Bill Gerber

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Bill Gerber
Bill Gerber at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2019 (49013967496) (cropped).jpg
Gerber in 2019
Born (1957-04-30) April 30, 1957 (age 67)
United States
Occupation Film producer

Bill Gerber (born April 30, 1957) is an American film and television producer. He was President of Production at Warner Bros. Pictures, before establishing an existing and long-standing producing deal with the studio. [1] He is known for producing A Star Is Born (2018), Gran Torino (2008), A Very Long Engagement (2004), and Grudge Match (2013). As an executive, Gerber supervised a significant number of films which received 47 Academy Award nominations and 14 Academy Award wins. The films include Good Fellas (1990), Reversal of Fortune (1990), JFK (1991), Unforgiven (1992), Heat (1995), Twister (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), You've Got Mail (1998), Three Kings (1999), The Iron Giant (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), and the Harry Potter series.

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Before joining Warner Bros., Gerber was a partner at Lookout Management, a premiere management company which has represented classic rock artists such as Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty, The Cars, and Devo. While at Lookout Management, Gerber signed Heaven 17, ABC, Scritti Politti, and Paul Reubens. Gerber also worked on various music videos and even appeared in the Andy Warhol directed music video "Hello Again".

In 2019, Gerber received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture for A Star Is Born; he also received a Golden Globe nomination for it. [2] In 2002, he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Made for Television Movie for James Dean . James Franco was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film and took home the award at the 58th Golden Globe Awards . [3] Gerber also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film for A Very Long Engagement in 2005. In 2020, he received a Sports Emmy for the HBO documentary series, What's My Name: Muhammad Ali . Most recently, he produced Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024.

Aside from working in entertainment, Gerber has strong rooted interests in sustainability, fitness, and technology. In 2007, he founded Sustainable Holdings with Kevin Wall combining their passions for the environment and green business. Gerber is an adviser to multiple companies such as Events.com, AnyQuestion, ACTV8me, and Dreamscape. Gerber is an investor in a number of restaurants and food brands including Gracias Madre, Gjusta, and Barnana.

Filmography


He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

YearFilmCredit
2000 Get Carter Executive producer
2001 American Outlaws
2002 Queen of the Damned Executive producer
Juwanna Mann
2003 What a Girl Wants
The In-Laws
Grind
2004 A Very Long Engagement Executive producer
2005 The Dukes of Hazzard
2006 Beerfest
2008 Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous
Gran Torino
2012 The Babymakers Co-executive producer
2013 Grudge Match
2016 The Last Face
2017 Just Getting Started
2018 Action Point
A Star Is Born
2024 Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
TBA Liar's Poker
The Six Billion Dollar Man
As an actor
YearFilmRole
2000 The Independent Dennis
2016 The Last Face UN Representative
Thanks
YearFilmRole
2007 Then She Found Me Special thanks
2017Guns Guitars and a Badge..

Television

YearTitleCreditNotes
2001 James Dean Executive producerTelevision film
2007 The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning Television film
2018Beerfest: Thirst for VictoryExecutive producerTelevision film

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References

  1. ↑ "How I Made It: 'Grudge Match' film producer Bill Gerber". Los Angeles Times. 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Oscar Nominations 2019: The Complete List". Variety. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  3. ↑ "Bill Gerber". Television Academy. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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