David Hoberman

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David Hoberman
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Hoberman at the premiere of Beauty and the Beast in March 2017
Born
David Elliot Hoberman

(1952-09-19) September 19, 1952 (age 72)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film and television producer
Years active1977–present
SpouseTia Yousse (divorced)
Children3
Parent Ben Hoberman (father)

David Elliot Hoberman (born September 19, 1952) [1] [2] is an American film and television producer, best known as the co-creator and executive producer of the USA Network television series Monk , [3] and the founder and co-owner of Mandeville Films. He has produced over 40 films in his career, including the 2010 drama film The Fighter , for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. [4]

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Early life

Hoberman was born on September 19, 1952, the son of radio executive Ben Hoberman (1922–2014) and his wife Jacklyn (née Kanter; 1922–2013). Hoberman has an older brother, Thomas (Tom), an entertainment lawyer, and a younger sister, Joan (Joanie). [5] [6] He is from a Jewish family. [7]

Career

Beginnings

Hoberman began his showbiz career with a mailroom job at the American Broadcasting Company, and later joined Norman Lear's Tandem Productions. In 1985, he joined the Walt Disney Studios as a film executive, and before that, he served as a talent agent at the International Creative Management. [8] He was president of the Motion Picture Group at Disney, and was responsible for production of all feature films under Walt Disney, Touchstone, and Hollywood Pictures. [3]

Mandeville Films

Hoberman founded Mandeville Films, an independent production company, in 1995. In 1999, he was made partner of film production and financing company Hyde Park Entertainment, only to leave three years later. [9] In 2002, along with business partner Todd Lieberman (a former Mandeville employee), Hoberman re-formed Mandeville Films and Television at Disney, after spending three years at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [3] Since 2002, Mandeville has produced a number of films with Disney, such as Bringing Down the House , Raising Helen , The Last Shot , The Shaggy Dog , Eight Below , Beverly Hills Chihuahua , and The Muppets . [8]

He was the producer of Disney's live-action picture Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and the first ever stop-motion animated full-length feature, The Nightmare Before Christmas , which was produced by Tim Burton. [3]

Monk

Hoberman, along with Andy Breckman, was the co-creator of the American comedy-drama detective mystery television series, Monk , and the protagonist of the series, Adrian Monk.

Monk was originally envisioned as a "more goofy and physical" Inspector Clouseau type of character. [10] [11] [12] However, Hoberman came up with the idea of a detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder. [10] This was inspired by his own bout with self-diagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder; in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interview, he stated: "Like Monk, I couldn't walk on cracks and had to touch poles. I have no idea why – but if I didn't do these things, something terrible would happen." [11]

Personal life

Hoberman was previously married to Tia Hoberman (née Yousse), with whom he has 3 children. He is a board member of the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation and recently joined the Anxiety Disorder Association of America. He has been a visiting assistant professor with UCLA, and was a former board member of the Los Angeles Free Clinic. [3] On October 4, 2011, David Hoberman was selected to be one of the Board of Trustees for Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. [13]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

YearFilmCreditNotes
1977American RaspberryAssociate producer
1996 Mr. Wrong Executive producer
1997 The 6th Man
George of the Jungle
1998 Senseless
The Negotiator
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1999 The Other Sister Executive producer
2001 Antitrust Executive producer
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Original Sin Executive producer
Bandits
2002 Moonlight Mile Executive producer
2003 Bringing Down the House
George of the Jungle 2 Executive producerDirect-to-video
2004 Walking Tall
Raising Helen
The Last Shot
2005 Beauty Shop
2006 Eight Below
The Shaggy Dog
Five Fingers Executive producer
2008 Traitor
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
The Lazarus Project
2009 The Proposal
Surrogates
2010 The Fighter
2011 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Direct-to-video
The Muppets
2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! Direct-to-video
2013 Warm Bodies
21 & Over
2014 Muppets Most Wanted
2015 The Divergent Series: Insurgent Executive producer
Broken Horses Executive producer
2016 The Divergent Series: Allegiant Executive producer
The Duel
2017 Beauty and the Beast
Stronger
Wonder
2018 Extinction
2019 The Aeronauts
2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Shotgun Wedding
2024 White Bird
TBA Voltron
TBA Rabbids [14]
Production manager
YearFilmRoleNotes
1986 Ruthless People Executive in charge of production: Walt Disney Studios Uncredited
1987 Stakeout
1989 Dead Poets Society
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1990 Pretty Woman
1991 What About Bob?
The Doctor
Father of the Bride
1992 Sister Act
1994 When a Man Loves a Woman
As an actor
YearFilmRoleNotes
2003 George of the Jungle 2 Airline PassengerDirect-to-video
Miscellaneous crew
YearFilmRole
1978 Blue Collar Production executive: T.A.T. Communications Company

Television

YearTitleCreditNotes
1997 Toothless Executive producerTelevision film
1998 Brink! Executive producerTelevision film
1999 Ryan Caulfield: Year One Executive producer
2006A.K.A.Executive producerTelevision film
2007 The Kill Point Executive producer
2002−09 Monk Executive producer
2010−11 Detroit 1-8-7 Executive producer
2011 Geek Charming Executive producerTelevision film
2013King JohnExecutive producerTelevision film
2014WarriorsExecutive producerTelevision film
Sea of FireExecutive producerTelevision film
2015 Wicked City Executive producer
2016 The Family Executive producer
Sing It! Executive producer
2018The MissionExecutive producerTelevision film
StepsExecutive producerTelevision film
2019 The Fix Executive producer
2020Harlem's KitchenExecutive producerTelevision pilot
2021 Hit & Run Executive producer
— The Hypnotist's Love Story Executive producerTelevision pilot
As director
YearTitle
2009 Monk

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2008 Black Reel Awards Best Film Traitor (shared with Don Cheadle, Jeffrey Silver and Todd Lieberman)Nominated
2010 Academy Awards Best Picture The Fighter (shared with Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg)Nominated
Awards Circuit Community AwardsACCA – Best Motion PictureNominated
2011 AFI Awards Movie of the YearThe Fighter (shared with Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg)Won
PGA Awards Best Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated
2012 Christopher Awards Feature FilmThe Muppets (shared with James Bobin, Martin G. Baker, Bill Barretta, Todd Lieberman, John G. Scotti, Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller)Won
BAFTA Awards BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film The Muppets (shared with Todd Lieberman and James Bobin)Nominated
2014 BAFTA Kids' Vote – Feature Film Muppets Most Wanted (shared with James Bobin, Todd Lieberman and Nicholas Stoller)Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Personal Details for David Elliot Hoberman, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009"". FamilySearch.
  2. ↑ Hochman, Steve (August 2, 1998). "David Hoberman / Producer". Los Angeles Times .
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Monk – Production Bios – David Hoberman". USA Network. Archived from the original on May 6, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Interview with Producer of "The Fighter" – David Hoberman". Suffolk University. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  5. ↑ Weber, Bruce (May 9, 2014). "Ben Hoberman, 91, Pioneer of All-Talk Radio, Is Dead". The New York Times .
  6. ↑ Dagan, Carmel (May 6, 2014). "Ben Hoberman, Talk Radio Pioneer, Father of Biz Figures Thomas & David Hoberman, Dies at 91". Variety .
  7. ↑ Futterman, Ellen (February 23, 2011). "Oscar night for the Jews". St. Louis Jewish Light . Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Biography – David Hoberman". University of California, Los Angeles. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  9. ↑ Carver, Benedict (July 26, 1999). "Amritraj, Hoberman set up shop". Variety. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  10. 1 2 Erdmann & Block, p.2
  11. 1 2 Gillies, Judith (June 20, 2003). "TV Preview:'Monk' returns for more disorder-ly police work". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2008.
  12. ↑ Neumaier, Joe (January 24, 2008). "Monk Comes Clean". The Age . Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Board of Trustees Adds New Members". Suffolk University. October 4, 2011. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  14. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 12, 2019). "Rabbids' Movie In The Works At Lionsgate, Todd Strauss-Schulson To Direct". Deadline . Retrieved March 5, 2025.
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