Barry Josephson
| Barry Josephson | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1956 |
| Spouse(s) | Jackie Marcus (divorced) Brooke Josephson (m. 2007) |
Barry Josephson (born April 2, 1956) is an American film producer and former music manager.
Attended The McBurney School in NYC, Josephson graduated from American University, Washington DC in 1978, and remains an active member of its American University School of Communication Alumni program. Josephson served as Vice President, then President, of Production for Columbia Pictures from 1991-1997, and has produced films and television for studios and networks such as The Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Television, and AMC from 1997 onward.
Josephson began his career in entertainment at Landers/Roberts Productions, overseeing the music division's interest in feature film and television programming and there was involved with the popular sequel, Death Wish II (1982). Josephson later worked for Gallin/Morey & Associates, managing the careers of such performers as Paula Abdul, Patti Labelle, Morris Day, and Whoopi Goldberg (including production work on her Grammy-winning album "Direct from Broadway"). During this time, Josephson also helped found Sandollar Films, whose production has included several of Dolly Parton's made-for-TV movies and specials; Tidy Endings, an HBO adaptation of Harvey Fierstein's play, Safe Sex; and such feature films as Gross Anatomy and True Identity (both 1989). Before moving to Columbia, Josephson worked with Joel Silver of Silver Pictures on Die Hard 2 and Predator 2 (both 1990), earned executive producer credit on both Ricochet and The Last Boy Scout (both 1991), and oversaw production of 14 episodes of the HBO series, Tales from the Crypt.
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