Jonathan Glickman was born on May 18,1969 and is an American film producer who served as the President of the MGM Motion Picture Group from 2011 to 2020 and has been the CEO of Miramax since April 2,2024.
17 Facts About Jonathan Glickman
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Jonathan Glickman was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Wichita, Kansas and Washington, DC.
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Jonathan Glickman graduated from Georgetown Day School in Washington, DC in 1987, and from the University of Michigan in 1991.
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Jonathan Glickman worked briefly for HBO before enrolling in the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 1992, although he quit in 1993.
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Jonathan Glickman began working in Hollywood when he convinced producer Joe Roth to give him an internship at Caravan Pictures after meeting him in an elevator at USC in 1993.
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On February 2,2011, Jonathan Glickman was named president of MGM's film division.
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Jonathan Glickman oversaw production on and released Skyfall and Spectre, the 23rd and 24th installments of the 007 franchise produced by Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, which became the highest-grossing Bond films of all time earning a combined box office of over $2B worldwide.
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Jonathan Glickman revived the Rocky franchise after its nine-year hiatus with Ryan Coogler's critical and commercial smash Creed which earned Sylvester Stallone a Golden Globe win and Academy Award nomination.
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In 2019, Jonathan Glickman oversaw the production and release of The Addams Family, which is the highest non sequel animated film of the year, having already earned nearly $200M in worldwide box office.
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Jonathan Glickman has overseen the revival of MGM as a domestic film distributor through its partnership with Annapurna Pictures in creating United Artists Releasing.
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On January 3,2020, Jonathan Glickman stepped down as president of MGM Motion Picture Group to transition into a producer role for the studio, although he continued overseeing No Time to Die, the 25th film in the Bond franchise.
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Jonathan Glickman started a new company, Glickmania, in February 2020.
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In 2021, Jonathan Glickman founded the Panoramic Media Company, an incubator focusing on established and emerging storytellers across all platforms with key investors Spyglass Media Group, Eagle Pictures and United Talent Agency.
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In 2021, Jonathan Glickman executive produced the hit Netflix series Wednesday, which earned Emmy Nomination and Golden Globe nominations for best comedy series.
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In January 2024, Jonathan Glickman was reported to be in talks with Miramax to join the company as its CEO following the departure of Bill Block in October 2023.
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Jonathan Glickman sits on the national board of the Posse Foundation as well as the National Archives Foundation.
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Jonathan Glickman was listed on The Hollywood Reporter 100 Most Powerful People in Entertainment 2019 as well as 2017 and 2019's Variety 500 list of the most influential people in the entertainment industry.