Bob Israel (film producer)
Bob Israel is a Hollywood film producer, story writer, Broadway theater producer, and philanthropist.[1] His story was turned into the 1984 film Bachelor Party,[2] starring Tom Hanks, and he was a co-producer of the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,[3] starring Jim Carrey.
As the co-founder of Aspect Ratio, and later Workshop Creative,[4] Israel has worked with film studios to create teasers and trailers for their movies.[2] Israel co-produced a musical theater version of the movie The Flamingo Kid,[5] which played in a limited run in Hartford, Connecticut in 2019,[6] and is apparently slated for a Broadway effort.
Bob was the recipient of the 2023 Clio Entertainment Lifetime Achievement Award.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Rotenberg, Adam. "Bob Israel - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ a b Hochman, Steve (May 17, 1998). "Bob Israel / Trailer Titan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Theatrical)". TCM: Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ Longwell, Todd (August 23, 2018). "As Aspect Reaches 40, It Retools for the New Media Age". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ News Desk (July 28, 2016). "Just In: THE FLAMINGO KID Musical to Hit Broadway Spring 2018!". Broadway World. Archived from the original on 2016-07-31. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ Green, Jesse (May 28, 2019). "Review: 'The Flamingo Kid,' a Musical Not Yet in Flight". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ https://musebyclios.com/2-minutes/2-minutes-bob-israel-marketing-film-and-theater-impresario/
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