Jerry Weintraub Biography

Fast Facts

• Named Producer of the Year in 1986 by the National Association of Theater Owners
• While still married to singer Jane Morgan, he moved in with his girlfriend Suzie Ekins, a living situation the three mutually chose to sustain for decades
• Began his career as a page at NBC and went on to work as an assistant to Lew Wasserman at the MCA talent agency, but soon struck out on his own and began representing musical acts like Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, John Denver and Led Zeppelin
• Quote: "All life was a theater and I wanted to put it up on a stage․ I wanted to set the world under a marquee that read: 'Jerry Weintraub Presents․'"
• Quote: "I learned I'm not a good executive, I'm an entrepreneur and I'm creative․ I have to go with my gut․"
• Transitioned to the production of films after agreeing to produce Robert Altman's 1975 film "Nashville․"
• Founded Weintraub Entertainment Group in 1987 after securing $461 million in investments from Columbia, but the company would file for bankruptcy three years later
• Published his memoir, "When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man," in 2010 and was the subject of the 2011 HBO documentary "His Way․"
• Some of his only acting credits include the new "Ocean's Eleven" trilogy, for which he was principal producer