Roger Birnbaum (born November 14, 1950) is an American film producer who owns the company Spyglass Entertainment and was co-CEO and co-Chairman of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His two greatest box office hits as producer have been Rush Hour 2 and The Tourist which grossed US$347,325,802 and US$278,346,189 at the worldwide box office respectively.[2][3] In 2016, he produced The Magnificent Seven.
Currently, he is the founder of two production companies, Pin High Productions and Cave 76 Productions.[4][5
Early life[]
Birnbaum was born to a Jewish family[6] in Teaneck, New Jersey,[7] the son of Arlene (née Steinlauf) and Norman Birnbaum.[6] His father was a World War IIveteran who went into the embroidery business with his father after the war and used his profits in 1967 to build the Stonehenge a building in New Jersey.[6]Birnbaum graduated from Teaneck High School[7] and attended the University of Denver.[8]
Personal life[]
His first wife was Pamela West;[9] they had one daughter Claire Birnbaum Block (born 1987).[10] He married then-restaurant guest relations manager Leslie Lopez in 2013.[11][12]
He was also previously in a seven-year relationship with actress Teri Garr.[13]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | When Your Lover Leaves | producer |
| 1985 | Scandal Sheet | producer |
| The Sure Thing | producer | |
| 1987 | Who's That Girl | producer |
| Bay Coven | executive producer | |
| 1993 | The Three Musketeers | producer |
| 1994 | Angie | executive producer |
| Angels in the Outfield | producer | |
| A Low Down Dirty Shame | producer | |
| 1995 | Houseguest | producer |
| The Jerky Boys | producer | |
| Heavyweights | producer | |
| Tall Tale | producer | |
| While You Were Sleeping | producer | |
| The Big Green | producer | |
| Dead Presidents | special thanks | |
| Powder | producer | |
| 1996 | Before and After | executive producer |
| Celtic Pride | producer | |
| First Kid | producer | |
| The Rich Man's Wife | producer | |
| Maximum Risk | executive producer | |
| 1997 | Metro | producer |
| The Beautician and the Beast | executive producer | |
| Grosse Point Blank | producer | |
| Gone Fishin' | producer | |
| G.I. Jane | producer | |
| Washington Square | producer | |
| RocketMan | producer | |
| Angels in the Endzone | executive producer | |
| Flash | executive producer | |
| 1998 | Overnight Delivery | executive producer |
| Six Days, Seven Nights | producer | |
| Simon Birch | producer | |
| Rush Hour | producer | |
| Holy Man | producer | |
| 1999 | Inspector Gadget | producer |
| 2000 | Angels in the Infield | executive producer |
| Keeping the Faith | executive producer | |
| Shanghai Noon | producer | |
| Unbreakable | executive producer | |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | producer |
| Out Cold | executive producer | |
| 2002 | The Count of Monte Cristo | producer |
| Dragonfly | producer | |
| Abandon | producer | |
| Reign of Fire | producer | |
| 2003 | Criminology 101 | executive producer |
| The Recruit | producer | |
| Shanghai Knights | producer | |
| Inspector Gadget 2 | executive producer | |
| Bruce Almighty | executive producer | |
| Seabiscuit | executive producer | |
| One Love | executive producer | |
| 2004 | The Perfect Score | producer |
| Connie and Carla | producer | |
| The Ranch | executive producer | |
| Mr. 3000 | producer | |
| Weekends | executive producer | |
| 2005 | The Pacifier | producer |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | producer | |
| The Legend of Zorro | executive producer | |
| Memoirs of a Geisha | executive producer | |
| 2006 | Eight Below | executive producer |
| Stay Alive | executive producer | |
| Stick It | executive producer | |
| 2007 | The Lookout | producer |
| The Invisible | producer | |
| Evan Almighty | producer | |
| Rush Hour 3 | producer | |
| Underdog | producer | |
| Balls of Fury | producer | |
| 2008 | 27 Dresses | producer |
| Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | executive producer | |
| The Ruins | executive producer | |
| The Happening | executive producer | |
| The Love Guru | executive producer | |
| Wanted | executive producer | |
| Ghost Town | executive producer | |
| Flash of Genius | producer | |
| Four Christmases | producer | |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | executive producer |
| Invictus | executive producer | |
| 2010 | Leap Year | producer |
| Dinner for Schmucks | executive producer | |
| The Tourist | producer | |
| 2011 | No Strings Attached | executive producer |
| Footloose | executive producer | |
| 2012 | The Vow | producer |
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | executive producer |
| 2014 | RoboCop | executive producer |
| 2016 | The Magnificent Seven | producer |
| 2018 | Death Wish | producer |