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| name = Peter Guber
| name = Peter Guber
| birth_name = Howard Peter Guber
| birth_name = Howard Peter Guber
| birth_place = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|3|1}}<ref name="Griffin" />{{rp|p. 61}}
| occupation = entrepreneur, executive, author
| birth_place = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States|U.S.]]<ref name="Griffin" />{{rp|p. 61}}
| occupation = producer, executive, entrepreneur
| years_active = 1977&ndash;present
| years_active = 1977&ndash;present
| alma_mater = [[Syracuse University]] (B.A.), <br />[[New York University]] (J.D. & LLM)
| alma_mater = [[Syracuse University]] (B.A.), <br />[[New York University]] (J.D. & LLM)
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'''Howard Peter Guber''' (born March 1, 1942<ref name="Griffin">{{cite book | title = Hit and Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood | first1 = Nancy | last1 = Griffin | first2 = Kim | last2 = Masters | publisher = Simon & Schuster | year = 1996 | isbn = 978-0684809311 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=y8c_zvf5HcAC}}</ref>{{rp|p. 61}} in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]<ref name="Griffin" />{{rp|p. 61}}) is an [[United States|American]] [[film producer]] and [[Chief executive officer|executive]] and Chairman and [[CEO]] of [[Mandalay Entertainment]]. Films he personally produced or executive produced include ''[[Rain Man]]'', ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'', ''[[The Color Purple (film)|The Color Purple]]'', ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'', ''[[Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey]]'', ''[[The Witches of Eastwick (film)|The Witches of Eastwick]]'', ''[[Missing (film)|Missing]]'' and ''[[Flashdance]].'' Guber's films have earned over $3 billion worldwide and 50 [[Academy Award]] nominations.<ref>{{IMDb name|0345542|Peter Guber}}</ref> Guber is also a minority owner of the [[Golden State Warriors]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).
Howard Peter Guber (born in Boston, Massachusetts) is an executive, entrepreneur and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Guber is currently Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment Group. Films he personally produced or executive produced include [[Rain Man]], [[Batman (film)|Batman]], [[The Color Purple (film)|The Color Purple]], [[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]], Gorillas In The Mist, [[The Witches of Eastwick (film)|The Witches of Eastwick]], [[Missing (film)|Missing]] and [[Flashdance (film)|Flashdance]]. Guber's films have earned over three billion dollars worldwide and 50 Academy Award nominations. Guber is also the co-owner of the [[Golden State Warriors]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).


==Early life==
==Career==
Peter Guber's parents Sam Guber and Ruth Anshen, of [[Jewish]] descent, married in 1929.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.62}} Peter's father owned a junk business in [[Somerville, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.62}} As a child, Guber was noted for his intelligence, outgoing nature, high energy, aggressiveness, and extreme competitiveness.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.61-62}} He attended John Ward Elementary School and Newton North High School.{{rp|p.62}}


==Columbia Pictures==
Following high school graduation, Guber enrolled in the pre-law curriculum at [[Syracuse University]]. He played [[intramural]] [[American football|football]] and pledged the [[Zeta Beta Tau]] fraternity.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.62-63}} Guber spent his junior year abroad at Syracuse's [[Florence, Italy]] campus. At Syracuse he met his future wife, Lynda Gellis, the daughter of a [[kosher]] meat magnate and the "self-styled queen" of her sorority.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.64}}
Guber joined Columbia Pictures in 1968. During his tenure at the creative helm, Columbia produced such box office hits as [[Shampoo (film)|Shampoo]], [[Taxi Driver (film)|Taxi Driver]], [[Tommy (film)|Tommy]], [[The Way We Were]] and [[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]].


With the financial support of his wealthy new father-in-law, Guber enrolled at [[New York University]] for his J.D. and LL.M. law degrees, studying for his [[MBA]] at night.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.64}} (Though he later claimed otherwise on resumes, he would never finish the last degree.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.80}} As he neared graduation in 1968, Guber, tired of the bone-chilling winters in his native Northeast, accepted a position with [[Columbia Pictures]] as an assistant and management trainee.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.64-65}}


==Casablanca Record and Filmworks==
==Career==
In 1975,Guber founded Casablanca Record and Filmworks with [[Neil Bogart]]. Their record operation included such superstars as [[Kiss (band)|KISS]], [[Donna Summer]], [[Captain and Tennille]], [[The Village People]] and [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] with George Clinton. It also included some of the most successful soundtracks of all time, including the Academy Award winning [[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]], Lionel Richie and Diana Ross’ [[Endless Love (soundtrack)|Endless Love]], and [[Flashdance (soundtrack)|Flashdance]], which sold more than 14 million albums. During this period, Guber produced numerous television shows including Teddy White’s Emmy nominated Selling of the Presidency, the series Ocean Quest for NBC, and Mysteries of the Sea, a two hour special for ABC.
===Columbia Pictures===
Guber provoked both "contempt and grudging admiration" when he worked as executive Jerry Tokofsky's assistant.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.68}} Guber, an early proponent of computerization and entertainment technologies, began computerizing files on working actors and made available tape-recorded summaries of scripts for other executives to listen to while driving to work.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.68-69}} A year after arriving at Columbia, Guber, having witnessed a demonstration of an early [[video cassette]] machine, published "The New Ballgame/The Cartridge Revolution," a "prescient" analysis of the changes to be wrought by home video technology, in the journal ''Cinema''.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.69-70}}


Guber was transferred to the business affairs division after Tokofsky was fired, a position from which he watched his next two supervisors also be fired.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.71}} Guber paid to fly himself to Columbia's New York City office and successfully argued for his promotion to vice-president of creative affairs.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.71-72}} Shortly thereafter Guber was named head of American production, an advancement that, due to Columbia's power structure, had little authority.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.73}} In August 1973 he was promoted to vice-president of worldwide production. Partly because of a tendency to commit funds and project to multiple filmmakers and actors simultaneously, Guber was fired by Columbia president of production [[David Begelman]] in 1975, a fact he at first denied and then confessed to friends.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.79-80,82}} Upon leaving, Guber was given the "[[golden parachute]]" of a three year production deal with the studio. During his time at Columbia the studio released, among other films, ''[[Shampoo (film)|Shampoo]]'', ''[[Taxi Driver]]'', ''[[Tommy (film)|Tommy]]'', ''[[The Way We Were]]'' and ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''.


===Independent producer===
==Independent Producer==
Guber launched his career as an independent film producer with ''[[The Deep (film)|The Deep]]'', which became the second highest-grossing film of the year.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.86}} (Though he hadn't liked the [[Peter Benchley]] book upon which the film was based, Guber later commented that the wet [[T-shirt]] clinging to curvaceous star [[Jacqueline Bisset]] "made me a rich man."<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.83,85}}) Guber also bought the rights and served as [[executive producer]] for ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]].'' Produced by [[Alan Marshall (producer)|Alan Marshall]] and [[David Puttnam]], the film earned seven Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. The [[National Association of Theater Owners]] named Guber Producer of the Year.
Guber launched his career as an independent film producer with ''[[The Deep (film)|The Deep]]'', which became the second highest-grossing film of the year. Guber also bought the rights and served as executive producer for [[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]. Produced by [[Alan Marshall]] and [[David Puttnam]], the film earned seven Academy Award nominations including “Best Picture." The [[National Association of Theater Owners]] named Guber “Producer of the Year.”


===Casablanca Record and Filmworks===
In 1976 Guber founded [[Casablanca Records]] and Filmworks with [[Neil Bogart]]. Their record operation included [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Donna Summer]], [[Captain and Tennille]], [[The Village People]], and [[George Clinton]]'s [[Parliament-Funkadelic]]. It also released soundtracks such as ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'', ''[[Endless Love (soundtrack)|Endless Love]]'', and ''[[Flashdance (soundtrack)|Flashdance]]''. During this period, Guber also produced several television shows and series, including ''Television and the Presidency'' (1984) with [[Theodore H. White]], the 1985 documentary series ''Oceanquest'' for NBC, and the 1980 special ''Mysteries of the Sea'' for ABC.


===PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and the Guber-Peters Company===
==Polygram Filmed Entertainment and GPEC==
In 1979 Guber formed [[PolyGram]]'s motion picture and television division where he was [[Chairman of the Board]] and [[CEO]]. He sold his interest in PolyGram in 1983 and formed and served as co-owner of the Guber-Peters Company (GPC) along with producer [[Jon Peters]].
In 1979 Guber formed [[PolyGram]] Entertainment where he was Chairman of the Board and CEO. He sold his interest in Polygram in 1983 and formed and served as Co-Owner of GPEC.


Films on which Guber served as producer or executive producer have earned more than $3 billion in worldwide revenue and more than 50 [[Academy Award]] nominations, including four Best Picture nominations. Guber's producing credits include ''[[Rain Man]]'', ''[[Batman (film)|Batman]]'', ''[[Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey|Gorillas in the Mist]]'', ''[[The Color Purple (film)|The Color Purple]]'', ''[[Innerspace]]'', ''[[The Witches of Eastwick (film)|The Witches of Eastwick]]'', ''[[Flashdance]]'', ''[[Missing (film)|Missing]]'', ''[[Tango & Cash]]'' and ''[[An American Werewolf in London]]''.
The films directly produced and executive produced by Guber have earned more than $3 billion in worldwide revenue and more than 50 Academy Award nominations, including four nominations for “Best Picture.” ''[[Rain Man]]'' was the highest-grossing Best Picture Academy Award winner ever, and ''[[Batman (film)|Batman]]'' became one of the highest-grossing films in movie history.


Guber’s other films include [[Michael Apted]]’s ''[[Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey]]'', Steven Spielberg’s ''[[The Color Purple (film)|The Color Purple]]'' and ''[[Innerspace]]'', George Miller’s ''[[The Witches of Eastwick (film)|The Witches of Eastwick]]'', ''[[Flashdance]]'', Costa Garvas’ [[Missing (film)|''Missing'']], [[Tango & Cash |''Tango & Cash'']] and John Landis’ [[American Werewolf in London |''American Werewolf in London'']].
The extent to which Peters was involved in the making of these films has been a matter of disagreement, as has the quality of his contributions. [[Steven Spielberg]], director of ''The Color Purple'', had a clause written into his contract barring Gruber from ever coming to the set.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.127}} Spielberg, who was later attached to ''Rain Man'' for several months as its director, has said that he "never had a single meeting" with Gruber on either project.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.162}} Additionally, Guber and Peters became known for "leaving a trail of traumatized producers and directors in their wake."<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.136}} With ''The Witches of Eastwick'' Guber was accused by producer [[Rob Cohen]], who had originally approached Guber with the book, of having "bought the book out from under me" after negotiations had begun.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.136-7}} Subsequently, Cohen says, Guber offered him a "take it or leave it" deal to [[line producer|line produce]] the film at a rate that was one-third of Guber's own salary.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.137}} Guber, "having grabbed the material and secured the talent, disappeared" from what would become a very troubled shoot.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.137}} [[Michael Apted]], director of ''Gorillas in the Mist'', said that Guber "doesn't come to you with the greatest reputation," leading a filmmaker to think that Guber-Peters is "on the cusp of Hollywood sleaze there."<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.134}}


===Sony Pictures===
In 1988, GPC became a public company when they merged with game show production company [[Barris Industries]] and on September 7, 1989, Barris Industries was renamed '''Guber-Peters Entertainment Company'''.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://articles.latimes.com/1989-09-07/business/fi-2344_1_guber-peters-entertainment-co | title = Barris Industries Has New Name | work = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date = September 7, 1989}}</ref> On September 29, 1989, GPEC was acquired by [[Sony|Sony Corporation]] and Guber became [[Chairman of the Board]] and [[CEO]] of Columbia Pictures Entertainment (now [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]). The sale was completed on November 9, 1989 a day after Sony acquired [[Columbia Pictures Entertainment]]. During Guber's tenure at SPE, the company produced and distributed many prime time, half-hour comedy television series, with shows including ''[[Married with Children]]'', ''[[Designing Women]]'', and ''[[Seinfeld]]'' (all launched prior to Guber's arrival), and ''[[Mad About You]]'' and ''[[The Nanny]]''.


==Sony Pictures Entertainment==
During Guber's tenure as chairman and CEO, SPE's Motion Picture Group achieved, over four years, an industry-best domestic box office market share, which averaged seventeen percent. During the same period, Sony Pictures led all competitors with 120 Academy Award nominations, the highest four-year total ever for a single company. However, rampant spending by Guber and Peters led to their time at Sony to be viewed as a "disastrous tenure [that] Sony Pictures made them rich while it yielded bad, bloated movies and cost the company a fortune."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/30/movies/books-of-the-times-outlandish-hollywood-doings-some-are-fiction.html?src=pm | work=The New York Times | first=Janet | last=Maslin | title=Books of the Times: Outlandish Hollywood Doings (Some Are Fiction) | date=July 30, 1996}}</ref> Sony executive Mickey Schulhof asked Guber to resign in September 1994.<ref name="Griffin"/>{{rp|p.439}}
In 1988, GPEC became a public company with the acquisition of [[Barris Industries]], and in 1989, it was acquired by [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] (SPE) where Guber became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. During Guber’s tenure at SPE, the company produced and distributed popular prime time, half-hour comedy television shows including [[Married... with Children|Married with Children]], [[Designing Women]], [[Seinfeld (season 1)|Seinfeld]], [[Mad About You]], and [[The Nanny]] and revitalized the two largest game shows in the world, [[Wheel of Fortune (US game show)|Wheel of Fortune]] and [[Jeopardy!|Jeopardy]].


Under Guber’s leadership, the company re-framed its entire [[Loews Theatres|Loews]] exhibition circuit, incorporating Sony’s state-of-the-art SDDS sound system, and introduced the concept of IMAX theater and films integrated into multi-plex theaters in the building, design and execution of Sony’s 67th Street Theater and IMAX complexes in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco.
===Mandalay Entertainment===
After leaving Sony, Guber formed [[Mandalay Entertainment]], a multimedia entertainment company with interests in motion pictures, television, sports entertainment and new media.


During Guber’s tenure as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, SPE’s Motion Picture Group achieved, over four years, an industry-best (at the time) domestic box office market share, which averaged seventeen percent. During the same period, Sony Pictures led all competitors with a remarkable total of 120 Academy Award nominations, the highest four-year total ever for a single company.
===Golden State Warriors===
On July 15, 2010, [[Chris Cohan]], previous owner of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s [[Golden State Warriors]], reached an agreement to sell the franchise for a record $450 million to [[Boston Celtics]] minority partner [[Joe Lacob]] and Guber.<ref>{{cite news | title = Lacob, Guber have deal to buy Warriors | author = [[Associated Press|AP]] | work = [[ESPN.com]] | date = July 16, 2010 | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5383261 | accessdate = July 16, 2010}}</ref>


SPE’s motion picture business was propelled by successes, which included [[Awakenings]], [[Misery (film)|Misery]], [[Flatliners |Flatliners]], [[Terminator 2]], [[Boyz n the Hood]], [[City Slickers]], [[Basic Instinct]], [[A League of Their Own]], [[Single White Female]], [[A River Runs Through It (film)|A River Runs Through It]], [[A Few Good Men]], [[Sleepless in Seattle]], [[In the Line of Fire]], [[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]] and [[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]].
===Los Angeles Dodgers===
On March 27, 2012, Guber became a minority owner of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] through his affiliation with [[Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Dodgers sold to Magic Johnson's group | author = [[MLB.com|MLB]] | work = [[mlb.com]] | date = March 27, 2012 | url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120327&content_id=27685944&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb | accessdate = March 27, 2012}}</ref>


==Films produced==
*''[[The Deep (film)|The Deep]]'' (1977): producer
*''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' (1978): executive producer
*''[[An American Werewolf in London]]'' (1981): executive producer
*''[[Missing (film)|Missing]]'' (1982): executive producer
*''[[Flashdance]]'' (1983): executive producer
*''[[The Color Purple (film)|The Color Purple]]'' (1985): executive producer
*''[[Clue (film)|Clue]]'' (1985): executive producer
*''[[Youngblood (1986 film)|Youngblood]]'' (1986): executive producer
*''[[Who's That Girl (1987 film)|Who's That Girl]]'' (1987): executive producer
*''[[The Witches of Eastwick (film)|The Witches of Eastwick]]'' (1987): producer
*''[[Innerspace]]'' (1987): executive producer
*''[[Rain Man]]'' (1988): executive producer
*''[[Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey|Gorillas in the Mist]]'' (1988): executive producer
*''[[Caddyshack II]]'' (1988): producer
*''[[Tango & Cash]]'' (1989): producer
*''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989): producer
*''[[The Bonfire of the Vanities (film)|The Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' (1990): executive producer
*''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992): executive producer
*''[[This Boy's Life (film)|This Boy's Life]]'' (1993): executive producer
*''[[With Honors (film)|With Honors]]'' (1994): executive producer
*''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' (1999): producer
*''[[The Score (film)|The Score]]'' (2001): producer
*''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001): producer
*''[[Serving Sara]]'' (2002): producer
*''[[Alex and Emma]]'' (2003): executive producer
*''[[Beyond Borders]]'' (2003): producer
*''[[Into the Blue (2005 film)|Into the Blue]]'' (2005): executive producer
*''[[The Jacket]]'' (2005): producer
*''A Thousand Roads'' (2005): executive producer
*''[[Montana Sky]]'' (made for television, 2007): executive producer
*''[[Carolina Moon (film)|Carolina Moon]]'' (made for television, 2007): executive producer
*''[[Blue Smoke]]'' (made for television, 2007): executive producer
*''[[Angels Fall (TV film)|Angels Fall]]'' (made for television, 2007): executive producer
*''Tribute'' (made for television, 2009): executive producer
*''[[High Noon (2009 film)|High Noon]]'' (made for television, 2009): executive producer
*''[[Midnight Bayou]]'' (made for television, 2009): executive producer
*''[[Northern Lights (2009 film)|Northern Lights]]'' (made for television, 2009): executive producer


==Mandalay Entertainment Group==
==Books==
After leaving [[Sony]] in September 1994, Guber formed '''Mandalay Entertainment Group''' as a multimedia entertainment vehicle in motion pictures, television, sports entertainment and new media.
*{{cite book | author=Guber, Peter | title=Inside [[The Deep (1977 film)|The Deep]] | publisher=Bantam | year=1977 | isbn=978-0553111361}}
*{{cite book | author=Guber, Peter; Bart, Peter | title=Shoot Out | publisher=Perigee Trade | year=2003 | isbn=978-0399528880}}



==Notes==
====Mandalay Pictures====
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Mandalay Pictures’ has produced hits including, ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]''; ''[[Donnie Brasco]]'', starring [[Al Pacino]] and [[Johnny Depp]] and directed by [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]]; [[Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)|''Seven Years in Tibet'']] starring [[Brad Pitt]] and directed by [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]]; ''Wild Things'', starring [[Matt Dillon]], [[Kevin Bacon]], [[Neve Campbell]] and [[Bill Murray]]; and ''Les Misérables'', starring [[Liam Neeson]], [[Geoffrey Rush]], [[Uma Thurman]], and [[Claire Danes]]. Other films include Galapagos, the documentary for the Smithsonian Institution in IMAX 3D, I Still Know, the sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer; [[The Deep End of the Ocean (film)|''The Deep End of the Ocean'']], starring [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] and [[Whoopi Goldberg]]; [[Tim Burton]]’s ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'', starring [[Johnny Depp]], directed by Burton; ''[[Enemy At The Gates]]'', directed by [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]] and starring [[Joseph Fiennes]], [[Jude Law]], [[Rachel Weisz]] and [[Ed Harris]]; ''[[The Score (film)|The Score]]'', starring [[Robert DeNiro]], [[Edward Norton]] and [[Marlon Brando]]; ''[[Into the Blue (2005 film)|Into the Blue]]'', starring [[Jessica Alba]] and [[Paul Walker]]; ''The Jacket'', starring [[Keira Knightley]] and [[Adrien Brody]]; ''[[Darfur Now]]'', produced by [[Don Cheadle]]; and ''[[Never Back Down]]'', starring [[Djimon Hounsou]].


====Mandalay Vision====
Mandalay Vision launched as the company’s independent development, production and financing label. Mandalay Vision’s first release was the [[Golden Globe]] winning and four time Oscar nominated [[The Kids Are All Right (film)|The Kids Are All Right]], directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring [[Julianne Moore]], [[Annette Bening]] and [[Mark Ruffalo]].

In 2011, Mandalay Vision premiered two films at the Sundance Film Festival: Salvation Boulevard, directed by George Ratliff and starring an ensemble cast featuring [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Jennifer Connelly]], [[Greg Kinnear]], [[Ed Harris]] and [[Marisa Tomei]] sold to IFC and Sony and was released on July 15, 2011; and [[Another Happy Day]], the debut film from writer/director Sam Levinson, starring [[Ellen Barkin]], [[Ellen Burstyn]], [[Kate Bosworth]], [[Ezra Miller]] and [[Demi Moore]]. The film won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the festival’s closing ceremony, and was distributed by Phase 4 in November of 2011. Mandalay Vision’s [[Soul Surfer (film)|Soul Surfer]] was released by Tri-Star in April 2011. The picture stars [[Dennis Quaid]], [[Helen Hunt]], [[Carrie Underwood]] and [[AnnaSophia Robb]], and is the true story of competitive teen surfer [[Bethany Hamilton]]. Additional films include [[The Whistleblower]], a drama directed by Larysa Kondracki and starring [[Rachel Weisz]], [[Vanessa Redgrave]] and [[David Strathairn]], which debuted at Toronto Film Festival, sold to Samuel Goldwyn and was released in August 2011; and, [[Vanishing on 7th Street]], an apocalyptic thriller directed by Brad Anderson, starring [[Hayden Christensen]], [[Thandie Newton]] and [[John Leguizamo]] and financed by Herrick Entertainment, which also premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and was released in February 2011 by Magnet.


====Mandalay Series Television====
Mandalay Series Television has produced Cupid (ABC), Mercy Point (UPN), Rude Awakening (Showtime), Oh, Baby (Lifetime), and the critically acclaimed television series, [[Brotherhood (2006 TV series)|Brotherhood]] (Showtime). Brotherhood, with Jason Clarke, Jason Isaacs, Annabeth Gish and Ethan Embry won The [[George Foster Peabody Award]] in 2006.


====Mandalay Television Pictures====
Mandalay Television Pictures produces high profile television movies-of-the-week and mini-series which include Dean Koontz’s number one best seller Intensity, a four hour mini series for FOX; [[Get to the Heart]] (The Barbara Mandrell Story) for ABC; the four hour mini series Final Descent for CBS; and for ABC Medusa’s Child, Bad As I Wanna Be and Ali, King of the World. Other productions include Sole Survivor, based on Dean Koontz’s number one best selling book; First Daughter for Turner; and The Linda McCartney Story for CBS. Mandalay Television’s Blood Crime, starring [[James Caan]] & [[Jonathan Schaech]], was USA network’s highest rated (Crime Friday) movie for 2002.
Based on the books of the best-selling author, [[Nora Roberts]], Mandalay Television has produced a franchise of original made-for-television movies for [[Lifetime Television]]. More than 34 million viewers tuned in to the first collection of four movies: [[Angels Fall (TV film)|Angels Fall]], [[Blue Smoke]], [[Carolina Moon (film)|Carolina Moon]] and [[Montana Sky]]. Following the initial Nora Roberts’ adaptations, Mandalay Television produced the Nora Roberts II Collection, with four more all-new original movies: [[Northern Lights (2009 film)|Northern Lights]], [[Midnight Bayou]], [[High Noon]] and [[Tribute (2009 film)|Tribute]]. The second collection was seen by over 49 million viewers, and Northern Lights was one of the top rated cable movies in 2009. Mandalay Television recently completed the ninth installment in the franchise, Carnal Innocence, starring [[Gabrielle Anwar]], which premiered on Lifetime in June of 2011.


====Mandalay Sports Entertainment====
Guber serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Mandalay Baseball Properties, a subsidiary of Mandalay Sports Entertainment which includes professional baseball franchises, sports marketing and venue management. Among the professional sports franchises that are owned and/or operated by Mandalay Baseball Properties are the [[Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees]], a Triple-A affiliate of the [[New York Yankees]], the [[Oklahoma City RedHawks]], a Triple-A affiliate of the [[Houston Astros]], the [[Frisco RoughRiders]], a Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, the [[Dayton Dragons]], a Single-A affiliate of the [[Cincinnati Reds]] and the [[Erie SeaWolves]], a Double-A affiliate of the [[Detroit Tigers]]. Mandalay Baseball Properties recently entered the concessions business by forming a joint venture partnership with Professional Sports Catering, a full service food and beverage company that now provides concessions services for fifteen [[Minor League Baseball]] teams.


==Mandalay Digital Group==
Peter Guber is Co-Chairman of Mandalay Digital Group, a global media and communications company with distribution partnerships that span over 70 carriers in 28 countries. Mandalay Digital Group provides a suite of mobile technology and services to operators and 3rd-party publishers, allowing its clients to increase transactions, enhance billing capability and establish truly unique customer experiences.


==Mandalay Sports Media==
In 2012, Guber and Mandalay Entertainment partnered with [[CAA Sports]] and [[Mike Tollin]] to create Mandalay Sports Media. The diversified sports media business creates, finances, and acquires operating businesses, intellectual property, and varied enterprises within the sports and media sectors, as well as develops high-quality sports-themed entertainment programming for distribution across multiple platforms including film, television, mobile and digital. Mandalay Sports Media has several entertainment projects in development with ESPN, Turner Sports, New Line Cinema, and Incognito Pictures, among other distribution media venues.


==Golden State Warriors==
Guber is the co-owner and serves as the Co-Executive Chairman of the [[Golden State Warriors]].


==Los Angeles Dodgers==
On March 27, 2012, Guber became a co-owner of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] through his affiliation with Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC.<ref>{{cite news | title = Dodgers sold to Magic Johnson's group | author = [[MLB.com|MLB]] | work = [[mlb.com]] | date = March 27, 2012 | url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120327&content_id=27685944&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb | accessdate = March 27, 2012}}</ref>


==Demand Media==
Guber is an investor in [[Demand Media]] who appointed him to its board of directors in early 2010. Demand Media, a leading content and social media company, is at the forefront of the new media landscape with a unique model and rare expertise that makes it an attractive online partner for traditional entertainment and publishing companies.


==GeekChicDaily & Nerdist Industries==
In 2009, Guber co-founded [[GeekChicDaily]], an opt-in, popular culture, national newsletter and cross-platform publisher focusing on comics, video games, film, television, apps, toys, collectibles and gear. In 2011, GeekChicDaily expanded with two regional editions in Los Angeles and New York City and partnered with TOKYOPOP for an Asian-themed newsletter that covers the hottest Asian pop culture news and trends. Continuing its growth in 2011, GeekChicDaily merged with [[Nerdist]] Industries to become a multi-platform creator of genre and popular-culture content. Nerdist Industries is a next generation media company consisting of a popular blog at Nerdist.com; a top five comedy/popular culture podcast on iTunes, the Nerdist Channel, a YouTube-financed premium-content channel that features celebrities and hallowed brands, and an upcoming television show on [[BBC America]].


==Author==
Peter Guber is a noted author with works including “Inside The Deep” and the L.A. Times best-seller “Shootout: Surviving Fame and (Mis)Fortune in Hollywood.” In December 2007, Guber wrote the cover article for the [[Harvard Business Review]] titled,” The Four Truths of the Storyteller.” He has also authored op-ed pieces for the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. Guber's third book, "Tell To Win - Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story," became a #1 bestseller in the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and on Amazon.com. Fortune magazine chose "Tell To Win" as one of their "5 Business Books You Can Really Use" and Hudson Booksellers, retail book stores in airports throughout North America, chose "Tell To Win" as one of the "5 Best Business Books of the Year."


==Professor==
Peter Guber is a professor at the [[UCLA]] School of Theater, Film, Television and Digital Media and has been a member of the faculty for over 30 years. He also teaches at UCLA's Anderson School of Management. He is a member of the UCLA Foundation Board of Trustees, as well as the winner of UCLA’s prestigious Service Award for his accomplishments and association with the university. Guber is the Chair of the Founding Board of Advisors for The Center for Managing Enterprises in Media, Entertainment & Sports (MEMES) at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.


==TV Co-Host==
Guber was seen every Sunday morning for six years on [[American Movie Classics]] (AMC) cable network, as co-host of the critically acclaimed national TV show, Shootout, which was followed by a series of prime time specials on AMC called Storymakers. Guber was most recently seen as co-host of In the House, a weekly, national half-hour news and interview show on Starz/Encore and KNBC.


==Media and Communications Analyst==
Guber is a weekly entertainment and media analyst for Fox Business News and has also appeared on ABC's Good Morning America, NBC’s Today, Fox News’s Your World with Neil Cavuto, CNBC’s WSJ with Maria Bartiromo, CNBC’s Power Lunch, and Lou Dobbs Tonight.


==Speaker==
Guber speaks at national and global events for companies such as Cisco, JWT, Under Armour, Alcoa, HSBC, Twitter, Sodexo, Ingenix, Milken Institute, International Trademark Association, JP Morgan, Intel, ToyCon, Motorola, ESPN, HP, Yahoo!, Medtronic, Ogilvy & Mather, Comcast SportsNet,11th Annual World Congress of Sports, MassMutual, Hudson Group, CFO Publishing, Association for Corporate Growth, Sports Business Journal World Conference, NBC/Universal, Korn Ferry, Women's Wear Daily CEO Summit, IGate Patni, Web 2.0 Summit, Wharton Leadership Conference, North American Conference on Customer Management, Institute for International Research, CA, Inc.



==Films produced==
*''[[The Deep (film)|The Deep]]'' (1977) .... producer
*''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' (1978) .... executive producer
*''[[An American Werewolf in London]]'' (1981) .... executive producer
*''[[Missing (film)|Missing]]'' (1982) .... executive producer
*''[[Flashdance]]'' (1983) .... executive producer
*''[[The Color Purple (film)|The Color Purple]]'' (1985) .... executive producer
*''[[Clue (film)|Clue]]'' (1985) .... executive producer
*''[[Youngblood (1986 film)|Youngblood]]'' (1986) .... executive producer
*''[[Who's That Girl (1987 film)|Who's That Girl]]'' (1987) .... executive producer
*''[[The Witches of Eastwick (film)|The Witches of Eastwick]]'' (1987) .... producer
*''[[Innerspace]]'' (1987) .... executive producer
*''[[Rain Man]]'' (1988) .... executive producer
*''[[Gorillas in the Mist|Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey]]'' (1988) .... executive producer
*''[[Caddyshack II]]'' (1988) .... producer
*''[[Tango & Cash]]'' (1989) .... producer
*''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989) .... producer
*''[[The Bonfire of the Vanities (film)|The Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' (1990) .... executive producer
*''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992) .... executive producer
*''[[This Boy's Life (film)|This Boy's Life]]'' (1993) .... executive producer
*''[[With Honors (film)|With Honors]]'' (1994) .... executive producer
*''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' (1999) .... producer
*''[[The Score (film)|The Score]]'' (2001) .... producer
*''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001) .... producer
*''[[Serving Sara]]'' (2002) .... producer
*''[[Alex and Emma]]'' (2003) .... executive producer
*''[[Beyond Borders]]'' (2003) .... producer
*''[[Into the Blue (2005 film)|Into the Blue]]'' (2005) .... executive producer
*''[[The Jacket]]'' (2005) .... producer
*''A Thousand Roads'' (2005) .... executive producer

==TV movies produced==
From 2006-2009, Mandalay Television produced eight original movies-of-the-week for Lifetime Television. Based on the books of the world renowned and best-selling author, [[Nora Roberts]], more than 34 million viewers tuned in to the first collection of four movies: ''[[Angels Fall (TV film)|Angels Fall]]'', ''[[Blue Smoke]]'', ''[[Carolina Moon]]'' and ''[[Montana Sky]]''. Following the network’s enormous ratings success with the previous Nora Roberts’ adaptations, Mandalay Television produced the Nora Roberts II Collection, with four all-new original movies, ''[[Northern Lights (TV film)|Northern Lights]]'', ''[[Midnight Bayou]]'', ''[[High Noon (film)|High Noon]]'' and ''Tribute''. The Nora Roberts franchise has been a worldwide ratings success for the cable network.
*''[[Montana Sky]]'' (2007) .... executive producer
*''[[Carolina Moon]]'' (2007) .... executive producer
*''[[Blue Smoke]]'' (2007) .... executive producer
*''[[Angels Fall (TV film)|Angels Fall]]'' (2007) .... executive producer
*''Tribute'' (2009) .... executive producer
*''[[High Noon (film)|High Noon]]'' (2009) .... executive producer
*''[[Midnight Bayou]]'' (2009) .... executive producer
*''[[Northern Lights (TV film)|Northern Lights]]'' (2009) .... executive producer


==References==
==References==
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*{{cite book | first1= Nancy | last1= Griffin | first2= Kim | last2= Masters | title= Hit and Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood | publisher= Simon & Schuster | year= 1996 | isbn= 0684809311}}
{{refend}}


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*{{cite book | author=Guber, Peter | title=Tell To Win | publisher=Crown Business | year=2011 | isbn=978-0-307-58795-4}}
*{{cite book | author=Guber, Peter | title=Inside the Deep | publisher=Bantam | year=1977 | isbn=978-0553111361}}
*{{cite book | author=Guber, Peter; Bart, Peter | title=Shoot Out | publisher=Perigee Trade | year=2003 | isbn=978-0399528880}}
*{{cite news |title=Five notes on the incoming Warriors owners |author=Henry Abbott |publisher=''[[ESPN.com]]'' |date=2010-06-15 |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/TrueHoop/post/_/id/18206/five-notes-on-the-new-warriors-owners |accessdate=2010-06-15}}}
*{{cite news |title=Five notes on the incoming Warriors owners |author=Henry Abbott |publisher=''[[ESPN.com]]'' |date=2010-06-15 |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/TrueHoop/post/_/id/18206/five-notes-on-the-new-warriors-owners |accessdate=2010-06-15}}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.PeterGuber.com www.PeterGuber.com] official website
* {{official website|http://www.peterguber.com/}}
*[http://www.facebook.com/PeterGuber www.facebook.com/PeterGuber]
* {{imdb name|id=0345542|name=Peter Guber}}
*[http://www.twitter.com/PeterGuber www.twitter.com/PeterGuber]
*[http://www.mandalay.com Mandalay]
*[http://www.amctv.com/originals/shootout/ Sunday Morning Shootout at AMC]
*[http://www.starz.com/series/inthehouse/Pages/title.aspx?src=mktg&med=referral&cmp=inthehouse In The House]
*[http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/15/sports/la-sp-warriors-peter-guber-20100716 Hollywood's Peter Guber buys into the Golden State Warriors]
*[http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/ellison-beat-out-in-record-warriors-sale/ Ellison Beat Out in Record Warriors Sale]
*[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/04/16/bloomberg1376-L0ZKUF07SXKY-1.DTL Film Futures Market Approved Over Studio Objections]
*[http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62E5SJ20100315 Hollywood braces for talks on DVD releases]
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7279375/Chick-flicks-back-in-fashion-as-Hollywood-cashes-in-on-girl-power.html 'Chick flicks' back in fashion as Hollywood cashes in on girl power]
*[http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/02/05/in-bigelow-vs-cameron-oscar-battle-comedian-carl-reiner-prefers-the-blind-side-other-movies-about-the-human-condition/ In Bigelow vs. Cameron Oscar Battle, Carl Reiner Says “I Didn’t Even Know They Were Married”]
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-guber/african-water-rights-in-d_b_633678.html African Water Rights in DeNile]
*[http://www.managingip.com/Article/2576853/Trade-Marks-Archive/Build-a-brand-worthy-of-the-big-screen.html Build a Brand Worthy of the Big Screen]
*[http://supernovahub.com/2009/12/supernova-interview-peter-guber-of-mandalay-entertainment/ Supernova Interview: Peter Guber of Mandalay Entertainment]
*[http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2009/12/michael-jacksonoff-the-wall.html Michael Jackson Off The Wall]
*[http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=451443 Mandalay Executive Touts Google's Efficiency And Reach]
*[http://www.internetevolution.com/video.asp?section_id=846&doc_id=184878 Web's Speed to Audience Transforming Movie Business]
*[http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/peter_guber_leads_the_way_as_storyteller.html Peter Guber Leads the Way as Storyteller]
*[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010007.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1 GeekChicDaily set to launch]
*[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009627.html?categoryId=14&cs=1 'Shootout' team move into 'House']
*[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=a6zl.Ovjo.0k Shatner-Less ‘Star Trek’ Soars as Franchises Take Top Billing]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/movies/21stars.html?_r=2 A-List Stars Flailing at the Box Office This Summer]
*[http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2270 Hollywood's Peter Guber: Spinning Memos into Tales]
*[http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2269 Peter Guber on Sharing Stories, not Just Information, to Communicate Effectively]
*[http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/22/ceo-storytelling-communication-leadership-ceonetwork-varghese.html Getting Your Story Straight]
*[http://www.amctv.com/movienights/amc-storymakers/ AMC Storymakers]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/movies/18story.html?_r=1 Saving The Story (the Film Version)]
*[http://www.thespeakersgroup.com/blog/62/peter-guber-interview-the-magic-is-story Peter Guber Interview Transcript]
*[http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/06/baseball-minors-sacramento-biz-sports-cz_mo_0806minors.html Minor Leagues, Major Profits]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=68YDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=best+life+spin+your+success+peter+guber&source=bl&ots=DB7NwJxoum&sig=9bsLrVVDNB4RHdiYDkoZtjirJ84&hl=en&ei=6loxS_-YMI_2sgPG2LnYAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=&f=false Spin Your Success]
*[http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2008/july/194396.html Story Time]
*[http://www.playthings.com/article/CA6567671.html?q=peter+guber Success Is In The Telling]
*[http://hbr.harvardbusiness.org/2007/12/the-four-truths-of-the-storyteller/ar/1 The Four Truths of the Storyteller]
*[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/04/EDALTNFV8.DTL On the Television Writers' Strike Impending Culture Collision]
*[http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jun/20/entertainment/et-cause20 Peter Guber, navigator of narrative]
*[http://www.forbes.com/2007/11/02/script-storytelling-movies-lead-manage-cx_mk_1102guber.html When Not To Stick To The Script]
*[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hollywood/interviews/guber.html PBS Frontline Interview with Peter Guber]


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Peter Guber
Born
Howard Peter Guber

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materSyracuse University (B.A.),
New York University (J.D. & LLM)
Occupation(s)entrepreneur, executive, author
Years active1977–present
SpouseTara Lynda Guber
Children4

Howard Peter Guber (born in Boston, Massachusetts) is an executive, entrepreneur and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Guber is currently Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment Group. Films he personally produced or executive produced include Rain Man, Batman, The Color Purple, Midnight Express, Gorillas In The Mist, The Witches of Eastwick, Missing and Flashdance. Guber's films have earned over three billion dollars worldwide and 50 Academy Award nominations. Guber is also the co-owner of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Career

Columbia Pictures

Guber joined Columbia Pictures in 1968. During his tenure at the creative helm, Columbia produced such box office hits as Shampoo, Taxi Driver, Tommy, The Way We Were and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.


Casablanca Record and Filmworks

In 1975,Guber founded Casablanca Record and Filmworks with Neil Bogart. Their record operation included such superstars as KISS, Donna Summer, Captain and Tennille, The Village People and Parliament with George Clinton. It also included some of the most successful soundtracks of all time, including the Academy Award winning Midnight Express, Lionel Richie and Diana Ross’ Endless Love, and Flashdance, which sold more than 14 million albums. During this period, Guber produced numerous television shows including Teddy White’s Emmy nominated Selling of the Presidency, the series Ocean Quest for NBC, and Mysteries of the Sea, a two hour special for ABC.


Independent Producer

Guber launched his career as an independent film producer with The Deep, which became the second highest-grossing film of the year. Guber also bought the rights and served as executive producer for Midnight Express. Produced by Alan Marshall and David Puttnam, the film earned seven Academy Award nominations including “Best Picture." The National Association of Theater Owners named Guber “Producer of the Year.”


Polygram Filmed Entertainment and GPEC

In 1979 Guber formed PolyGram Entertainment where he was Chairman of the Board and CEO. He sold his interest in Polygram in 1983 and formed and served as Co-Owner of GPEC.

The films directly produced and executive produced by Guber have earned more than $3 billion in worldwide revenue and more than 50 Academy Award nominations, including four nominations for “Best Picture.” Rain Man was the highest-grossing Best Picture Academy Award winner ever, and Batman became one of the highest-grossing films in movie history.

Guber’s other films include Michael Apted’s Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey, Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple and Innerspace, George Miller’s The Witches of Eastwick, Flashdance, Costa Garvas’ Missing, Tango & Cash and John Landis’ American Werewolf in London.


Sony Pictures Entertainment

In 1988, GPEC became a public company with the acquisition of Barris Industries, and in 1989, it was acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) where Guber became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. During Guber’s tenure at SPE, the company produced and distributed popular prime time, half-hour comedy television shows including Married with Children, Designing Women, Seinfeld, Mad About You, and The Nanny and revitalized the two largest game shows in the world, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.

Under Guber’s leadership, the company re-framed its entire Loews exhibition circuit, incorporating Sony’s state-of-the-art SDDS sound system, and introduced the concept of IMAX theater and films integrated into multi-plex theaters in the building, design and execution of Sony’s 67th Street Theater and IMAX complexes in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco.

During Guber’s tenure as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, SPE’s Motion Picture Group achieved, over four years, an industry-best (at the time) domestic box office market share, which averaged seventeen percent. During the same period, Sony Pictures led all competitors with a remarkable total of 120 Academy Award nominations, the highest four-year total ever for a single company.

SPE’s motion picture business was propelled by successes, which included Awakenings, Misery, Flatliners, Terminator 2, Boyz n the Hood, City Slickers, Basic Instinct, A League of Their Own, Single White Female, A River Runs Through It, A Few Good Men, Sleepless in Seattle, In the Line of Fire, Groundhog Day and Philadelphia.


Mandalay Entertainment Group

After leaving Sony in September 1994, Guber formed Mandalay Entertainment Group as a multimedia entertainment vehicle in motion pictures, television, sports entertainment and new media.


Mandalay Pictures

Mandalay Pictures’ has produced hits including, I Know What You Did Last Summer; Donnie Brasco, starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp and directed by Mike Newell; Seven Years in Tibet starring Brad Pitt and directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud; Wild Things, starring Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell and Bill Murray; and Les Misérables, starring Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, and Claire Danes. Other films include Galapagos, the documentary for the Smithsonian Institution in IMAX 3D, I Still Know, the sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer; The Deep End of the Ocean, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Whoopi Goldberg; Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow, starring Johnny Depp, directed by Burton; Enemy At The Gates, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and starring Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz and Ed Harris; The Score, starring Robert DeNiro, Edward Norton and Marlon Brando; Into the Blue, starring Jessica Alba and Paul Walker; The Jacket, starring Keira Knightley and Adrien Brody; Darfur Now, produced by Don Cheadle; and Never Back Down, starring Djimon Hounsou.


Mandalay Vision

Mandalay Vision launched as the company’s independent development, production and financing label. Mandalay Vision’s first release was the Golden Globe winning and four time Oscar nominated The Kids Are All Right, directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Julianne Moore, Annette Bening and Mark Ruffalo.

In 2011, Mandalay Vision premiered two films at the Sundance Film Festival: Salvation Boulevard, directed by George Ratliff and starring an ensemble cast featuring Pierce Brosnan, Jennifer Connelly, Greg Kinnear, Ed Harris and Marisa Tomei sold to IFC and Sony and was released on July 15, 2011; and Another Happy Day, the debut film from writer/director Sam Levinson, starring Ellen Barkin, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Bosworth, Ezra Miller and Demi Moore. The film won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the festival’s closing ceremony, and was distributed by Phase 4 in November of 2011. Mandalay Vision’s Soul Surfer was released by Tri-Star in April 2011. The picture stars Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood and AnnaSophia Robb, and is the true story of competitive teen surfer Bethany Hamilton. Additional films include The Whistleblower, a drama directed by Larysa Kondracki and starring Rachel Weisz, Vanessa Redgrave and David Strathairn, which debuted at Toronto Film Festival, sold to Samuel Goldwyn and was released in August 2011; and, Vanishing on 7th Street, an apocalyptic thriller directed by Brad Anderson, starring Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton and John Leguizamo and financed by Herrick Entertainment, which also premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and was released in February 2011 by Magnet.


Mandalay Series Television

Mandalay Series Television has produced Cupid (ABC), Mercy Point (UPN), Rude Awakening (Showtime), Oh, Baby (Lifetime), and the critically acclaimed television series, Brotherhood (Showtime). Brotherhood, with Jason Clarke, Jason Isaacs, Annabeth Gish and Ethan Embry won The George Foster Peabody Award in 2006.


Mandalay Television Pictures

Mandalay Television Pictures produces high profile television movies-of-the-week and mini-series which include Dean Koontz’s number one best seller Intensity, a four hour mini series for FOX; Get to the Heart (The Barbara Mandrell Story) for ABC; the four hour mini series Final Descent for CBS; and for ABC Medusa’s Child, Bad As I Wanna Be and Ali, King of the World. Other productions include Sole Survivor, based on Dean Koontz’s number one best selling book; First Daughter for Turner; and The Linda McCartney Story for CBS. Mandalay Television’s Blood Crime, starring James Caan & Jonathan Schaech, was USA network’s highest rated (Crime Friday) movie for 2002.

Based on the books of the best-selling author, Nora Roberts, Mandalay Television has produced a franchise of original made-for-television movies for Lifetime Television. More than 34 million viewers tuned in to the first collection of four movies: Angels Fall, Blue Smoke, Carolina Moon and Montana Sky. Following the initial Nora Roberts’ adaptations, Mandalay Television produced the Nora Roberts II Collection, with four more all-new original movies: Northern Lights, Midnight Bayou, High Noon and Tribute. The second collection was seen by over 49 million viewers, and Northern Lights was one of the top rated cable movies in 2009. Mandalay Television recently completed the ninth installment in the franchise, Carnal Innocence, starring Gabrielle Anwar, which premiered on Lifetime in June of 2011.


Mandalay Sports Entertainment

Guber serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Mandalay Baseball Properties, a subsidiary of Mandalay Sports Entertainment which includes professional baseball franchises, sports marketing and venue management. Among the professional sports franchises that are owned and/or operated by Mandalay Baseball Properties are the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, a Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, the Oklahoma City RedHawks, a Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, the Frisco RoughRiders, a Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, the Dayton Dragons, a Single-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and the Erie SeaWolves, a Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. Mandalay Baseball Properties recently entered the concessions business by forming a joint venture partnership with Professional Sports Catering, a full service food and beverage company that now provides concessions services for fifteen Minor League Baseball teams.


Mandalay Digital Group

Peter Guber is Co-Chairman of Mandalay Digital Group, a global media and communications company with distribution partnerships that span over 70 carriers in 28 countries. Mandalay Digital Group provides a suite of mobile technology and services to operators and 3rd-party publishers, allowing its clients to increase transactions, enhance billing capability and establish truly unique customer experiences.


Mandalay Sports Media

In 2012, Guber and Mandalay Entertainment partnered with CAA Sports and Mike Tollin to create Mandalay Sports Media. The diversified sports media business creates, finances, and acquires operating businesses, intellectual property, and varied enterprises within the sports and media sectors, as well as develops high-quality sports-themed entertainment programming for distribution across multiple platforms including film, television, mobile and digital. Mandalay Sports Media has several entertainment projects in development with ESPN, Turner Sports, New Line Cinema, and Incognito Pictures, among other distribution media venues.


Golden State Warriors

Guber is the co-owner and serves as the Co-Executive Chairman of the Golden State Warriors.


Los Angeles Dodgers

On March 27, 2012, Guber became a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers through his affiliation with Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC.[1]


Demand Media

Guber is an investor in Demand Media who appointed him to its board of directors in early 2010. Demand Media, a leading content and social media company, is at the forefront of the new media landscape with a unique model and rare expertise that makes it an attractive online partner for traditional entertainment and publishing companies.


GeekChicDaily & Nerdist Industries

In 2009, Guber co-founded GeekChicDaily, an opt-in, popular culture, national newsletter and cross-platform publisher focusing on comics, video games, film, television, apps, toys, collectibles and gear. In 2011, GeekChicDaily expanded with two regional editions in Los Angeles and New York City and partnered with TOKYOPOP for an Asian-themed newsletter that covers the hottest Asian pop culture news and trends. Continuing its growth in 2011, GeekChicDaily merged with Nerdist Industries to become a multi-platform creator of genre and popular-culture content. Nerdist Industries is a next generation media company consisting of a popular blog at Nerdist.com; a top five comedy/popular culture podcast on iTunes, the Nerdist Channel, a YouTube-financed premium-content channel that features celebrities and hallowed brands, and an upcoming television show on BBC America.


Author

Peter Guber is a noted author with works including “Inside The Deep” and the L.A. Times best-seller “Shootout: Surviving Fame and (Mis)Fortune in Hollywood.” In December 2007, Guber wrote the cover article for the Harvard Business Review titled,” The Four Truths of the Storyteller.” He has also authored op-ed pieces for the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. Guber's third book, "Tell To Win - Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story," became a #1 bestseller in the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and on Amazon.com. Fortune magazine chose "Tell To Win" as one of their "5 Business Books You Can Really Use" and Hudson Booksellers, retail book stores in airports throughout North America, chose "Tell To Win" as one of the "5 Best Business Books of the Year."


Professor

Peter Guber is a professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, Television and Digital Media and has been a member of the faculty for over 30 years. He also teaches at UCLA's Anderson School of Management. He is a member of the UCLA Foundation Board of Trustees, as well as the winner of UCLA’s prestigious Service Award for his accomplishments and association with the university. Guber is the Chair of the Founding Board of Advisors for The Center for Managing Enterprises in Media, Entertainment & Sports (MEMES) at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.


TV Co-Host

Guber was seen every Sunday morning for six years on American Movie Classics (AMC) cable network, as co-host of the critically acclaimed national TV show, Shootout, which was followed by a series of prime time specials on AMC called Storymakers. Guber was most recently seen as co-host of In the House, a weekly, national half-hour news and interview show on Starz/Encore and KNBC.


Media and Communications Analyst

Guber is a weekly entertainment and media analyst for Fox Business News and has also appeared on ABC's Good Morning America, NBC’s Today, Fox News’s Your World with Neil Cavuto, CNBC’s WSJ with Maria Bartiromo, CNBC’s Power Lunch, and Lou Dobbs Tonight.


Speaker

Guber speaks at national and global events for companies such as Cisco, JWT, Under Armour, Alcoa, HSBC, Twitter, Sodexo, Ingenix, Milken Institute, International Trademark Association, JP Morgan, Intel, ToyCon, Motorola, ESPN, HP, Yahoo!, Medtronic, Ogilvy & Mather, Comcast SportsNet,11th Annual World Congress of Sports, MassMutual, Hudson Group, CFO Publishing, Association for Corporate Growth, Sports Business Journal World Conference, NBC/Universal, Korn Ferry, Women's Wear Daily CEO Summit, IGate Patni, Web 2.0 Summit, Wharton Leadership Conference, North American Conference on Customer Management, Institute for International Research, CA, Inc.


Films produced

TV movies produced

From 2006-2009, Mandalay Television produced eight original movies-of-the-week for Lifetime Television. Based on the books of the world renowned and best-selling author, Nora Roberts, more than 34 million viewers tuned in to the first collection of four movies: Angels Fall, Blue Smoke, Carolina Moon and Montana Sky. Following the network’s enormous ratings success with the previous Nora Roberts’ adaptations, Mandalay Television produced the Nora Roberts II Collection, with four all-new original movies, Northern Lights, Midnight Bayou, High Noon and Tribute. The Nora Roberts franchise has been a worldwide ratings success for the cable network.

References

  1. ^ MLB (March 27, 2012). "Dodgers sold to Magic Johnson's group". mlb.com. Retrieved March 27, 2012.

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