Roger Birnbaum

Roger Birnbaum
Born (1950-11-14) November 14, 1950[1]
Teaneck, New Jersey
Spouse(s) Pamela West (divorced)
Leslie Lopez
Partner(s) Teri Garr (1979–1983)
Children Claire Birnbaum Block
Parent(s) Arlene Steinlauf Birnbaum
Norman Birnbaum

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 II veteran 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
1984When Your Lover Leavesproducer
1985Scandal Sheetproducer
The Sure Thingproducer
1987Who's That Girlproducer
Bay Covenexecutive producer
1993The Three Musketeersproducer
1994Angieexecutive producer
Angels in the Outfieldproducer
A Low Down Dirty Shameproducer
1995Houseguestproducer
The Jerky Boysproducer
Heavyweightsproducer
Tall Taleproducer
While You Were Sleepingproducer
The Big Greenproducer
Powderproducer
1996Before and Afterexecutive producer
Celtic Prideproducer
First Kidproducer
The Rich Man's Wifeproducer
Maximum Riskexecutive producer
1997Metroproducer
The Beautician and the Beastexecutive producer
Grosse Point Blankproducer
Gone Fishin'producer
G.I. Janeproducer
Washington Squareproducer
RocketManproducer
Angels in the Endzoneexecutive producer
Flashexecutive producer
1998Overnight Deliveryexecutive producer
Six Days, Seven Nightsproducer
Simon Birchproducer
Rush Hourproducer
Holy Manproducer
1999Inspector Gadgetproducer
2000Angels in the Infieldexecutive producer
Keeping the Faithexecutive producer
Shanghai Noonproducer
Unbreakableexecutive producer
2001Rush Hour 2producer
Out Coldexecutive producer
2002The Count of Monte Cristoproducer
Dragonflyproducer
Abandonproducer
Reign of Fireproducer
2003Criminology 101executive producer
The Recruitproducer
Shanghai Knightsproducer
Inspector Gadget 2executive producer
Bruce Almightyexecutive producer
Seabiscuitexecutive producer
One Loveexecutive producer
2004The Perfect Scoreproducer
Connie and Carlaproducer
The Ranchexecutive producer
Mr. 3000producer
Weekendsexecutive producer
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
Rush Hour 3producer
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
2014RoboCopexecutive producer
2016The Magnificent Sevenproducer
2018Death Wishproducer
2019The Hustleproducer

References

  1. ↑ "Roger Birnbaum Biography (1950?-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  2. ↑ "The Tourist". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ↑ "Rush Hour 2". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Executive Suite: Inside Roger Birnbaum's Pin High Productions Office". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "ABOUT US". Cave 76 Productions.
  6. 1 2 3 "Norman Birnbaum - Obituary". The New York Times. republished at legacy.com. October 2, 2007.
  7. 1 2 Spelling, Ian (June 1, 2011). "Let the Lion Roar: Teaneck native Roger Birnbaum shines brightly in Hollywood". (201) magazine; Bergen.com. Retrieved October 6, 2011. Much of the producer’s touch, the instinct that drives Birnbaum to financially back a script or to help nurture a pitch into a script and then into a feature, and his overall taste as a filmmaker, can be traced back to his formative years in Teaneck. He was raised there and attended Teaneck High School.
  8. ↑ "Advisory Board Biographies". ucsb.edu. Carsey-Wolf Center for Film, Television and New Media, University of California, Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Lorand West Obituary". Los Angeles Times. republished online at legacy.com. July 13, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Going Steady". issuu.com; C Magazine. January 1, 2013. p. 114. Retrieved January 29, 2018. Claire Birnbaum and Eric Block ... husband and wife... Roger Birnbaum (then co-CEO of MGM) gave away his little girl...
  11. ↑ THR Staff (January 10, 2013). "Warner Bros.' Courtney Simmons Weds, 'CSI:NY' Actor A.J. Buckley Engaged: Hitched, Hatched, Hired". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 29, 2018. Producer Roger Birnbaum became engaged to ... Leslie Lopez ... on Dec. 15
  12. ↑ "41st AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Mel Brooks - Red Carpet". gettyimages.ie. June 6, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2018. Leslie Lopez Birnbaum ... and Roger Birnbaum
  13. ↑ Garr, Teri (October 30, 1988). "Is Teri Garr Serious When She Says She Isn't Serious? On Tour, The Actress Drops Her Comedic Guard". Chicago Tribune. Interviewed by Johanna Steinmetz. Well, I lived with two men, one for seven years, the other for five. I was with Birnbaum (Roger Birnbaum, an independent producer) for seven. That was like a marriage.
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