Gary Barber

Gary Barber
Born 1957 (age 60–61)
Nationality South Africa
Education B.S. University of the Witwatersrand
Occupation Media executive
Known for

CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (2010-2018)

Co-founder of Spyglass Entertainment
Children 3

Gary Barber (born 1957) is a South African-born American film producer. Barber was the chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1] He is also co-founder of Spyglass Entertainment.

Life and career

Barber was born to a Jewish family[2] in Johannesburg.[3][4] He was educated at King David School, Linksfield, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He then received an Accounting degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.[1][5] Afterwards he worked as a Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant in South Africa and the United States, both with Price Waterhouse.[1]

In 1982 the horse racing fan won a trip to the Arlington Million race in Illinois.[5] In the same year he moved to the States, where his brother Cecil Barber was living since 1979. In the mid-1980s Barber became a US citizen.[3]

In 1998 he and Roger Birnbaum founded Spyglass Entertainment in Los Angeles.[1] His highest grossing film as producer was The Tourist (2010), which grossed close to US$280 million at the worldwide box office.[6]

In December 2010, Barber became Chief Executive Officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1] Under his leadership MGM together with Eon Productions and Sony Pictures financed the successful James Bond film Skyfall, which grossed US$1,1 billion. MGM then also financed The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), 21 Jump Street (2012) and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013). MGM then finally moved forward with remakes of RoboCop and Poltergeist.[7][8]

On March 2018, Gary Barber was ousted from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, after 5 months of renewing his contract with the studio to 2022, and received $260M as a settlement. [9][10]

Barber is also a Thoroughbred racehorse owner. His horse, The Deputy, owned in partnership with Team Valor, won the 2000 running of the Grade II Santa Catalina Stakes and the Grade I Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. In 2006 another of his horses, Becrux, also owned in partnership with Team Valor, won the Grade I Woodbine Mile at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada.[11] In 2014, his filly Lexie Lou won the Queen's Plate and was named the Canadian Horse of the Year.[12]

Barber has three daughters and lives in Los Angeles.[5]

Filmography as a producer

Year Title Notes
1988Midnight Crossingexecutive producer
1989Communionexecutive producer
1990Howling V: The Rebirthexecutive producer
Young Guns IIexecutive producer
Pacific Heightsexecutive producer
1991Robin Hood: Prince of Thievesexecutive producer
1992Freejackexecutive producer
White Sandsexecutive producer
Stay Tunedexecutive producer
1993The Crushexecutive producer
True Romanceproducer
1994Ace Ventura: Pet Detectiveexecutive producer
Major League IIexecutive producer
Chasersexecutive producer
Trial by Juryexecutive producer
Imaginary Crimesexecutive producer
Silent Fallexecutive producer
1995Ace Ventura: When Nature Callsexecutive producer
1996Two If by Seaexecutive producer
Big Bullyexecutive producer
Diaboliqueexecutive producer
Bad Moonexecutive producer
1997Wild Americaexecutive producer
Incognitoexecutive producer
1998Major League: Back to the Minorsexecutive producer
Wrongfully Accusedexecutive producer
1999The King and Iexecutive producer
2000Keeping the Faithexecutive producer
Shanghai Noonexecutive producer
Unbreakableexecutive producer
2001Out Coldexecutive producer
2002The Count of Monte Cristoproducer
Dragonflyproducer
Reign of Fireproducer
Abandonproducer
2003Criminology 101executive producer
The Recruitproducer
Shanghai Knightsproducer
Bruce Almightyexecutive producer
Seabiscuitexecutive producer
One Loveexecutive producer
2004Connie and Carlaproducer
Mr. 3000producer
2005The Pacifierproducer
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyproducer
The Legend of Zorroexecutive producer
Memoirs of a Geishaexecutive producer
2006Eight Belowexecutive producer
Stay Aliveexecutive producer
Stick Itexecutive producer
2007The Lookoutproducer
The Invisibleproducer
Evan Almightyproducer
Underdogproducer
Balls of Furyproducer
200827 Dressesproducer
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkinsexecutive producer
The Ruinsexecutive producer
The Happeningexecutive producer
The Love Guruexecutive producer
Wantedexecutive producer
Ghost Townexecutive producer
Flash of Geniusproducer
Four Christmasesproducer
2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobraexecutive producer
Invictusexecutive producer
2010Leap Yearproducer
Dinner for Schmucksexecutive producer
The Touristproducer
2011No Strings Attachedexecutive producer
Footlooseexecutive producer
2012The Vowproducer
2013G.I. Joe: Retaliationexecutive producer
2014RoboCopproducer (uncredited)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 mgm.com Gary Barber: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer bei mgm.comm; retrieved, 14 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Portland Press Herald: "A ‘Ben-Hur’ for our time" by Steven Zeitchik August 21, 2016 | Downey and Burnett are staunch Catholics; Ridley is also a devout Christian, Huston and Bekmambetov, who was raised in a communist country, are more secular; Daniel and MGM principal Gary Barber are Jewish
  3. 1 2 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Owner Profiles — 2013 Archived 2014-01-16 at the Wayback Machine., dmtc.com, 14 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Kevin Tsujihara, kentuckyderby.com, 14 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Gary Barber bei arlingtonpark.com; retrieved, 14 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Tourist (2010)". Box Office Mojo. March 10, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  7. ↑ "MGM Looks Ahead with 'Mr. Mom', 'Idolmaker'", Variety, February 17, 2011
  8. ↑ MGM Finally Comes Back from the Dead with Five Projects including Remakes of "RoboCop" and "Poltergeist", Collider.com, February 18, 2011.
  9. ↑ MGM Shakeup: Gary Barber Out as CEO, variety.com, Mar 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ Big $260M Payout For MGM’s Former Chairman/CEO Gary Barber In Official Resolution With Company, deadline.com, June 14, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Owner Statistics: Gary Barber". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  12. ↑ Shinar, Jack. "Lexie Lou Adapts to Turf in Wonder Where Win". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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