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Steven Starr


Steven Starr (born 1957) is the producer of FLOW: For Love Of Water, and the founder of Revver.

Steven Starr was born on Long Island. Starr started his career in high school as a volunteer journalist at WLIR in New York, pursued a degree in Radio, TV and Film at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and worked his way through college as a campus journalist, a DJ, CBS Records college rep, and helped promote concerts for Bob Marley & The Wailers.

After starting in the mail room at the William Morris Agency in 1980, Starr launched their new media (home video and audiobooks) division in 1983. He went on to package television and screenplays, then headed the New York Motion Picture department under Sue Mengers. His clients over the years included Larry David, Ang Lee, Andy Warhol, Ziggy Marley, Sandra Bernhard, Andy Grove, Joseph Papp, Will Smith and Tim Robbins.

Starr left Morris in 1991 to produce Johnny Suede, winner of the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival, and to write, direct and produce Joey Breaker, winner of the Audience Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. He then co-created and produced the Ace Award series nominee The State for MTV and CBS, and collaborated with the Marley family on a variety of estate projects, including a Bob Marley biopic.


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