Peter Guber
Born	Howard Peter Guber March 2, 1942 (1942-03-02) (age 67) Newton, Massachusetts U.S.
Occupation	producer, executive
Years active	1977–present

Howard Peter Guber (born. March 2, 1942 in Newton, Massachusetts) is an American film producer and executive. Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, Guber has been a force in the entertainment industry for over thirty years. He has leveraged his creativity and business acumen into record‐breaking profits and critical acclaim, establishing him as one of the most successful executives in the entertainment and communications industries. Films he personally produced or executive produced, including Rain Man, Batman, The Color Purple, Midnight Express, Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey, The Witches of Eastwick, Missing and Flashdance, have resonated with audiences all over the world, earning over three billion dollars worldwide and garnering more than 50 Academy Award nominations.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Columbia Pictures 1.2 Casablanca Record and Filmworks 1.3 Polygram Filmed Entertainment and the Guber-Peters Entertainment Company 1.4 Sony Pictures 1.5 Mandalay Entertainment 2 Recent activities 2.1 Geek Chic Daily 2.2 UCLA Professor 2.3 Television Co-Host 2.4 Author 2.5 Speaker 2.6 Media & Entertainment Analyst 3 Films produced 4 TV Movies Produced 5 Trivia 6 Further reading 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Columbia Pictures

After receiving his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Law and Juris Doctorate degrees and admission to the New York and California Bars, Guber was recruited by Columbia Pictures in 1968 while pursuing an MBA degree at New York University’s Graduate School of Business. Within three years, he became Studio Chief, and during his tenure at the creative helm, Columbia surged to record-breaking profits on the strength of such critically acclaimed box office hits Shampoo, Taxi Driver, Tommy, The Way We Were and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

[edit] Casablanca Record and Filmworks

In 1976, following his entrepreneur instincts, Guber founded Casablanca Record and Filmworks. Its record operation included such superstars as Kiss, Donna Summer and The Village People. It also included some of the most successful soundtracks of all time including Flashdance, which sold more than 14 million albums.

[edit] Polygram Filmed Entertainment and the Guber-Peters Entertainment Company

In 1979 Guber formed PolyGram Entertainment where he was Chairman of the Board and CEO. He sold his interest in Polygram in 1983 and formed and served as Co‐Owner of the Guber‐Peters Entertainment Company (GPEC) which established a major presence in motion pictures, television and music including producing the music and official soundtrack for the 1984 Summer Olympics. Within five years, GPEC became a public company and in 1989, was acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment. In 1988, GPEC became a public company with the acquisition of Barris Industries, and in 1989, it was acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).

[edit] Sony Pictures

In 1989, Guber reached a personal milestone when he was named Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). Under his visionary leadership, the company re‐framed its entire Loews exhibition circuit, introducing Sony’s SDDS sound system, introduced the concept of IMAX theater and films integrated into multi‐plex theaters and transformed the Sony lot into a state of the art digital production facility. SPE’s motion picture business earned an industry best domestic box office market share averaging 17% over four years, propelled by an enormous string of successes including A Few Good Men, Philadelphia, Basic Instinct, A League of Their Own and Sleepless in Seattle among many others. During this same period, Sony Pictures led all competitors with a remarkable total of 120 Academy Award Nominations, the highest four year total ever for a single company. During Guber’s tenure at SPE, the company extended its leadership in production and distribution of prime time, half-hour comedy television series as well, including such hit shows as Married with Children, Designing Women, Seinfeld, Mad About You, and The Nanny; revitalized the two largest and most successful game shows in the world -- Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy -- nearly doubling their revenue; and continued to own daytime television with the resurgence and continued success of such soap operas as The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives. A large array of international arrangements were also undertaken at this time with the television operation utilizing its vast library to gain equity positions in the international marketplace.

[edit] Mandalay Entertainment

After leaving Sony in 1995, Guber formed Mandalay Entertainment Group as a multimedia entertainment vehicle in motion pictures, television, sports entertainment and new media. Mandalay Pictures is a pre‐eminent motion picture company that finances, produces and distributes motion pictures for the global marketplace. It’s box office hits include I Know What You Did Last Summer, Seven Years in Tibet, Sleepy Hollow, Enemy At The Gates, The Score, Into the Blue, Darfur Now and Never Back Down among many others. Mandalay Series Television has enjoyed great success with Cupid, Mercy Point, Rude Awakening, Oh Baby, and the critically acclaimed television series, Brotherhood (TV series), winner of The George Foster Peabody Award. Mandalay Television has produced eight original Movies of the Week for Lifetime Television, based on the books of the world renowned and best‐selling author, Nora Roberts. The Nora Roberts franchise has been a worldwide ratings success for the cable network. Following his location based entertainment leadership experience with Loews, Guber expanded Mandalay into a national entertainment sports provider with Mandalay Sports Entertainment. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Mandalay Baseball Properties (MBP), a subsidiary of Mandalay Sports Entertainment which includes professional baseball franchises, sports marketing, stadium development, ownership, management and consulting. The seven sports franchises that MBP owns, operates and/or consults with are Single‐A, Double‐A and Triple‐A affiliates of the New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. Guber is Co‐Chairman of the Board of Directors for Mandalay Media, a publicly traded company on the OTC. Mandalay Media is at the forefront of new media with online ventures and innovative mobile and interactive offerings. In February 2008, Mandalay Media acquired Twistbox Entertainment, Inc., a global producer and publisher of mobile content. In October 2008, Mandalay Media acquired AMV Holding Limited, a leading European mobile entertainment and marketing company delivering games and lifestyle content and services directly to consumers.

[edit] Recent activities

[edit] Geek Chic Daily

In 2009, Guber co‐founded [http:www.geekchicdaily.com GeekChicDaily] with Wizard Entertainment’s Gareb Shamus and digital entertainment entrepreneur, Peter Levin. GeekChicDaily, is a free opt‐in daily email newsletter and website designed as a one‐stop resource for relevant and discerning content for video games, technology and applications, comics, collectibles, gear and TV and film. Leveraging Shamus’ Wizard Entertainment platform, GeekChicDaily is entering the market with a loyal base of followers.

[edit] UCLA Professor

Throughout Guber’s career, he has never strayed from his passion to teach and mentor the future entertainment and business leaders. He is a full professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and has been a member of the faculty for over 30 years. He is also a member of the UCLA Foundation Board of Trustees, as well as the winner of UCLA’s prestigious Service Award for his accomplishments and association with the school.

[edit] Television Co-Host

In December of 2009, Guber will share his insight as co‐host of In The House, a half‐hour news and interview show focused on industry trends in pop culture, providing a platform for major stars, key filmmakers and other creative and business leaders to comment on their industry. The show, the first original series to air on Encore, has a two season commitment.

Guber can also be seen on the NBC-owned Los Angeles outlet KNBC, as co-host of Show Business with Bart and Guber. This weekly show features discussion and analysis specifically designed for Los Angeles’ showbiz community and offers a fresh perspective on the inner workings of the entertainment industry.

Guber co-hosted Shootout with Peter Bart, which reached 94 million US households on AMC. Shootoutlooked at the movie industry and the latest Hollywood news and gossip. Actors, directors and producers join Bart and Guber to debate issues such as business realities and box-office trends in a one-on-one format. Guests included Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Oliver Stone, Roman Polanski, Denzel Washington, George Clooney and Clint Eastwood.

Guber and bart also co-hosted Storymakers on AMC, a primetime series that featured intimate conversations with Hollywood's biggest names, including Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Judd Apatow.

[edit] Author

Guber is author of two books: Inside The Deep on Bantam Books and Shootout – Surviving Fame & (Mis)Fortune in Hollywood on Putnam, which reached #2 on the LA Times Bestseller list. Guber is currently working on his third book which will be released in the Fall of 2010 by Random House.

[edit] Speaker

A passionate, humorous, and tireless motivator, Peter Guber is a sought after speaker at numerous global events. Guber has spoken at The Wharton Leadership Conference, Variety's Entertainment & Technology Summit, and The 2009Web 2.0 Summit, in classes at [http://www.usc.edu USC, and at The 2009 Supernova Hub.

[edit] Media & Entertainment Analyst

Tapped for his wisdom and expertise, he is a regular entertainment and media analyst for Fox Business News. He has also recently appeared on NBC’s Today Show, CNBC’s [[The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch]], MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Fox News’s Your World with Neil Cavuto, Chris Matthews’ Hardball, CNBC’s WSJ with Maria Bartiromo, CNN Paula Zahn Now, CNBC’s [[Power Lunch]], 20/20 with Elizabeth Vargas and Fox Business News with David Asman.

[edit] Films produced

• Into the Blue (2005) .... executive producer
• The Jacket (2005) .... producer
• A Thousand Roads (2005) .... executive producer
• Alex and Emma (2003) .... executive producer
• Beyond Borders (2003) .... producer
• Serving Sara (2002) .... producer
• The Score(2001) .... producer
• Enemy at the Gates (2001) .... producer
• Sleepy Hollow (1999) .... producer
• With Honors (1994) .... executive producer
• This Boy's Life (1993) .... executive producer
• Batman Returns (1992) .... executive producer
• The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) .... executive producer
• Tango & Cash (1989) .... producer
• Batman (1989) .... producer
• Rain Man (1988) .... executive producer
• Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988) .... executive producer
• Caddyshack II (1988) .... producer
• Who's That Girl (1987) .... executive producer
• The Witches of Eastwick (1987) .... producer
• Youngblood (1986) .... executive producer
• The Color Purple (1985) .... executive producer
• Clue (1985) .... executive producer
• Flashdance (1983) .... executive producer
• Missing 1982 .... executive producer
• An American Werewolf in London (1981) .... executive producer
• Midnight Express (1978) .... executive producer
• The Deep (1977) .... producer

[edit] TV Movies Produced

From 2006-2009, Mandalay Television produced eight original movies-of-the-week for Lifetime Television. Based on the books of the world renowned and best-selling author, Nora Roberts, more than 34 million viewers tuned in to the first collection of four movies: Angels Fall, Blue Smoke, Carolina Moon and Montana Sky. Following the network’s enormous ratings success with the previous Nora Roberts’ adaptations, Mandalay Television produced the Nora Roberts II Collection, with four all-new original movies, Northern Lights, Midnight Bayou, High Noon and Tribute. The Nora Roberts franchise has been a worldwide ratings success for the cable network.

• Tribute (2009) .... producer
• High Noon (2009) .... producer
• Midnight Bayou (2009) .... producer
• Northern Lights (2009) .... producer
• Montana Sky (2007) .... producer
• Carolina Moon (2007) .... producer
• Blue Smoke (2007) .... producer
• Angels Fall (2007) .... producer

[edit] Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (March 2009)

Guber served on the jury which heard the Winona Ryder shoplifting case.^[1]

[edit] Further reading

• Guber, Peter (1977). Inside the Deep. Bantam. ISBN 978-0553111361. 
• Guber, Peter; Bart, Peter (2003). Shoot Out. Perigee Trade. ISBN 978-0399528880. 

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Peter Guber at the Internet Movie Database
• Hollywood.com Bio
• Sunday Morning Shootout at AMC
• PBS Frontline Interview with Peter Guber
• Hit Men
• Shoot Out
• Peter Guber Interview Transcript
• In The House
• Betawave
• AMC Storymakers
• The Four Truths of the Storyteller
• Web's Speed to Audience Transforming Movie Business
• Peter Guber on Sharing Stories, not Just Information, to Communicate Effectively
• A-List Stars Flailing at the Box Office This Summer
• Saving The Story (the Film Version)
• Supernova Interview: Peter Guber of Mandalay Entertainment
• Mandalay Executive Touts Google's Efficiency And Reach
• Michael Jackson Off The Wall
• GeekChicDaily set to launch
• 'Shootout' team move into 'House'
• A-List Stars Flailing at the Box Office This Summer
• Shatner-Less ‘Star Trek’ Soars as Franchises Take Top Billing
• Minor Leagues, Major Profits
• On the Television Writers' Strike Impending Culture Collision
• Peter Guber Leads the Way as Storyteller
• Getting Your Story Straight
• Story Time
• Success Is In The Telling
• Spin Your Success
• Peter Guber, navigator of narrative
• When Not To Stick To The Script