Thomas Edgar Rothman was born on November 21,1954 and is an American film executive and current chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group.
25 Facts About Tom Rothman
2.
Tom Rothman joined Sony Pictures in late-2013 as chairman of TriStar Productions and in 2015 was promoted to Chairman of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, followed by the release in 2017 and 2018 of titles such as Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Venom, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Peter Rabbit, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
3.
Tom Rothman began at Fox in 1994 as the founder and President of Fox Searchlight Pictures and served the company for 18 years.
4.
Tom Rothman earned over $30 billion in the box office and made the then two highest-grossing films, Titanic and Avatar.
5.
Tom Rothman hosted Fox Legacy, a television series in which he provided background and behind-the-scenes information regarding the making of films.
6.
Tom Rothman was born in to a Jewish family in Baltimore, Maryland.
7.
Tom Rothman graduated from Columbia Law School in 1980 as a James Kent Scholar, the school's highest academic honor.
8.
In 1986, Tom Rothman co-produced Jim Jarmusch's Down by Law and Robert Frank's Candy Mountain.
9.
Tom Rothman supervised landmark independent films such as Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing, Longtime Companion, Truly Madly Deeply, Wild At Heart, and The Madness of King George.
10.
Tom Rothman discovered and championed numerous young filmmakers who went on to become successful, including Ang Lee, Anthony Minghella, and Kenneth Branagh.
11.
Tom Rothman was president of production for Twentieth Century Fox where he oversaw the majority of the company's film development and production from 1996 to 1998 and was president of Twentieth Century Fox Film Group from 1998 to 2000.
12.
Some films produced over Tom Rothman's tenure include: Lincoln, Life of Pi, The Descendants, Cast Away, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Black Swan, Walk the Line, Juno, The Devil Wears Prada, The X-Men series, the Ice Age series, Rio, and several others.
13.
From 2007 to 2010, Tom Rothman hosted Fox Legacy, a television series in which he provided background and behind-the-scenes information regarding the making of films.
14.
In September 2012, Tom Rothman resigned as chairman and chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment.
15.
That same month, Steven Spielberg announced that Tom Rothman would produce Spielberg's Robopocalypse, for DreamWorks.
16.
In September 2018, Sony Pictures extended their contract with Tom Rothman following the release of Spider-Man: Far From Home.
17.
Tom Rothman is active in the nonprofit arts and education arenas.
18.
In December 2013, President Obama nominated Tom Rothman to serve on the 18-member National Council on the Arts.
19.
Tom Rothman is a member of the Board of the Corporation of Brown University, where he serves on the Academic Affairs Committee.
20.
Tom Rothman is an emeritus member of the board of directors of the Sundance Institute, which he served for 20 years, and the American Film Institute, a top film graduate school.
21.
Tom Rothman has been involved in fundraising activities for The Jewish Home for the Aging, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the American Jewish Committee.
22.
Tom Rothman serves on the board of New York's Art Therapy Outreach Center, an organization that uses art therapy to help at risk groups.
23.
Tom Rothman serves on the board of trustees for California Institute of the Arts.
24.
In July 2022, Tom Rothman contributed $25,000 to The Next 50, a liberal political action committee.
25.
Tom Rothman is married to actress, singer, and author Jessica Harper.