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Jonathan Glickman
Born (1969-05-18) May 18, 1969 (age 55)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Years active1995 - present

Jonathan Glickman (born May 18, 1969) is an American film producer and the President of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Film Division.

Personal life and education

Glickman is the son of Rhoda Yura and Dan Glickman, the former Kansas Congressman, Secretary of Agriculture, and president of the MPAA.[1][2] He was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Wichita, Kansas and Washington, D.C.

While he was a child, his mother introduced him to directors Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen.[3] Glickman graduated from Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. in 1987,[4] and from the University of Michigan in 1991.[5] He worked briefly for HBO before enrolling in the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 1992,[6] although he quit in 1993.[5]

Career

Glickman began working in Hollywood when he convinced producer Joe Roth to give him an internship at Caravan Pictures after meeting him in an elevator at USC in 1993.[7][8] By 1997, Glickman was president of production at Caravan.[6][9][10] By 2002, he was president of production at Spyglass Entertainment.[11] In 2003, he became president and partner at Spyglass.[12]

Glickman was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in 2007.[13]

On February 2, 2011, Glickman was named president of MGM's film division. His role at MGM will include the oversight of development and production for all feature films, as well as helping to identify co-financing opportunities with other studios.[14]

As producer, Glickman's two great hits at the box office have been Rush Hour 2 which grossed $347,325,802 at the world wide box office, and The Tourist which grossed $278,346,189 at the worldwide box office, both off an estimated 100million dollar budget.

Filmography

1990s

2000s

2010s

References

  1. ^ a b Dunkley, Cathy; Crabtree, Susan (July 1, 2004). "Valenti passes the torch". Variety.
  2. ^ Waxman, Sharon (July 2, 2004). "An Old Washington Hand To Succeed Valenti in Hollywood". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Producer Talks Politics". thecrimson.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  4. ^ http://www.mightyhoppers.org/georgetowndays/spring2001.pdf
  5. ^ a b "UofM News". umich.edu. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. ^ a b c Cox, Dan (September 18, 1997). "Glickman new prexy at Caravan". Variety.
  7. ^ Cieply, Michael (July 29, 2002). "MEDIA; Triumph of the Producing Class". The New York Times.
  8. ^ LaPorte, Nicole (October 23, 2005). "Starkie network helps H'wood run". Variety.
  9. ^ Wolf, Jaime (August 23, 1998). "The Blockbuster Script Factory". The New York Times.
  10. ^ http://media.www.themsj.com/media/storage/paper207/news/2003/04/21/Features/Ems-Club.Networks.In.L.a-421661.shtml
  11. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1600676. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) [dead link]
  12. ^ Dunkley, Cathy (October 26, 2003). "Spyglass adds new partner, prez". Variety.
  13. ^ a b Koehler, Robert (August 2, 2007). "Rush Hour 3 Movie Review". Variety.
  14. ^ <http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/jonathan-glickman-new-mgm-film-president/>
  15. ^ Leydon, Joe (February 6, 1995). "The Jerky Boys Movie Review". Variety.
  16. ^ Leydon, Joe (April 19, 1996). "Celtic Pride Movie Review". Variety.
  17. ^ Cheshire, Godfrey (February 23, 1996). "Before and After Movie Review". Variety.
  18. ^ Leydon, Joe (October 18, 1997). "RocketMan Movie Review". Variety.
  19. ^ Klady, Leonard (April 6, 1997). "Grosse Pointe Blank Movie Review". Variety.
  20. ^ Klady, Leonard (October 12, 1998). "Holy Man - Murphy Takes the 'Holy' High Road Movie Review". Variety.
  21. ^ Leydon, Joe (September 21, 1998). "Rush Hour Movie Review". Variety.
  22. ^ Leydon, Joe (July 26, 1999). "Inspector Gadget Movie Review". Variety.
  23. ^ Leydon, Joe (May 22, 2000). "Shanghai Noon Movie Review". Variety.
  24. ^ Levy, Emanuel (April 3, 2000). "Keeping the Faith - Slick Show of 'Faith' Movie Review". Variety.
  25. ^ Harvey, Dennis (November 20, 2001). "Out Cold Movie Review". Variety.
  26. ^ Koehler, Robert (July 27, 2001). "Rush Hour 2 Movie Review". Variety.
  27. ^ Leydon, Joe (July 12, 2002). "Reign of Fire Movie Review". Variety.
  28. ^ Leydon, Joe (January 24, 2002). "The Count of Monte Cristo Movie Review". Variety.
  29. ^ Leydon, Joe (January 26, 2003). "Shanghai Knights Movie Review". Variety.
  30. ^ McCarthy, Todd (January 20, 2003). "The Recruit Movie Review". Variety.
  31. ^ a b McCarthy, Todd (March 2, 2005). "The Pacifier Movie Review". Variety.
  32. ^ Lowry, Brian (January 30, 2004). "The Perfect Score Movie Review". Variety.
  33. ^ Felperin, Leslie (April 23, 2005). "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Movie Review". Variety.
  34. ^ Koehler, Robert (April 27, 2006). "Stick It Movie Review". Variety.
  35. ^ Anderson, John (March 24, 2006). "Stay Alive Movie Review". Variety.
  36. ^ Lowry, Brian (August 23, 2007). "Balls of Fury Movie Review". Variety.
  37. ^ Fleming, Michael (September 18, 2002). "Jim's juiced for 'Lemony'". Variety.
  38. ^ Debruge, Peter (April 27, 2007). "The Invisible Movie Review". Variety.
  39. ^ Leydon, Joe (March 11, 2007). "The Lookout Movie Review". Variety.
  40. ^ McNary, Dave (November 24, 2008). "'Four Christmases' premieres in L.A". Variety.
  41. ^ Leydon, Joe (December 28, 2007). "27 Dresses Movie Review". Variety.
  42. ^ Harvey, Dennis (January 7, 2010). "Leap Year Movie Review". Variety.
  43. ^ McNary, Dave (January 12, 2010). "Von Donnersmarck takes 'Tourist'". Variety.