Jonathan Glickman

Jonathan Glickman Biography

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. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Wichita, Kansas and Washington, D.C.

Glickman was interested in films from an early age, often watching four per weekend while his father attended to Congressional business. While he was a child, his mother introduced him to directors Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen. Glickman graduated from Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. in 1987, and from the University of Michigan in 1991. He worked briefly for HBO before enrolling in the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 1992, although he quit in 1993.

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. By 1997, Glickman was president of production at Caravan. By 2002, he was president of production at Spyglass Entertainment. In 2003, he became president and partner at Spyglass.

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

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.

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

While You Were Sleeping (1995), associate producer
The Jerky Boys (1995), associate producer
Celtic Pride (1996), executive producer
Before and After, (1996) associate producer
RocketMan (1997), executive producer
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), executive producer
Holy Man (1998), executive producer
Rush Hour (1998), producer
Inspector Gadget (1999), executive producer

2000s

Shanghai Noon (2000), producer
Keeping the Faith (2000), executive producer
Out Cold (2001), producer
Rush Hour 2 (2001), producer
Reign of Fire (2002), executive producer
Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), producer
Shanghai Knights (2003), producer
The Recruit (2003), executive producer
Connie and Carla (2004), producer
Mr. 3000 (2004), executive producer
The Perfect Score (2004), producer
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), producer
The Pacifier (2005), producer
Stick It (2006), executive producer
Stay Alive (2006), executive producer
Balls of Fury (2007), producer
Underdog (2007), producer
Rush Hour 3 (2007), producer
The Invisible (2007), producer
The Lookout (2007), executive producer
Four Christmases (2008), producer
27 Dresses (2008), producer

2010s

Despicable Me (July 9, 2010)
Leap Year (August 20, 2010), producer
The Tourist (2010), producer

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