Arnon Milchan Biography (1944-)
Born December 6, 1944, in Tel Aviv, Palestine (now Israel); father, an ownerof a fertilizer company; married Brigitte Genmaire (a model; divorced, c. 1975); children: Alexandra and Elinor (production company executives), Yariv (aphotographer). Addresses: Office: New Regency Enterprises, 10201 WestPico Blvd., Building 12, Los Angeles, CA 90035.
- Nationality
- Palestinian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Film producer, executive
- Birth Details
- December 6, 1944
- Tel Aviv, Palestine
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Work
- Producer
- (With Elliott Kastner) Black Joy, Wincast, 1977
- Dizengoff 99 (also known as 99 Dizengoff Street), 1979
- The King of Comedy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
- Once upon a Time in America (also known as C'era una volta in America), Warner Bros., 1984
- Brazil, Universal, 1985
- (With Tim Hampton) Legend, Universal, 1985
- Man on Fire (also known as Absinthe and Un uomo sotto tiro), TriStar, 1987
- (With James L. Brooks) The War of the Roses, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
- (With George W. Perkins) Who's Harry Crumb?, TriStar, 1989
- (With Steven Reuther) Pretty Woman, Buena Vista, 1990
- (With Burtt Harris) Q & A, TriStar, 1990
- (With Scott Rosenfelt and Mark Levinson) Big Man on Campus (also known as The Hunchback Hairball of L.A.), Vestron Pictures, 1991
- (With Irwin Winkler) Guilty by Suspicion (also known as La liste noir), Warner Bros., 1991
- (With Arne Glimcher) The Mambo Kings, Warner Bros., 1992
- The Power of One (also known as La puissance de l'ange), Warner Bros., 1992
- (With Reuther and Steven Seagal) Under Siege (also known as Piege en haute mer), Warner Bros., 1992
- (With Tony Thomopoulos and Hunt Lowry) Striking Distance (also known as Three Rivers), Columbia, 1993
- (With Reuther) Sommersby, Warner Bros., 1993
- Made in America (also known as Change of Heart, EverydayPeople, and Genesis), Warner Bros., 1993
- (With Fred Schepisi) Six Degrees of Separation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1993
- That Night (also known as That Night Again and One Hot Summer), Warner Bros., 1993
- (With Oliver Stone, Robert Kline, and A. Kitman Ho) Heaven & Earth (also known as Entre ciel et terre), Warner Bros., 1993
- The New Age, Warner Bros., 1994
- The Client, Warner Bros., 1994
- Boys on the Side (also known as Avec ou sans hommes), Warner Bros., 1995
- Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (also known as Under Siege 2), Warner Bros., 1995
- Empire Records (also known as Empire and Rock & Fun), Warner Bros., 1995
- Copycat (also known as Copykill), Warner Bros., 1996
- The Sunchaser, Warner Bros., 1996
- Carpool, Warner Bros., 1996
- A Time to Kill, Warner Bros., 1996
- Bogus, Warner Bros., 1996
- The Mirror Has Two Faces, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
- (With Curtis Hanson and Michael G. Nathonson) L.A. Confidential, Warner Bros., 1997
- Murder at 1600 (also known as Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue), Warner Bros., 1997
- (With Arnold Kopelson and Anne Kopelson) The Devil's Advocate, Warner Bros., 1997
- The Man Who Knew Too Little (also known as Agent Null Null Nix and Watch That Man), Warner Bros., 1997
- Dangerous Beauty (also known as Courtesan, A Destiny ofHer Own, The Honest Courtesan, and Venice), Warner Bros., 1997
- The Negotiator (also known as Verhandlungssache), Warner Bros., 1998
- Tigerland, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
- Don't Say a Word, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
- Black Knight, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
- High Crimes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
- Life or Something Like It, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
- Daredevil, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
- Man on Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
- Also affiliated with production of the film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, 1989.
- Executive Producer
- (With Elliott Kastner and Lew Grade) The Medusa Touch (also knownas La grande menace), Warner Bros., 1978
- Stripper, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man (also known as Les aventures d'un homme invisible), Warner Bros., 1991
- JFK, Warner Bros., 1991
- Switch (also known as Blake Edwards' Switch), Warner Bros.,1991
- Turtle Beach (also known as The Killing Beach), Warner Bros., 1992
- Falling Down (also known as Chute libre), Warner Bros., 1993
- Free Willy (also known as Willy), Warner Bros., 1993
- The Nutcracker (also known as George Balanchine's The Nutcracker), Warner Bros., 1993
- Second Best, Warner Bros., 1994
- Natural Born Killers, Warner Bros., 1994
- Cobb, Warner Bros., 1994
- Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Warner Bros., 1995
- Heat, Warner Bros., 1995
- North Star, 1996
- Tin Cup, Warner Bros., 1996
- Free Willy 3: The Rescue, Warner Bros., 1997
- Breaking Up, Warner Bros., 1997
- City of Angels (also known as Stadt der Engel), Warner Bros., 1998
- Goodbye, Lover, Warner Bros., 1999
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (also known as William Shakespeare'sA Midsummer Night's Dream and Sogno di una notti di mezza estate),Fox Searchlight, 1999
- Simply Irresistible (also known as Einfach unwiderstehlich), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
- Entrapment (also known as Verlockende Falle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
- Fight Club, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
- Up at the Villa, October Films/USA Films, 2000
- Big Momma's House (also known as Big Mamas Haus), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 2000
- Freddy Got Fingered, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
- Joy Ride (also known as Road Kill), Twentieth Century-Fox,2001
- Joe Somebody, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
- Unfaithful, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
- Down with Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
- The Runaway Jury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
- Film Appearances
- Cafe customer, Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?, Jagfilm, 1983
- Chauffeur, Once upon a Time in America (also known as C'era unavolta in America), Warner Bros., 1984
- Television Executive Producer
- Series
- The Client (also known as John Grisham's The Client), CBS,1995-1996
- Michael Hayes, CBS, 1997-1998
- Also affiliated with the production of the series Malcolm in the Middle, Fox.
- Television Work
- Movies
- Producer, The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer, NBC, 1999
- Executive producer, Noriega: God's Favorite, Showtime, 2000
- Television Appearances
- Specials
- The ShoWest Awards, TNT, 1997
- Stage Work
- Producer of Amadeus, Paris; Ipi Tombi; and It's So Niceto Be Civilized, New York City.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Los Angeles, April, 2000, p. 74
- Variety, August 13, 2001, p. 8