Brian Robbins

Robbins was born on November 22, 1963 in New York City and grew up in a Jewish family in the Marine Park, Brooklyn neighborhood.^[2] His father was actor Floyd Levine.^[3] When he was 16, he moved with his family to Los Angeles.^[4] He graduated from Grant High School in 1982.^[5]

Following his father into acting,^[3] Robbins made his television debut on an episode of Trapper John, M.D.^[5] He guest starred on a number of television series and had a recurring role on General Hospital.^[5] As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his role as Eric Mardian on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class.^[5] He also hosted the children's version of the TV game show Pictionary in 1989. In the 1990s, Robbins started producing the show All That and its spin-offsonNickelodeon.^[3] He has produced several sports films including Coach Carter and Hardball (2001). He produced Smallville and also One Tree Hill. He has often collaborated with producer Michael Tollin.^[3]

Robbins is the founder of AwesomenessTV, a YouTube channel aimed at teenagers. The channel spun off into a TV series, on which Robbins served as executive producer.^[6] DreamWorks Animation acquired the company in 2013.^[7] On February 22, 2017, following NBCUniversal/Comcast's acquisition of DreamWorks Animation, Robbins stepped down as AwesomenessTV's CEO, ending his five-year run with the company.^[8]

Robbins first joined Paramount in 2017 as the first President of Paramount Players, after which he became President of Nickelodeon in 2018, and then President, Kids & Family Entertainment, for ViacomCBS (now Paramount).^[9] On October 1, 2018, he left his position as the president of Paramount Players after Viacom chose him to be the president of Nickelodeon, ending his 16-month run at the studio.^[10] Despite leaving the studio, he remained involved with Paramount Players division Nickelodeon Movies.^[11]

Robbins became head of Paramount Pictures in September 2021.^[12][13] During his tenure, Robbins has overseen releases that have garnered more than $5 billion in global box office.^[14]

As President and CEO of Paramount Pictures, Brian Robbins has focused on securing production deals with prominent filmmakers and revitalizing franchises such as Transformers, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mission: Impossible, A Quiet Place, Scream, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and PAW Patrol.^{[15][16][17][18][19]} These partnerships have contributed to Paramount Pictures' $5 billion-plus global box office revenue, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and PAW Patrol alone generating $2.5 billion in consumer products revenue in 2023.^[20]

Robbins has been recognized for his strategic approach to theatrical release windows relative to streaming.^[14] He shifted the release strategy of Smile and Mean Girls from streaming to theatrical, with Smile becoming the top-grossing original horror film of 2022, earning $217 million worldwide and becoming the studio's third most profitable film in a decade.^[21] Mean Girls grossed $107 million globally and led the domestic box office for three consecutive weeks.^[22] Robbins has also strengthened Paramount Animation and Paramount's consumer products division through the success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and PAW Patrol. Robbins has emphasized allowing intellectual property-driven properties to drive other lines of business, particularly consumer products.^[20]

On April 29, 2024, Robbins, along with George Cheeks and Chris McCarthy, became co-CEOs after Bob Bakish stepped down from his role.^[23]

Robbins is a board member of the Motion Picture Association; a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; sits on the board of trustees for the AFI and is the recipient of a Directors Guild Award, a Peabody Award, and the Pioneer Prize from the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.^[24]

He married publicist Laura Cathcart and they had two sons together, Miles and Justin, before divorcing in 2013. He married stylist Tracy James in 2014.^[25] They have a daughter named Stella and live with his sons in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.^[25][26]

Producer only

• Summer Catch (2001)
• Big Fat Liar (2002) (Also story writer)
• Radio (2003)
• Coach Carter (2005)
• Wild Hogs (2007)
• The To Do List (2013)
• Before I Fall (2017)
• Bigger Fatter Liar (2017) (executive producer)

Executive producer only

• The Amanda Show (2000–2001)
• Smallville (2001–2011)
• The Nick Cannon Show (2002)
• What I Like About You (2002–2006)
• One Tree Hill (2003–2012)
• Crumbs (2006)
• Sonny with a Chance (2009–2011)
• Fred: The Movie (2010)
• So Random! (2011–2012)
• AwesomenessTV (2013–2015)

• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2019)
• The Loud House (2019–present)
• SpongeBob SquarePants (2019–present)
• Middle School Moguls (2019)
• Blaze and the Monster Machines (2019–present)
• Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019)
• The Casagrandes (2019–2022)
• Blue's Clues & You! (2019–2024)
• It's Pony (2020–2022)
• Glitch Techs (2020)
• Santiago of the Seas (2020–2023)
• Baby Shark's Big Show! (2020–present)
• Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021–present)
• Rugrats (2021–present)
• The Patrick Star Show (2021–present)
• Middlemost Post (2021–2022)

• Brian RobbinsatIMDb
• Brian RobbinsatAllMovie