James D. Brubaker
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James D. Brubaker | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | March 30, 1937
Died | January 3, 2023 | (aged 85)
Education | California State University, Los Angeles |
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Spouse | Marcy Kelly |
Children | 3 |
James D. Brubaker (March 30, 1937 – January 3, 2023) was an American film producer and production manager. Associated with Chartoff-Winkler Productions for several years, he had producing credits on several of the company's productions including two films in the Rocky series, as well as True Confessions and The Right Stuff. He later served as president of physical production at Universal Pictures from 2003 to 2008.
Biography
Brubaker was born in Los Angeles, to Margaret Hayes Brubaker and Dudley Sutton Brubaker. His family was of Swiss-German descent. He attended California State University, Los Angeles and served in the U.S. Army. He began working in the film industry as a driver, transporting horses to sets on Western films. For his work on Gia, he won the 1999 Directors Guild of America Award and was nominated for a 1998 Primetime Emmy Award.
Brubaker and his wife, Marcy Kelly, had three children. On January 3, 2023, he died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, from complications of multiple strokes.[1]
Filmography
Producer
- True Confessions (1981) (associate producer)[1]
- Rocky III (1982) (associate producer)[1]
- The Right Stuff (1983) (executive producer)[1]
- Rhinestone (1984) (associate producer)[1]
- Beer (1985) (executive producer)
- Rocky IV (1985) (executive producer)[1]
- Cobra (1986) (executive producer)[1]
- Over the Top (1987) (executive producer)
- Problem Child (1990) (executive producer)
- Brain Donors (1992) (producer)
- Running Mates (1992, TV Movie) (producer)
- Above the Rim (1994) (executive producer)
- A Walk in the Clouds (1995) (executive producer)
- The Nutty Professor (1996) (co-producer)[1]
- Liar Liar (1997) (executive producer)[1]
- Gia (1998, TV Movie) (producer)[1]
- Life (1999) (executive producer)[1]
- Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) (executive producer)[1]
- Her Majesty (2001) (executive producer)
- Dragonfly (2002) (executive producer)
- Bruce Almighty (2003) (producer)[1]
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007) (producer)
- Chef (2014) (executive producer)[1]
Actor
- Life (1999) - Judge E.M. Byrne (cameo)[1]
- Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) - Krusty Reporter