Screen International Security Services is a Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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 security firm providing security services to several big-name Hollywood actors, including Will Smith

Will Smith

Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...

, Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...

, Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the...

, Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Joanna Aniston is an American actress, film director, and producer, best known for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends, a role which earned her an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.Aniston has also enjoyed a successful film career,...

 and Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...

, Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

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 and Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

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. The company has offices in Los Angeles, New York City and London.

SISS was founded by Avi Korein

Avi Korein

Avi Korein is a security specialist and owner of Screen International Security Services in Los Angeles. The Israeli bouncer-turned-bodyguard has provided security services for Bruce Willis and, since about 1996, Mel Gibson....

, 45, an Israel

Israel

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i security specialist and former bouncer

Bouncer (doorman)

A bouncer is an informal term for a type of security guard employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs or concerts to provide security, check legal age, and refuse entry to a venue based on criteria such as intoxication, aggressive behavior, or attractiveness...

 who has provided personal security services for Bruce Willis and, since about 1996, Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in...

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Originally founded to provide personal protection to high-profile individuals where they work, travel or live, the company's services have grown to include on- and off-premise protection and consultation for corporate entities, executives, conventions, international dignitaries and families. The company's website notes that SISS personnel have been trained in counter-intelligence and anti-terrorism by some of the world's most advanced organizations. The company offers a variety of security and investigative services.

External links

• Screen International Security Services, Ltd.
• FOXnews.com Online article, By Roger Friedman. August 4, 2006.
• "Will Smith Sued Over Bodyguard" Cinema.com article, March 17, 2001.