Roth, Joe 1948-

PERSONAL

Born June 13, 1948, in New York, NY; son of Lawrence (a foreman at a plastics plant) and Frances (a psychiatric nurse) Roth; brother of George Roth (an actor); married Mary (divorced); married Donna Arkoff (a producer); children: Alexis, Julia, Zachary. Education: Boston University, B.S., journalism, 1970.

Addresses:

Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career:

Producer, director, and actor. Production assistant for commercial advertisements and feature films; Pitchel Players (improvisational group), lighting director in San Francisco, CA, and producer in Los Angeles; Morgan Creek Productions, Los Angeles, cofounder, 1987, executive, 1987-89; Fox Film Corp., Los Angeles, chair, 1989-93; Caravan Pictures, Los Angeles, founder, 1993, president, 1993-94; Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA, chairman, 1994-1996, Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA, chairman, 1996-2000; Revolution Studios, founder, 2000-07; Sony Pictures, producer, 2007—. Pixar Studios, member of board of directors, 2000; American Cinematheque, member of board of directors. Also worked as a movie booker and light-board operator. Part owner of Major League Soccer (MLS) team in Seattle, WA, which will begin play in 2009.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nomination (with Michael B. Seligman), outstanding variety, music or comedy special, 2004, for The 76th Annual Academy Awards.

CREDITS

Film Producer:

Tunnelvision (also known as Tunnel Vision), World-Wide, 1976.

Our Winning Season, American International, 1978.

Americathon, United Artists, 1979.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (also known as All Washed Up), Paramount, 1982.

The Final Terror (also known as Campsite Massacre, Bump in the Night, Carnivore, and The Forest Primeval), Comworld/Watershed/Roth, 1983.

(With Harry Ufland) Moving Violations, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985.

(With Harry Ufland) Streets of Gold, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

(With Ufland) Where the River Runs Black, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1986.

P. K. and the Kid, Lorimar, 1987.

Young Guns, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988.

The Three Musketeers, Buena Vista, 1993.

Angels in the Outfield (also known as Angels), Buena Vista, 1994.

A Low Down Dirty Shame (also known as Mister Cool), Buena Vista, 1994.

The Jerky Boys, Buena Vista, 1995.

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill (also known as Tall Tale), Buena Vista, 1995.

Houseguest, Buena Vista, 1995.

Heavy Weights, Buena Vista, 1995.

While You Were Sleeping (also known as Coma Guy), Buena Vista, 1995.

The Forgotten (also known as Stranger), Columbia, 2004.

The Great Debaters, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2007.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Walt Disney Pictures, 2008.

Film Executive Producer:

Cracking Up, American International, 1977.

Bachelor Party, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987.

(Uncredited) Dead Ringers (also known as Alter ego), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988.

Skin Deep (also known as Blake Edward's "Skin Deep"), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989.

Renegades, Universal, 1989.

Enemies: A Love Story, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989.

(With Roger Birnbaum) Pacific Heights, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990.

Exorcist III: Legion (also known as William Peter Blatty's "The Exorcist III," Exorcist 3, and The Exorcist III), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990.

Nightbreed (also known as Clive Barker's "Nightbreed"), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990.

Coupe de Ville, Universal, 1990.

Young Guns II (also known as Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory), 1990.

I Love Trouble, Buena Vista, 1994.

Angie (also known as Angie, I Says), Buena Vista, 1994.

Before and After, Buena Vista, 1996.

(Uncredited), Tomcats, Columbia, 2001.

Tears of the Sun, Columbia, 2003.

Daddy Day Care, Columbia, 2003.

Hollywood Homicide, Columbia, 2003.

Mona Lisa Smile, Columbia, 2003.

An Unfinished Life (also known as Ein ungezahmtes Leben), Miramax, 2005.

Film Coproducer:

(With Ivan Bloch) The Stone Boy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.

(With Harry Ufland) Off Beat, Silver Screen Partners II, 1986.

Skin Deep (also known as Blake Edward's "Skin Deep"), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989.

Major League, Paramount, 1989.

Nightbreed (also known as Clive Barker's "Nightbreed"), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990.

Film Presenter:

Young Guns, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988.

Dead Ringers (also known as Alter ego), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988.

Exorcist III: Legion (also known as William Peter Blatty's "The Exorcist III," Exorcist 3, and The Exorcist III), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990.

Film Studio Executive:

America's Sweethearts, Sony, 2001.

The Forgotten (also known as Stranger), Columbia, 2004.

13 Going On 30, Sony, 2004.

Zoom, Sony, 2006.

Film Director:

Streets of Gold, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987.

Coupe de Ville, Universal, 1990.

America's Sweethearts, Columbia, 2001.

Christmas with the Kranks, Columbia, 2004.

Freedomland, Columbia, 2006.

Film Work; Other:

(Uncredited) Production assistant, The Conversation, 1974.

Film Appearances:

Player/announcer, Tunnelvision (also known as Tunnel Vision), World-Wide, 1976.

Television Work; Specials:

Producer, The 76th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2004.

Television Work; Pilots:

Executive producer, Demons, CBS, 2007.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

"Naked Hollywood," A&E Premieres, Arts and Entertainment, 1991.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The New Hollywood, NBC, 1990.

In the Director's Chair: The Man Who Invented Edward Scissorhands, 1990.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Narrator (Earl Felton), Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996.

Sunday Morning Shootout, AMC, 2003.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Newsweek, May 25, 1992, pp. 62-64.

New York Times, October 27, 2002, p. BU1.

Variety, January 21, 2002, p. 7; May 5, 2003, p. 6.