13 Facts About Armyan Bernstein

Barry "Armyan" Bernstein was born on August 12,1947 and is an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter.

Armyan Bernstein produced the Broadway musical Bring It On, which was nominated for a Tony for Best Musical.

Armyan Bernstein has received many awards including being honored as Showest Producer of the Year, and winning the USC Scripter Award for his screenplay for The Hurricane.

Armyan Bernstein is the founder and chairman of the upcoming sports league, The People's Games.

Armyan Bernstein founded Beacon Communications in 1990 with his college fraternity brother, Tom Rosenberg, who now has his own successful film company, Lakeshore Entertainment, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture for Million Dollar Baby.

Armyan Bernstein was a partner with Charlie Lyons and the Ascent Entertainment Group which owned the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, On-Command and Spectravision.

Armyan Bernstein was born and raised in Chicago, and attended the University of Wisconsin.

Armyan Bernstein was a broadcast journalist with PBS and then with ABC.

Armyan Bernstein wrote the disco film Thank God It's Friday.

Armyan Bernstein then wrote and co-produced Francis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart.

Armyan Bernstein made his directing debut with Windy City, from his screenplay, which starred John Shea and Kate Capshaw.

Armyan Bernstein co-wrote and directed Cross My Heart, starring Martin Short and Annette O'Toole.

Armyan Bernstein was born into a Jewish family, the youngest of Lynne and Armand Bernstein's two children.