10 Facts About Philip Berk

Philip W Berk was born on February 13,1933 and is an American former film industry executive, journalist, and film critic.

Philip Woolf Berk was born to a Jewish family on February 13,1933, in Cape Town, South Africa.

In 1955, Philip Berk graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Theater, Film and Television with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

In 1954, Philip Berk married Ruth Greenberg, and they have four children.

Philip Berk worked as a journalist and produced international events as a freelancer.

Philip Berk worked as a writer for publications in Malaysia and South Africa, and was the film critic of the B'nai B'rith Messenger, a Jewish newspaper.

Philip Berk was a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for 44 years and served terms as the organization's president and treasurer.

In 2014, Philip Berk angered members of the Hollywood Foreign Press after he published a memoir titled With Signs and Wonders - My Journey from Darkest Africa to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, which detailed the inner workings of the organization and told stories of some of his colleagues.

In 2018, actor Brendan Fraser accused Philip Berk of groping his genitals after a luncheon in 2003.

Philip Berk has described Fraser's account as a "total fabrication"; in his 2014 memoir, he admitted to having groped Fraser "in jest".