Film and television producer Jerry Weintraub

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weintraub s first film producer robert altman s nashville (1975). until then, united artists producer david picker had dismissed script , not make film. short time later, weintraub hosting party john denver in new york, , among guests invited altman, whom admired had never met. altman pulled weintraub aside, recalls film s screenwriter, joan tewkesbury, , on shared joint altman told weintraub script. after meeting altman, weintraub hooked on story. however, no studio wanted work altman, telling weintraub director pain in ass . weintraub managed find investors , gave altman $2 million needed make film. following nashville , weintraub s credits producer on next few years included oh, god! (1977), september 30, 1955 (1978), cruising (1980), night long (1981), , diner (1982).


the success of karate kid (1984), led kirk kerkorian, owner of mgm/ua, appoint weintraub chairman , ceo of neglected united artists division, weintraub acquiring minority stake, clashes between 2 men led weintraub s departure after 5 months. karate kid had several sequels, produced weintraub, karate kid part ii (1986), karate kid part iii (1989) , next karate kid (1994).


weintraub formed weintraub entertainment group (weg) in february 1987 $461 million in financing columbia pictures, cineplex odeon , others. weg signed 20-year distribution deal columbia, , planned release 7 or more movies per year. in 1990 weg filed chapter 11 bankruptcy, , weintraub produce warner bros. weg subsequently settled suit brought against columbia.


weintraub s later films producer happy new year (1987), pure country (1992), specialist (1994), vegas vacation (1997), newton boys (1998), avengers (1998), soldier (1998), nancy drew (2007), karate kid (2010), , 2001 remake of ocean s eleven, founded company jw productions. in addition producing sequels ocean s twelve (2004) , ocean s thirteen (2007), appeared in ocean s films. weintraub had small role in vegas vacation (1997) gilly philly high roller casino gambler 2 pals, , in firm (1993). revived acting career of ellen barkin underwent massive makeover role al pacino s casino assistant.


he executive producer of hbo s series, brink, , hbo s behind candelabra in 2013, emmy-winning drama last ten years in life of pianist, liberace. in 2014 won emmy co-producer of years of living dangerously, television documentary global warming.


a television documentary film weintraub s life, called way, directed douglas mcgrath, broadcast on hbo in 2011. on 2010 television appearance of view, weintraub made handshake deal whoopi goldberg play next god in future oh, god! sequel, should favorable script become available. weintraub had agreed produce new adaptation of legend of tarzan warner bros. released on july 1, 2016.








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