Roger Birnbaum Biography

Fast Facts

• Along with Spyglass Entertainment partner Gary Barber, ranked #72 in Premiere's annual "Power 100 List" in 2003
• Given an honorary doctorate from the University of Denver for his commencement speech in June of 2012
• Graduated from the University of Denver in 1971
• After a career in the music industry as vice president of A&M Records and Arista Records, shifted to film production for Twentieth Century Fox
• Quote: "Striving to be the best possible version of yourself and helping the people around you do the same enriches your life and always comes right back to you․"
• Recognized as a leading executive film producer, who owns Spyglass Entertainment, and is the former co-CEO and co-chairman of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Executive producer of major films like "Unbreakable" (2000), "Bruce Almighty" (2003), "G․I․ Joe: The Rise of Cobra" (2009) and many others since the 1980s