Rick Schwartz
Rick Schwartz | |
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| Born | New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film and TV Producer |
Rick Schwartz is an American film and television producer and financier based in New York, whose credits include The Departed,[1] Gangs of New York, Machete,[2] The Others,[3] and Lip Sync Battle.[4][5]
He has contributed articles to The Huffington Post,[6] Times of London, ESPN's Grantland, and The Daily Beast.[7]
Career
Schwartz began his film career at Miramax under Harvey and Bob Weinstein, working there for seven years and eventually serving as the company's senior vice president of production. At Miramax, Schwartz oversaw the development and production of projects including Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York, and The Departed,[8] and Alejandro Amenabar’s The Others.[8]
In 2008, Schwartz founded Overnight Productions, which has financed and produced movies by directors including Robert Rodriguez, Darren Aronofsky and Gela Babluani.[9]
Zoe Brock has accused Schwartz of helping procure women for the disgraced Harvey Weinstein.[1]
Filmography
| Lip Sync Battle | 2015 | Executive Producer |
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| Machete Kills | 2013 | Producer |
| Machete | 2010 | Producer |
| 13 | 2010 | Producer |
| Labor Pains | 2009 | Producer |
| The Lucky Ones | 2008 | Producer |
| First Born | 2007 | Producer |
| The Departed | 2006 | Co-Producer |
| The Aviator | 2004 | Executive Producer |
| The Human Stain | 2003 | Executive Producer |
| The Battle of Shaker Heights | 2003 | Executive Producer |
| Gangs of New York | 2002 | Co-Executive Producer |
| Birthday Girl | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| The Others | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| Malèna | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| Love's Labour's Lost | 2000 | Associate Producer |
| Shakespeare in Love | 1998 | assistant: Harvey Weinstein |
| The Mighty | 1998 | assistant: Harvey Weinstein |
References
- ^ Ian Mohr (January 20, 2015). "Matchmaker revealed! The man who set up Fallon and Kidman". Page Six. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ "The Man in 'Black'". Wizard World.
- ^ "Overnight Prods". Variety. November 1, 2010.
{{cite journal}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|journal=(help) - ^ Tony Maglio (November 22, 2014). "Jimmy Fallon's 'Lip Sync Battle' Heads to Spike TV". The Wrap. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (November 21, 2014). "Jimmy Fallon, John Krasinski And Stephen Merchant To Produce & Perform On Lip Sync Battle Series For Spike". Deadline. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ "Huffington Post Biography, Rick Schwartz", The Huffington Post
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ "Producer Rick Schwartz gets book deal". Page Six. September 19, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ a b "Prod'n vet Schwartz will ankle Miramax", Variety, Feb 19, 2004, retrieved February 5, 2016
- ^ "Rick Schwartz launches Overnight", Variety, Sep 9, 2008, retrieved February 5, 2016
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