Bob Harper (producer)
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Bob Harper was born and raised in Washington D.C. and has spent his entire career in the entertainment business. He was at Kaleidoscope Films from 1980 to 1985, where he served as general manager. Bob has been at 20th Century Fox since 1986 in a wide range of executive positions. He began in the trailer department and moved on to creative advertising as well as production, serving as vice president in each department before becoming president of domestic marketing in 1989.[1] He later served as a producer for Fox,[2] developing and producing the 1993 comedy hit Rookie of the Year. Returning to the Fox executive fold in 1995,[3] Bob became president of worldwide marketing until 1998, then served as vice chairman of 20th Century Fox and executive vice president of parent company, Fox Filmed Entertainment,[4] and later as vice chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment where he had global strategic, creative and managerial responsibilities for the film company.[5]
In 2007 he became chairman and chief executive officer of New Regency Productions (a Fox-based film and television production and distribution company) where he oversaw New Regency’s film and television units until 2011. [6] He then executive produced the Fox releases What’s Your Number?, In Time and the Summit/Fox release The Darkest Hour. Bob is currently located at Fox and is an executive producer on the TV show based on the best-selling novel Beat the Reaper, which is in development at HBO in association with New Regency, as well as a producer on several films in varying stages of development.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1977, Carnegie Mellon University.
Community Service and Board Memberships
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Governance Committee
UCLA Department of Neurosurgery, Advisory Board Member
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, member since 1989, serving on Executive Branch Committee
Notes
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter, July 16, 1990 by Andrea King, "Harper May be Out at Fox Marketing."
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter, November 9, 1990 by John Voland, "Harper Exits Post at Fox for Production."
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter, December 21, 1994 by Stephen Galloway and Steve Brennan, "Harper named Preisdent of Fox Marketing."
- ^ Daily Variety, January 29, 1998 by Chris Petrikin, "Harper Wins World Title at Fox"
- ^ Daily Variety, December 16, 2004, "Fox Filmed Entertainment Raises Harper to Vice Chair."
- ^ The Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2007 by Lorenza Munoz, "Fox's Harper to Head Regency."
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References
Daily Variety, July 16, 1990 by Claudia Eller, "Sherak Adds Duties, Harper Going Indie in Revamp of Marketing Distribution Wings"
The Wall Street Journal, November 9, 1990, "Fox, Bob Harper Residgned as President of Domestic Marketing."
Daily Variety, November 9, 1990, "Harper Confirms return to Production."
Daily Variety, December 21, 1994 by Beth Lasky "Harper Back in Saddle at Fox, Indy Producer returns to Former Post as Marketing Prexy."
The Hollywood Reporter, January 29, 1998 by Wayne Friedman, "Harper will do the Marketing for more of Fox."
Advertising Age Magazine, March 23, 1998 by Jeff Jensen, "Ex-Producer Harper Takes Fox's Global Ad Challenge."
Daily Variety, November 15, 2000 by Charles Lyons, "Harper Ferried to Fox Posts, Fox Names Harper to Key Film Post."
The Hollywood Reporter, November 15, 2000 by Beth Lasky, "Harper Expands Territory at Fox."
The Hollywood Reporter, December 16, 2004 by Greg Kilday, "Fox Film Ups Harper to Vice Chair."
Daily Variety, March 27, 2007 by Pamela McClintock, "Regency Reloads, Fox Vice Chair Hops to Head Milchan Banner."
The Hollywood Reporter, March 27, 2007 "Harper Tops Bill at Regency."