Gary Barber

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Gary Barber (* 1957 in Johannesburg ) is an American film producer of South African Jewish origin.

Life

Gary Barber studied economics at Witwatersrand University . After completing his studies, he first works as an auditor.

The equestrian fanatic won a trip to the Arlington Million Horse Race in Illinois in 1982 . In the same year he emigrated to the United States, where his brother Cecil Barber had lived since 1979. Together with his brother, he bought numerous horses that took part in various races. In the mid-1980s, Barber took American citizenship.

In 1998, he and his business partner Roger Birnbaum founded the production, finance and sales company Spyglass Entertainment in Los Angeles . He had his greatest success in 2010 with the production of the film The Tourist , which grossed US $ 280 million at the box office worldwide.

In December 2010, Barber took over the post of chairman and chief executive officer of the insolvent film production company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . Under his aegis, MGM co-financed the hugely successful agent thriller James Bond 007: Skyfall with Eon Productions and Sony Pictures , which became the most successful film in the Bond franchise to date, with gross revenues of more than 1.1 billion US dollars. MGM then also financed blockbuster hits like The Hobbit , 21 Jump Street and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters . Thanks to these successes and rigid austerity measures, Barber was able to present a healthy balance sheet for the previously heavily indebted MGM for the first time.

After Barber's contract with MGM had been extended to 2022 at the end of 2017, the company dismissed him in March 2018, which industry media such as Variety or Deadline.com saw as a “surprising” or “shocking” twist given Barber's undisputed performance as CEO of MGM designated. Barber received a $ 260 million settlement from MGM for his stake in the company.

Barber has three daughters and lives in Los Angeles.

Filmography (selection)

Producer

Co-Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Owner Profiles - 2013 ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at dmtc.com, accessed January 14, 2014  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dmtc.com
  2. ↑ Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Kevin Tsujihara at kentuckyderby.com, accessed January 14, 2014
  3. ↑ Steven Zeitchik: A 'Ben-Hur' for our time . Portland Press Herald. August 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ a b c mgm.com Gary Barber: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at mgm.comm, accessed January 14, 2014
  5. ↑ a b c Gary Barber at arlingtonpark.com, accessed January 14, 2014
  6. ↑ boxofficemojo.com
  7. ^ Franz Everschor : The resurrection of the "MGM lion". In: film-dienst 1/2014, page 27
  8. ↑ Dave McNary: MGM Shakeup: Gary Barber Out as CEO . In: variety.com from March 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ Anita Busch: Behind The MGM Shakeup Shocker! What Happened To Instigate MGM Chairman / CEO Gary Barber's Ouster? . In: deadline.com from March 20, 2018.
  10. ^ Anita Busch and Dawn C. Chmielewski: Big $ 260M Payout For MGM's Former Chairman / CEO Gary Barber In Official Resolution With Company . In: deadline.com from June 14, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Barber, Gary
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer of South African origin
DATE OF BIRTH 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Johannesburg , South Africa