Rick Schwartz

Rick Schwartz is an American film and television producer and financier based in New York, whose credits include The Departed,[1] Black Swan, Gangs of New York, Machete,[2] The Others,[3] The Chamber and Lip Sync Battle.[4][5]

For other people named Richard Schwartz, see Richard Schwartz (disambiguation).
Rick Schwartz
Born
New York
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm and TV Producer

He has contributed articles to The Huffington Post, Times of London, ESPN's Grantland, and The Daily Beast.[6]

Career

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,[7] and Alejandro Amenabar’s The Others.[7]

In 2008, Schwartz founded Overnight Productions, which has financed and produced movies by directors including Robert Rodriguez, Darren Aronofsky and Gela Babluani.[8]

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.[9][10]

Filmography
Lip Sync Battle 2015 Executive Producer
Machete Kills 2013 Producer
Machete 2010 Producer
Black Swan 2010 Executive Producer
13 2010 Producer
Labor Pains 2009 Producer
The Lucky Ones 2008 Producer
First Born 2007 Producer
The Departed 2006 Co-Producer
The Aviator 2004 Executive Producer
The Human Stain 2003 Executive Producer
The Battle of Shaker Heights 2003 Executive Producer
The Chamber 2002 Host
Gangs of New York 2002 Co-Executive Producer
Birthday Girl 2001 Executive Producer
The Others 2001 Executive Producer
Malèna 2001 Executive Producer
Love's Labour's Lost 2000 Associate Producer
Shakespeare in Love 1998 assistant: Harvey Weinstein
The Mighty 1998 assistant: Harvey Weinstein

References
  1. Ian Mohr (January 20, 2015). "Matchmaker revealed! The man who set up Fallon and Kidman". Page Six. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  2. "The Man in 'Black'". Wizard World.
  3. "Overnight Prods". Variety. November 1, 2010.
  4. Tony Maglio (November 22, 2014). "Jimmy Fallon's 'Lip Sync Battle' Heads to Spike TV". The Wrap. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  5. Nellie Andreeva (November 21, 2014). "Jimmy Fallon, John Krasinski And Stephen Merchant To Produce & Perform On Lip Sync Battle Series For Spike". Deadline. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  6. "Producer Rick Schwartz gets book deal". Page Six. September 19, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  7. "Prod'n vet Schwartz will ankle Miramax", Variety, Feb 19, 2004, retrieved February 5, 2016
  8. "Rick Schwartz launches Overnight", Variety, Sep 9, 2008, retrieved February 5, 2016
  9. "Jerrick, the company that relaunched Omni, unveils a new community publishing platform". TechCrunch.
  10. "After Buying Penthouse Founder's Archives, Jerrick Media Launches a Blogging Platform". Adweek.
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