Zelnick Left 20th Century Fox for a 95% Pay Cut
Strauss Zelnick · The Man Behind Grand Theft Auto 6: Strauss Zelnick · May 17, 2026 · at 27:27
Strauss Zelnick describes leaving 20th Century Fox in the early 1990s to pursue an equity stake in the nascent video game industry.
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“I left. I took a 95% pay cut and moved my family from our beautiful house in West L.A. To Atherton to a rental house that was going to be torn down.”
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