Garth Drabinsky was born on 1949 and is a Canadian film and theatrical producer and entrepreneur.
16 Facts About Garth Drabinsky
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Garth Drabinsky has attempted 3 comebacks all resulting in failure and millions of investor dollars being lost.
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Garth Drabinsky contracted polio at age 3 and had multiple operations until he was 12.
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Garth Drabinsky wrote a textbook, Motion Pictures and the Arts in Canada: The Business and the Law, while attending law school.
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Garth Drabinsky produced A Broadway Musical, The Disappearance, The Silent Partner, The Changeling, Tribute, The Amateur, Losin' It.
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Garth Drabinsky expanded, building or refurbishing several theatres, including the Oriental Theatre in Chicago, and entered into management deals with others in Toronto, Vancouver, and New York.
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Garth Drabinsky then partnered with former CBC executive Richard Stursberg to raise funds for two musicals.
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In 2022, Garth Drabinsky was the lead producer for the Broadway musical Paradise Square.
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Garth Drabinsky was sentenced to seven years in jail on August 5,2009, for his role in the case.
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Garth Drabinsky filed an appeal in the Ontario Court of Appeal with respect to his sentence on September 3,2009.
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Garth Drabinsky applied for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, and the application was dismissed without costs on March 29,2012.
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In 2017, the Ontario Securities Commission permanently banned Garth Drabinsky from becoming a director or officer of any public company in Ontario.
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Garth Drabinsky is free to travel to-and-from the United States, and has been doing so frequently while working on his new musical, Paradise Square.
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On July 17,2014, Garth Drabinsky was disbarred by the Tribunal of the Law Society of Upper Canada for unbecoming conduct, having been found guilty of defrauding the public and forging certain financial statements.
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Garth Drabinsky subsequently filed an application in the Federal Court of Canada to block his removal, which was dismissed on January 9,2014.
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Garth Drabinsky subsequently appealed the decision to the Federal Court of Appeal.