Joseph Emanuel Roth was born on 13 June 1948 and is an American film executive, producer and director.
12 Facts About Joe Roth
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Joe Roth co-founded Morgan Creek Productions in 1988 and was chairman of 20th Century Fox, Caravan Pictures, and Walt Disney Studios before founding Revolution Studios in 2000, then Roth Films.
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Joe Roth was born on 13 June 1948 to Frances and Lawrence Joe Roth.
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Joe Roth has stated that his Jewish family faced various forms of harassment growing up in a heavily Catholic part of Long Island, New York.
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Joe Roth attended Boston University, graduating in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in communication.
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Joe Roth had box-office hits including Young Guns and Major League.
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In 1989, Joe Roth became chairman of 20th Century Fox, who were very successful under him, including hits Home Alone, Die Hard 2 and White Men Can't Jump.
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Joe Roth's contract expired in July 1992 but he agreed to stay on as Fox Inc chairman Barry Diller had quit earlier in the year.
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Joe Roth later announced in November 1992 that he was leaving Fox to set up an independent production company at The Walt Disney Studios.
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Joe Roth, who was ranked 6th in Premiere Magazines 2003 Hollywood Power List, produced the 76th annual Academy Awards.
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Joe Roth announced in October 2007 that, when Revolution's distribution deal with Sony Pictures ended, That he would depart from Revolution Studios to form his own production company, Joe Roth Films.
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On November 12,2015, Joe Roth passed on majority ownership to Adrian Hanauer.