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James D. Stern | |
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| Born | June 18, 1957 Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. [1] |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
James D. Stern is an American film and Broadway producer. He won a 2003 Tony Award for Hairspray , has been nominated for other awards, and was a Drama Desk Award Winner for Stomp.
Before starting Endgame, Stern co-directed and produced the IMAX film Michael Jordan to the Max and HBO’s It’s the Rage . On stage he produced the twelve-time Tony Award-winning Mel Brooks show The Producers and the eight time Tony Award-winning Hairspray. He produced Stomp, The Diary of Anne Frank starring Natalie Portman, Legally Blonde, the Tony Award-nominated Twilight 1992, and the Olivier Award-winning play The Weir . He produced Alan Menken's Leap of Faith during the fall of 2010.
Stern founded and ran the financial investment company and hedge fund Stern Joint Venture, L.P. (SJV). He produced with his company Endgame Entertainment and FilmDistrict the thriller Self/less . [2]
Stern directed the 2018 documentary American Chaos. [3] [4]
Stern has a B.A. in directing from the University of Michigan and a M.B.A. in marketing and finance from Columbia University.
| Type | Independent Company |
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| Industry | Motion Pictures |
| Founded | March 11, 2002 |
| Founder | James D. Stern |
| Headquarters | Beverly Hills, California, [5] United States |
| Products | Films |
| Owner | James D. Stern |
On March 11, 2002, Stern founded Endgame Entertainment as an independent production company to produce, develop and finance films and other forms of entertainment properties. Under his leadership, Endgame Entertainment has financed or cofinanced more than 25 films. Endgame recently wrapped production on Seeking Justice , directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Nicolas Cage, January Jones and Guy Pearce. Recent releases include An Education (Sony Pictures Classics), which garnered three Academy Award nominations, and Every Little Step (Sony Pictures Classics), which Stern co-produced and co-directed. The documentary grossed more than $1.7 million and was short listed for an Academy Award.
Previous Endgame releases include Summit's The Brothers Bloom , Sony Pictures Classics' Easy Virtue and the Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There , featuring an Oscar-nominated performance by Cate Blanchett. Earlier releases include Hotel Rwanda and Lord of War for Lionsgate, Proof for Miramax, Universal's White Noise, Hollywood Pictures’ Stay Alive , and New Line's Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle . Stern also co-directed and produced the documentaries The Year of the Yao (New Line) and ...So Goes the Nation (IFC).
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit |
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| 1995 | Jeffrey | Associate producer |
| 1997 | 35 Miles from Normal | |
| 1999 | Let the Devil Wear Black | Co-executive producer |
| It’s the Rage | ||
| 2004 | Stage Beauty | Executive producer |
| Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Executive producer | |
| Five Children and It | Executive producer | |
| 2005 | Rag Tale | Executive producer |
| Proof | Executive producer | |
| River Queen | Executive producer | |
| Beowulf & Grendel | Executive producer | |
| Lord of War | Executive producer | |
| The Best Man | Executive producer | |
| 2006 | The Alibi | |
| Stay Alive | ||
| Comeback Season | Executive producer | |
| 2007 | Solstice | |
| I'm Not There | ||
| 2008 | Easy Virtue | |
| The Brothers Bloom | ||
| 2009 | An Education | Executive producer |
| 2011 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | |
| Seeking Justice | ||
| 2012 | The Raven | Executive producer |
| Looper | ||
| 2013 | A Haunted House | Executive producer |
| Jobs | Executive producer | |
| Side Effects | Executive producer | |
| Homefront | Executive producer | |
| 2015 | Self/less | |
| Freeheld | ||
| 2016 | Snowden | Executive producer |
| Army of One | ||
| 2017 | The Discovery | |
| 2018 | Come Sunday | |
| The Old Man & the Gun | ||
| 2019 | Murder Mystery | |
| 2021 | Bliss | |
| 2023 | Murder Mystery 2 |
| Year | Film |
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| 1999 | It’s the Rage |
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 2007 | Hairspray | Stage producer: Broadway |
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 2005 | The Producers | Acknowledgment: Producer of the Broadway play |
| 2016 | Gold | Thanks |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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| 2006 | Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks | Executive producer | |
| 2013 | Dancing on the Edge | Executive producer | |
| Sport in America: Our Defining Stories | Executive producer | Documentary | |
| 2016−20 | Last Chance U | Executive producer | Documentary |
| 2021 | Last Chance U: Basketball | Executive producer | Documentary |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2013 | Sport in America: Our Defining Stories | Documentary |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Legally Blonde: The Musical | Produced for the stage by | Television film |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2001 | Great Performances | Acknowledgment: Produced for the Broadway Stage in association with |
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