Kevin Misher

Kevin Misher
Kevin Misher
Born	Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, United States
Alma mater	Wharton School of Business
Occupation(s)	Film and television producer
Spouse	Danielle Misher

Kevin Misher is an American movie and television producer via his Los Angeles–based production company, Misher Films.^[1]

Early life

Misher was born in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and raised in Queens, New York. He earned a Bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.

Career

Misher's first job in the entertainment industry was at

Tri-Star Pictures

directly from the mailroom.

Misher ascended the ranks quickly, and during his six years at Tri-Star, oversaw numerous productions, including Donnie Brasco, directed by Mike Newell and starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp and the sports classic Rudy.

In 1996, Misher moved to

The Fast and the Furious, and The Bourne Identity

.

Misher left Universal in 2001 to form his own production company, Misher Films.[1] His first project was the hit follow-up to The Mummy franchise, The Scorpion King. His subsequent productions include The Rundown, starring Dwayne Johnson and directed by Peter Berg, The Interpreter, directed by Sydney Pollack starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, Public Enemies, directed by Michael Mann, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, Mirror, Mirror starring Julia Roberts and the remake of Stephen King's horror novel, Carrie, for Sony/MGM starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore. In 2019, he produced Stephen Merchant's Fighting with My Family, which stars up-and-coming British actors Florence Pugh and Jack Lowden, along with Nick Frost, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn and Dwayne Johnson for MGM/Annapurna.

Misher currently has a full slate in both film and television, across a broad array of genres, amassed for the upcoming years:

Sony released the remake of the 2011 Mexican entry for Best Foreign Language Film, Miss Bala, co-produced by Misher, starring Gina Rodriguez, and directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Also that year, he co-produced the drama Richard Jewell.

In October 2020, Amblin and Universal Pictures will release Finch, starring Tom Hanks and to be directed by Miguel Sapochnik. Misher is producing with Robert Zemeckis’ company Imagemovers. Misher is also readying the sequel to the comedy classic Coming to America with Eddie Murphy for Paramount Pictures; and a movie version of the iconic children's character Carmen Sandiego, starring Gina Rodriguez for Netflix, is to be released. He is also preparing the scripted dramatic television series, Gridiron, in partnership with the NFL about the history of football in America for the Fox Network.