Jack Rollins
Birth Name:
Jacob Rabinowitz
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Producer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Served in the U․S․ Army during World War II, spending most of his time stationed in India decoding communications
- Graduated from Jefferson High School in 1933 and from the City College of New York in 1937
- Began his career as a Broadway producer before founding his first talent agency in Manhattan in 1951
- Quote: "When I went into this business in 1946, there weren't managers․ There was Milton Berle's mother․"
- Founder of the Rollins, Joffe, Morra & Brezner Management Company
- Best known throughout the entertainment industry for managing and producing for some of the biggest names in the business, including Woody Allen, Robin Williams and Billy Crystal
- Frequently worked with his management partner Charles H․ Joffe, who co-produced most of Woody Allen's films in the 1970s
- His actual birth date isn't certain; the one he used was a date that his parents agreed upon years later because no one had kept track
- Was the inspiration for Danny Rose, a manager of bizarre variety acts, who was played by Woody Allen in 1984's "Broadway Danny Rose," and he appeared in a cameo role in the film as himself
Awards
- 1970Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety or Musical Series:Nominated
- 1971Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Series - Talk:Nominated
- 1981Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Series:Nominated
- 1984Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
- 1985Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
- 1986Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
- 1987Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
- 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
- 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
- 1989Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1991Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
- 1992Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Series):Nominated