Gary Barber
| Gary Barber | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 (age 58–59) |
| Nationality | South Africa |
| Education | B.S. University of the Witwatersrand |
| Occupation | Media executive |
| Known for | CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Children | 3 |
Gary Barber (born 1957) is an American film producer of South African descent. Since 2010 Barber is 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 an 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, 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, 21 Jump Street and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. MGM then finally moved forward with remakes of RoboCop and Poltergeist.[7][8]
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.[9] In 2014, his filly Lexie Lou won the Queen's Plate and was named the Canadian Horse of the Year.[10]
Barber has three daughters and lives in Los Angeles.[5]
Filmography as a producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Midnight Crossing | executive producer |
| 1989 | Communion | executive producer |
| 1990 | Howling V: The Rebirth | executive producer |
| Young Guns II | executive producer | |
| Pacific Heights | executive producer | |
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | executive producer |
| 1992 | Freejack | executive producer |
| White Sands | executive producer | |
| Stay Tuned | executive producer | |
| 1993 | The Crush | executive producer |
| True Romance | producer | |
| 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | executive producer |
| Major League II | executive producer | |
| Chasers | executive producer | |
| Trial by Jury | executive producer | |
| Imaginary Crimes | executive producer | |
| Silent Fall | executive producer | |
| 1995 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | executive producer |
| 1996 | Two If by Sea | executive producer |
| Big Bully | executive producer | |
| Diabolique | executive producer | |
| Bad Moon | executive producer | |
| 1997 | Wild America | executive producer |
| Incognito | executive producer | |
| 1998 | Major League: Back to the Minors | executive producer |
| Wrongfully Accused | executive producer | |
| 1999 | The King and I | executive producer |
| 2000 | Keeping the Faith | executive producer |
| Shanghai Noon | executive producer | |
| Unbreakable | executive producer | |
| 2001 | Out Cold | executive producer |
| 2002 | The Count of Monte Cristo | producer |
| Dragonfly | producer | |
| Reign of Fire | producer | |
| Abandon | producer | |
| 2003 | Criminology 101 | executive producer |
| The Recruit | producer | |
| Shanghai Knights | producer | |
| Bruce Almighty | executive producer | |
| Seabiscuit | executive producer | |
| One Love | executive producer | |
| 2004 | Connie and Carla | producer |
| Mr. 3000 | 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 | |
| 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 | producer (uncredited) |
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 mgm.com Gary Barber: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer bei mgm.comm, abgerufen am 14. January 2014
- ↑ 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
- 1 2 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Owner Profiles — 2013, dmtc.com, 14 January 2014
- ↑ Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Kevin Tsujihara, kentuckyderby.com, 14 January 2014
- 1 2 3 Gary Barber bei arlingtonpark.com, abgerufen am 14. January 2014
- ↑ "The Tourist (2010)". Box Office Mojo. March 10, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ↑ MGM Looks Ahead with "Mr. Mom", "Idolmaker", Variety, February 17, 2011
- ↑ MGM Finally Comes Back from the Dead with Five Projects including Remakes of "RoboCop" and "Poltergeist", Collider.com, February 18, 2011
- ↑ "Owner Statistics: Gary Barber". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ Shinar, Jack. "Lexie Lou Adapts to Turf in Wonder Where Win". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.