Occupation Film and TV Producer Name Rick Schwartz | Role Entrepreneur | |
Born c. 1967 New York, N.Y. | ||
Rick Schwartz - Producer
Rick Schwartz is an American film and television producer and financier based in New York, whose credits include The Departed, Gangs of New York, Machete, The Others, and Lip Sync Battle.
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He has contributed articles to The Huffington Post, Times of London, ESPN's Grantland, and The Daily Beast.
Career
Schwartz began his film career at Miramax under Harvey and Bob Weinstein, working there for seven years and eventually serving as the company's senior vice president of production. At Miramax, Schwartz oversaw the development and production of projects including Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York, and The Departed, and Alejandro Amenabar’s The Others.
In 2008, Schwartz founded Overnight Productions, which has financed and produced movies by directors including Robert Rodriguez, Darren Aronofsky and Gela Babluani.