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Joe Roth
Roth in December 2016
Born

Joseph Emanuel Roth


(1948-06-13) June 13, 1948 (age 76)[1]
Occupations
  • Film producer
  • film director
  • studio executive
  • Years active1974–present
    Spouses

    (m. 1980; div. 2004)

    Irene Oh

    (m. 2006)
    Children3

    Joseph Emanuel Roth (born June 13, 1948)[2][1] is an American film executive, producer and director. He co-founded Morgan Creek Entertainment in 1988 and was chairman of 20th Century Fox (1989–1993), Caravan Pictures (1993–1994), and Walt Disney Studios (1994–2000) before founding Revolution Studios in 2000, then Roth/Kirschenbaum Films in 2007.

    Early life[edit]

    Roth was born on June 13, 1948[1] to Frances and Lawrence Roth.[3] He has stated that his Jewish family faced various forms of harassment growing up in a heavily Catholic part of Long Island, New York. This involved incidents like "a cross being burned on the lawn and some of Roth's schoolmates crossed themselves before they would speak to him."[4] In 1959, Roth's father volunteered his son to be a plaintiff in the ACLU's effort to abolish mandatory prayer in public schools. The case, filed in New York, went through several appeals, finally reaching the U.S. Supreme Court in 1962. The Court ruled that such prayer was unconstitutional under the First Amendment, in the landmark case of Engel v. Vitale.[5]

    Roth attended Boston University, graduating in 1970 with a bachelor's degreeincommunication.[2]

    Career[edit]

    Over the course of his career, he has produced over 40 films, and has directed six to date, including 1990's Coupe de Ville, 2001's America's Sweethearts and 2006's Freedomland.

    In 1988 by Roth and James Robinson co-founded Morgan Creek Entertainment.[6] The name came from Roth's favorite film, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek.[7] The company had box-office hits including Young Guns and Major League.

    In 1989, Roth became chairman of 20th Century Fox, who were very successful under him, including hits Home Alone, Die Hard 2 and White Men Can't Jump. His contract expired in July 1992 but he agreed to stay on as Fox Inc. chairman Barry Diller had quit earlier in the year. He later announced in November 1992 that he was leaving Fox to set up an independent production company at The Walt Disney Studios.[8][9]

    In 1992, he co-founded Caravan Pictures with Roger Birnbaum, which had a production deal with The Walt Disney Studios. Roth moved on to be Disney studio chief on August 24, 1994.[10] Disney CEO Michael Eisner was so set on replacing Jeffrey Katzenberg as Disney studio chief with Roth that he forgave the $15 million cost overrun debt for I Love Trouble and paid Roth $40 million of fees for 21 unproduced films under the deal.[11]

    Roth, who was ranked 6th in Premiere Magazine's 2003 Hollywood Power List, produced the 76th annual Academy Awards. Roth announced in October 2007 that, when Revolution's distribution deal with Sony Pictures ended, that he would depart from Revolution Studios to form his own production company, Roth Films.

    On November 13, 2007, Roth was introduced as the majority owner of a Seattle, Washington–based Major League Soccer franchise along with Paul Allen. Seattle Sounders FC—which calls Lumen Field home—began regular season play in 2009. On November 12, 2015, Roth passed on majority ownership to Adrian Hanauer.

    Personal life[edit]

    Roth was married to Donna Arkoff whose father was movie producer Samuel Z. Arkoff.[12] They have three children.

    The family resided in the Dolores del Río House, designed by architect Douglas Honnold for Irish production designer Cedric Gibbons and Mexican actress Dolores del Río in 1929 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California.[13] In 2021, Roth paid $23 million for a 5,514 sq ft (512.3 m2), 1960s Midcentury home designed by Dan Dworsky and renovated by Waldo FernandezinBeverly Hills.[14]

    Filmography[edit]

    Film[edit]

    Producer

  • Our Winning Season (1978)
  • Americathon (1979)
  • Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1982)
  • The Final Terror (1983)
  • The Stone Boy (1984)
  • Moving Violations (1985)
  • Where the River Runs Black (1986)
  • Streets of Gold (1986)
  • P.K. and the Kid (1987)
  • Young Guns (1988)
  • The Three Musketeers (1993)
  • Angels in the Outfield (1994)
  • A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
  • Houseguest (1995)
  • The Jerky Boys: The Movie (1995)
  • Heavyweights (1995)
  • Tall Tale (1995)
  • While You Were Sleeping (1995)
  • The Forgotten (2004)
  • The Great Debaters (2007)
  • Alice in Wonderland (2010)
  • Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
  • Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
  • Heaven Is for Real (2014)
  • Million Dollar Arm (2014)
  • Maleficent (2014)
  • In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
  • Miracles from Heaven (2016)
  • The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
  • Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
  • XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
  • Dolittle (2020)
  • The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
  • F9 (2021)
  • Hustle (2022)
  • The Gray Man (2022)
  • The School for Good and Evil (2022)
  • Anyone but You (2023)
  • Damsel (2024)
  • A Family Affair (2024)
  • Jackpot (2024)
  • Executive producer

    • Cracking Up (1977)
  • Bachelor Party (1984)
  • Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
  • Dead Ringers (1988) (Uncredited)
  • Skin Deep (1989)
  • Renegades (1989)
  • Enemies, A Love Story (1989)
  • Young Guns II (1990)
  • The Exorcist III (1990)
  • Pacific Heights (1990)
  • Angie (1994)
  • Before and After (1996)
  • Tears of the Sun (2003)
  • Daddy Day Care (2003)
  • Hollywood Homicide (2003)
  • Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
  • An Unfinished Life (2005)
  • Little Man (2006) (Uncredited)
  • Knight and Day (2010)
  • Sabotage (2014)
  • The Exorcist III: Legion (2016)
  • The Dreaming Man (2017)
  • Co-producer

  • Major League (1989)
  • Nightbreed (1990)
  • Director

  • Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
  • Coupe de Ville (1990)
  • America's Sweethearts (2001)
  • Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
  • Freedomland (2006)
  • Miscellaneous crew
    Year Film Role Notes
    1974 The Conversation Production assistant
    Uncredited
    1988 Young Guns Presenter
    Dead Ringers
    1990 The Exorcist III
    As an actor
    Year Film Role Notes
    1976 Tunnel Vision Player-Announcer
    1977 Cracking Up Man
    Uncredited
    Production manager
    Year Film Role Notes
    1998 Armageddon Executive in charge of production
    Uncredited
    Thanks
    Year Film Role
    1995 Dead Presidents Special thanks
    2002 Punch-Drunk Love
    Gangs of New York
    2009 Bandslam Thanks

    Television[edit]

    Producer

    Year Title Notes
    2004 76th Academy Awards Television special

    Executive producer

    Year Title Notes
    2007 Demons TV movie
    2011 Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
    2010–12 Are We There Yet?
    2012–14 Anger Management
    2019 This Is Football Documentary
    2020 The Plot Against America
    2021 Panic
    Production manager
    Year Title Role
    2011 SpongeBob SquarePants Executive in charge of production
    Thanks
    Year Title Role Notes
    1990 American Masters Special thanks Documentary
    2020 The Last Dance

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c "Joe Roth". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  • ^ a b "B.U. Bridge". October 27, 2003.
  • ^ New York Civil Liberties Union: "Obituary: Steven Engel, Plaintiff in Landmark School Prayer Case" February 6, 2008
  • ^ Masters, Kim (November 14, 2013). "Joe Roth's 'Third Act': From 'Gigli' to Billion-Dollar Producer and Pro Soccer Superstar". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  • ^ Hammer, Joshua. "The Sly Dog at Fox". Newsweek, May 25, 1992.
  • ^ Masters, Kim (November 14, 2013). "Joe Roth's 'Third Act': From 'Gigli' to Billion-Dollar Producer and Pro Soccer Superstar". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  • ^ Harmetz, Aljean (April 25, 1989). "Producer Defies Rules, and Succeeds". The New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  • ^ Brown, Corie (November 1992). "Who Needs This?". Premiere. p. 22.
  • ^ Weinraub, Bernard (November 3, 1992). "Joe Roth Leaving For a Deal With Disney". The New York Times. p. C13. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  • ^ "Seasoned Performer Takes Lead Studio Role". Orlando Sentinel. Los Angeles Times. August 28, 1994. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  • ^ Masters, Kim (November 14, 2013). "Joe Roth's 'Third Act': From 'Gigli' to Billion-Dollar Producer and Pro Soccer Superstar". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  • ^ New York Times: "Samuel Z. Arkoff, Maker of Drive-In Thrillers, Dies at 83" By ALJEAN HARMETZ September 19, 2001
  • ^ Brown, Patricia Leigh (February 29, 2008). "A Moderne Masterpiece Revived". Architectural Digest. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  • ^ Jack Flemming (October 12, 2021), ‘F9’ producer Joe Roth drops $23 million for a Beverly Hills Midcentury Los Angeles Times.
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