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Michael Rotenberg
Canadian film producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Rotenberg is a Canadian producer and entertainment manager.[1]
Early life and education
Rotenberg grew up in Toronto, Ontario and studied law at the University of Windsor,[2] He was admitted to practice in Upper Canada as well as in California. He worked in business affairs at The Samuel Goldwyn Company, and as an attorney at Loeb & Loeb and Gipson, Hoffman. He transitioned into management to work with Sandy Gallin.
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In 1991, Rotenberg, alongside Erwin Stoff and Howard Klein, co-founded 3 Arts Entertainment, a talent management and television film/production company.[3] In 2003, the company received a television deal with 20th Century Fox Television [4] and in 2018,[3] Lionsgate acquired a majority stake in the company.[3][5]
Rotenberg has produced television shows including King of the Hill, Everybody Hates Chris,[6] It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Insecure,[7] Silicon Valley and American Vandal.[5][8]
Rotenberg has been nominated for a Grammy 14 times.[9] Rotenberg has won an award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special as for HBO’s Chris Rock: Bring the Pain in 1997[10][5] and Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) as executive producer for FOX’s King of The Hill in 1999.[11][5]
He is the executive producer on Apple TV+’s Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet,[12] FX’s It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, NBC's Lopez vs Lopez,[13] Paramount TV+'s Beavis & Butthead and Amazon Freevee series Sprung.[14][15]
He also produced the animated film that is currently streaming on Paramount+, Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe. Other films he has produced include Encino Man, Office Space and Son-In-Law. He also serves as executive producer on the following upcoming television shows: Apple TV+'s Manhunt,[16] Paramount TV+'s reboot of Beavis and Butthead, and Paramount TV+ in collaboration with Comedy Central's reboot of Everybody Still Hates Chris.[17][18]
3 Arts has produced television shows such as The Office, Parks and Recreation, The Mindy Project, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, American Vandal, The Good Place as well as produced films including Edge of Tomorrow, Unbroken, Constantine, The Devil’s Advocate, I Am Legend, Office Space, The Matrix, and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.[3][5][19]
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