Rick Schwartz | |
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| Born | New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film and TV Producer |
Rick Schwartz is an American film and television producer and financier based in New York, whose credits include The Departed ,[ citation needed ] Black Swan , Gangs of New York , Machete , [1] The Others , [2] and Lip Sync Battle . [3] [4]
Schwartz began his film career at Miramax under Harvey and Bob Weinstein, working there for seven years and eventually serving as the company's senior vice president of production. At Miramax, Schwartz oversaw the development and production of projects including Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York , and The Departed , [5] and Alejandro Amenabar’s The Others . [5]
In 2008, Schwartz founded Overnight Productions, which has financed and produced movies by directors including Robert Rodriguez, Darren Aronofsky and Gela Babluani. [6]
Later, Schwartz partnered with American financier, Jeremy Frommer to develop a technology company. He co-founded Jerrick Media, a producer and distributor of digital media content, in 2013. [7] [8]
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit |
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| 2000 | Love's Labour's Lost | Associate producer |
| Malèna | Executive producer | |
| 2001 | The Others | Executive producer |
| Birthday Girl | Executive producer | |
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Co-executive producer |
| 2003 | The Battle of Shaker Heights | Executive producer |
| The Human Stain | Executive producer | |
| 2004 | The Aviator | Executive producer |
| 2006 | The Departed | Co-producer |
| 2007 | First Born | |
| The Lucky Ones | ||
| 2009 | Labor Pains | |
| 2010 | 13 | |
| Machete | ||
| Black Swan | Executive producer | |
| 2013 | Machete Kills |
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Mighty | Assistant: Harvey Weinstein |
| Shakespeare in Love | ||
| 2001 | Birthday Girl | Production executive: Miramax |
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 2000 | Malèna | Executive in charge of production |
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 2010 | Hesher | Special thanks |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nate Bargatze: Full Time Magic | Executive producer | Television special |
| Sharing | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 2015−18 | Lip Sync Battle | Executive producer Supervising producer |
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