
• Packard Bell
• Gateway, Inc.
• BenQ, formerly Acer CM
• ACC (computer company)
• AOpen, formerly AcerOpen
• List of companies in Taiwan
• Microprofessor I, Acer's first product
• List of computer system manufacturers
• ALi, formerly Acer Laboratories Incorporated

References[link]

External links[link]

• Acer | Official website

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Kiefer Sutherland
Born	Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland[1] (1966-12-21) 21 December 1966 (age 45) London, England, U.K.
Occupation	Actor, director, producer
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Camelia Kath (1987–1990) Elizabeth Kelly Winn (1996–2004)
Parents	Donald Sutherland Shirley Douglas
Relatives	Rachel Sutherland (twin sister) Rossif Sutherland (half-brother) Angus Sutherland (half-brother) Tommy Douglas (grandfather) Francine Racette (stepmother)
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Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland^[1] (born 21 December 1966) is a British-Canadian actor, producer and director. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox series 24 for which he won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Satellite Awards. He currently stars as Martin Bohm in the Fox drama Touch.

Early life[link]

Sutherland was born in London, the son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, both of whom are successful Canadian actors.^[2] He has Scottish ancestry from both parents, and is the grandson of Canadian politician Tommy Douglas, widely credited for bringing universal health care to Canada.

He received his first given name from Warren Kiefer, the Italian director who gave his father his first movie role.^[3][4]

His family moved to Corona, California and in 1970, his parents divorced.^[2] In 1975, Sutherland moved with his mother to Toronto. He attended elementary school at Crescent Town Elementary School, St. Clair Junior High East York, and John G. Althouse Middle School in Toronto. He attended five different high schools including St. Andrew's College, Martingrove Collegiate Institute, Harbord Collegiate Institute, Silverthorn Collegiate Institute, Malvern Collegiate Institute and Annex Village Campus. He also spent a semester at Regina Mundi Catholic College in London (Ontario) and attended weekend acting lessons at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School.

Sutherland reported on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2009) that he and Robert Downey, Jr. were room-mates for three years when he first moved to Hollywood to pursue his career in acting.^{[citation needed]}

Career[link]

Kiefer Sutherland's star on Canada's Walk of Fame

Stand by Me was the first film Sutherland made in the United States.^[5] He played the neighborhood bully in this coming of age story about the search for a dead body. Sutherland has appeared in more than 70 films, most notably The Lost Boys,The Bay Boy Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, A Few Good Men, Flatliners, Young Guns, The Vanishing, The Three Musketeers, Eye for an Eye, Dark City, A Time To Kill, and The Sentinel.

The actor is also a frequent collaborator with director Joel Schumacher, and has appeared in The Lost Boys, Flatliners, Phone Booth and the big screen adaptation of A Time to Kill, in which he appeared onscreen with his father Donald for the first time in his career.

In 2005, Sutherland was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto,^[6] where both of his parents have also been inducted. In 2009, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[7] Sutherland was the first Inside the Actors Studio guest to be the child of a former guest; his father, Donald, appeared on the show in 1998.^[2] Sutherland was featured on the cover of the April 2006 edition of Rolling Stone, in an article entitled "Alone in the Dark with Kiefer Sutherland." The article began with Sutherland revealing his interest to be killed off in 24. However, he stated, "Don't get me wrong. I love what I do." It also revealed that he devoted 10 months a year working on 24.^{[8][dead link]}

Sutherland holding his check for The 1 Second Film.

He has starred in Japanese commercials for CalorieMate, performing a parody of his Jack Bauer character.^{[citation needed]} Sutherland also provides voice-overs for the current ad campaign for the Ford Motor Company of Canada.^[9] In mid-2006, he voiced the Apple, Inc. advertisement announcing the inclusion of Intel chips in their Macintosh computer line.^[10] He also voices the introduction to NHL games on the Versus network in the U.S.^{[citation needed]} He has appeared in a Brazilian TV commercials for Citroën C4 sedan^[11] and a voice-over for a commercial for Bank of America.^[12] He voiced Sgt. Roebuck in Treyarch's video game Call of Duty: World at War and Lars Alexandersson in Street Fighter X Tekken.

Sutherland is currently a celebrity producer of The 1 Second Film. In 2011, he made his Broadway debut, opposite Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Noth and Jason Patric in the Broadway revival of That Championship Season, which opened in March 2011. The show has since closed. Sutherland is currently starring in the new Fox television series Touch. Sutherland plays the father of an autistic boy who does not like to be touched, while the son also communicates future humanity interrelated events to his father through numbers and mathematics.^[13][14]

[edit] 24

Sutherland signs an autograph at Green Hill conference in 2007

Since 2001, Sutherland has been associated most widely with the role of Jack Bauer, on the critically acclaimed television series 24.^[2] After being nominated four times for the "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Primetime Emmy Award, Sutherland won the award in 2006 for his role in 24's fifth season. In the opening skit of the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards, Sutherland made an appearance as his 24 character, Jack Bauer. He was also nominated for Best actor in a Drama Television Series in the 2007 Golden Globe Awards for 24. According to his 2006 contract, his salary of $40 million for three seasons of the show made him the highest-earning actor on television.^[15] Sutherland constantly emphasizes that the show is merely "entertainment."^[16] The Dean of the United States Military Academy, Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan, visited the set of 24 in February 2007 to urge the show's makers to reduce the number of torture scenes^[17] and Sutherland accepted an invitation from the U.S. military to tell West Point cadets that it is wrong to torture prisoners.^[18] In an interview with OK! Magazine, Howard Gordon says that it would be an "unbearable loss" if they killed off Sutherland's character.^[19] In an interview with Charlie Rose on January 12, 2007, Sutherland made clear statements of his opposition to torture, specifically that, "...it is widely known that you can torture someone and they'll basically tell you exactly what you want to hear, whether it's true or not, if you put someone in enough pain. Torture is not a way of procuring information. The way of procuring information is in fact quite the opposite, and unfortunately that takes a lot of time." (see minute 19:00) ^[20] In another interview on November 20, 2008, Rose asked Sutherland, "You'd shut down Guantanamo tomorrow, would you not?" Sutherland's reply, "Me personally? Absolutely. And unless you can charge those detainees, I'd let them go too. The Constitution makes that really clear." (see minute 18:30) ^[21]

On 24 March 2009, Sutherland reported to the Associated Press that he will be back for an 8th season.^[22]

On 14 February 2010, Fox TV announced they were temporarily suspending production of Season 8 of 24 due to a ruptured cyst near one of Sutherland's kidneys. According to the report, he waited a few days before going in to have "elective surgery" performed.^[23] It was anticipated that he would return after a week, but a further few days was needed and Fox reported that his return to set would be 1 March.^[24]

On 26 March 2010, it was announced that 24 would end at the conclusion of the 8th season, paving the way for the 24 feature film to go into production. Production was anticipated to begin at the beginning of 2011.^[25]

Several episodes of 24 have allegedly been rewritten to work around minor injuries Sutherland sustained when partying. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Sutherland said, "I can't deny half the stuff that's been written about me has been true. I've done some stupid things. You have to take responsibility, go, 'That was embarrassing,' and move forward as best you can."^[26]

Personal life[link]

Family and relationships[link]

Sutherland has a twin sister, Rachel Sutherland, who is a TV post-production supervisor in Toronto.

Sutherland has one daughter, Sarah Jude, born 18 February 1988, from his first marriage to Camelia Kath, the widow of Chicago guitarist/singer Terry Kath, to whom he was married from 12 September 1987—1990. Through his marriage to Camelia, he became stepfather to Michelle Kath^{[citation needed]}. As of March 2012 at 45 he is a grandfather of two; his stepdaughter Michelle married in 2004 and has sons Hammish (2005) and Quinn (2010)^[27][28]

Julia Roberts met Sutherland in 1990, when he was her co-star in Flatliners. In August 1990, Roberts and Sutherland announced their engagement, with an elaborate studio-planned wedding scheduled for 14 June 1991. Roberts broke the engagement three days before the wedding allegedly because Sutherland had been meeting with a stripper named Amanda Rice. Sutherland denied having an affair with Rice and said that they only met because he liked to play pool. On the day of what was supposed to be their wedding date, Roberts ran off to Europe with Sutherland's friend Jason Patric.^[29]

On 29 June 1996, Sutherland married Kelly Winn. The couple separated in 1999. He filed for divorce in 2004. The divorce was finalized on 16 May 2008.^{[citation needed]} He had two stepsons from this marriage: Julian and Timothy.^{[citation needed]}

Hobbies[link]

Sutherland is a guitar collector, the majority of which are Gibson Les Pauls. Recently, the Gibson Custom shop has released a guitar (signed by Sutherland), the KS-336, as part of their 'Inspired By' series.^[30] When Queen appeared on VH1 in 2006 for the Rock Honors Event, Sutherland gave Queen's introduction and announced that they are his favorite band, and that he has listened to them ever since he was a child.^{[citation needed]}

Sutherland is an American football fan, particularly of USC Trojans football, and recorded a birthday message for former USC head coach Pete Carroll's 56th birthday.^[31] After losing a bet to friend Dave Andreychuk over the 2010 New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens playoff game, Sutherland was forced to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman wearing a dress.^[32] He is also a NASCAR fan. He narrated the IMAX film NASCAR: The IMAX Experience. Additionally, his character Jack Bauer in 24 has used the name of team owner Jack Roush as an alias.

Additionally, Sutherland paints. One of his paintings served as the cover art for the twelfth edition of the Live X acoustic compilation series released by the American alternative rock radio station WNNX.^[33]

In the late 1990s, Sutherland, inspired^{[citation needed]} by the experience in his films Young Guns, The Cowboy Way, and Cowboy Up, retired from acting briefly to pursue the rodeo circuit. He purchased a 900-acre (3.6 km²) ranch in Montana, and travelled on the road with the rodeo, he participated in numerous roping contests, two of which he won in Phoenix and Albuquerque.^{[citation needed]}

Legal troubles[link]

Sutherland was arrested early on 25 September 2007, on drunk driving charges, his second time since another incident in 2004, after performing poorly on a field sobriety test. His test exceeded the state's legal blood alcohol limit, and he was later released on a $25,000 bail. Sutherland pleaded no contest to the DUI charge and was sentenced to 48 days in jail.^[34] Initially, he arranged to split his sentence and spend 18 days in jail during 24's winter break in late December and early January 2008; the Hollywood writers' strike interrupted production, allowing him to serve his sentence in 48 consecutive days.^{[citation needed]}

Sutherland surrendered to NYPD on 7 May 2009 for head-butting fashion designer Jack McCollough, founder and co-designer of Proenza Schouler, at the Mercer Hotel in SoHo following a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.^[35][36] Several weeks later, Sutherland and McCollough issued a joint statement in which Sutherland apologized; Police later dropped the charges.^[37]

Business ventures[link]

Sutherland is the co-owner (along with Jude Cole) of the independent record label Ironworks.

Sutherland had reportedly fallen victim to a financial scam involving cattle in 2010.^[38] The perpetrator, Michael Wayne Carr, allegedly took US $869,000 from Sutherland, ostensibly on the account of steers to be purchased, according to The AP. Prosecutors alleged that Carr never purchased the steers. Carr pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay US $956,000 in restitution to Sutherland and his investment partner.^[39]

Filmography[link]