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,[citation needed] Black Swan, Gangs of New York, Machete,[1] The Others,[2] and Lip Sync Battle.[3][4]
Career
Schwartz began his film career at
Alejandro Amenabar’s The Others.[5]
In 2008, Schwartz founded Overnight Productions, which has financed and produced movies by directors including
Gela Babluani.[6]
Later, Schwartz partnered with American financier, Jeremy Frommer to develop a technology company. He co-founded Jerrick Media, a producer and distributor of digital media content, in 2013.[7][8]
Filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Love's Labour's Lost |
Associate producer |
| Malèna | Executive producer | |
| 2001 | The Others | Executive producer |
| Birthday Girl | Executive producer | |
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Co-executive producer |
| 2003 | The Battle of Shaker Heights | Executive producer |
| The Human Stain | Executive producer | |
| 2004 | The Aviator | Executive producer |
| 2006 | The Departed | Co-producer |
| 2007 | First Born | |
| The Lucky Ones | ||
| 2009 | Labor Pains | |
| 2010 | 13 | |
| Machete | ||
| Black Swan | Executive producer | |
| 2013 | Machete Kills |
- Miscellaneous crew
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Mighty | Assistant: Harvey Weinstein |
| Shakespeare in Love | ||
| 2001 | Birthday Girl | Production executive: Miramax |
- Production manager
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Malèna | Executive in charge of production |
- Thanks
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hesher | Special thanks |
Television
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nate Bargatze: Full Time Magic | Executive producer | Television special |
| Sharing | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 2015−18 | Lip Sync Battle | Executive producer Supervising producer |
References
- ^ "The Man in 'Black'". Wizard World.
- ^ "Overnight Prods". Variety. November 1, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Jerrick, the company that relaunched Omni, unveils a new community publishing platform". TechCrunch.
- ^ "After Buying Penthouse Founder's Archives, Jerrick Media Launches a Blogging Platform". Adweek.
External links
- Rick Schwartz at IMDb
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