Tom Rosenberg
{{Short description|American film producer}}
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| nationality = American
| alma mater = B.A. University of Wisconsin at Madison
J.D. University of California at Berkeley Law School
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| known_for = co-founder of Beacon Pictures
founder of Lakeshore Entertainment
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Tom B. Rosenberg (1947/1948) is an American film producer, co-founder of Beacon Pictures; and founder and chairman of Lakeshore Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/new-wave-reshaping-lakeshore-1117873059/|title=New wave reshaping Lakeshore|last=Harris|first=Dana|work=Variety|date=2002-09-19|access-date=2015-04-12}} He is a recipient of the 2004 Academy Award for Best Picture for the film Million Dollar Baby.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/news/oscar-s-fistful-of-dollar-1117918632/|title=Oscar's fistful of 'Dollar'|last=Gray|first=Tim|work=Variety|date=2005-02-27|access-date=2015-04-12}}
Biography
Rosenberg grew up on the North Side of Chicago.{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/10/21/chicago-guy-who-went-to-hollywood-returns-with-devastating-testimony/|title=Chicago guy who went to Hollywood returns with devastating testimony|last=Kass|first=John|work=Chicago Tribune|date=2011-10-21|access-date=2015-04-12|quote=Next came a plot turn that, though not as dramatic as the dark twist of "Million Dollar Baby," still isn't what you'd expect of a Jewish guy who finished Berkeley in the early 1970s.}} His father was an alderman of the 44th ward and later served as a Cook County judge. His mother worked in a dress shop and died when Rosenberg was 15. He had one sister who was 15 years his senior. He graduated from Lake View High School and then graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He then went on to teach at public schools in Chicago and then move to California where he went to the University of California at Berkeley Law School. He then moved to Willow Springs, Missouri where he worked as a lawyer, sold real estate, and helped to build subsidized housing for the elderly. After five years and newly divorced, he moved back to Chicago founded Capital Associates in 1977 with a partner. They built their first development in Decatur, Illinois. Rosenberg went on to build 54 buildings in Illinois, oversaw the largest school construction program in Chicago, and was active in fundraising for mayors Jane Byrne and Richard M. Daley. In 1984, he ran the Midwestern campaign for presidential candidate Walter Mondale. In 1989, he started a film company, Beacon Pictures, with his friend Armyan Bernstein; and their first film was released in 1991, The Commitments, directed by Alan Parker.
Filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
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=Television=
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| 2018 | Heathers | Executive producer |
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| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Special thanks | Television special |
References
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External links
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{{Academy Award Best Picture Producers}}
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Category:Film producers from Illinois
Category:Businesspeople from Chicago
Category:Producers who won the Best Picture Academy Award
Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
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Category:American businesspeople in real estate
Category:American people of Jewish descent
Category:American film production company founders
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