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Michael Rauch Biography

Birth Name:Michael Jay Rauch

Birth Place:Troy, New York, United States

Profession Producer, Assistant director, Production manager, Special effects

Fast Facts

Graduated from New York University with a degree in art
Began his career in the 1970s as an assistant director on films like Richard Donner's "Superman," "Last Embrace" and "Dressed to Kill․"
After graduating from college, he joined the Directors Guild of America trainee program, working on films like "The French Connection" and "The Godfather․"
Best known as the producer of films like "Blue Steel," "Point Break" and "Reversal of Fortune․"
Became an executive of production at Showtime in 1993 and retired in 2008 as the executive vice president of production