Michael Benaroya

American film producer

Michael Benaroya
Born	(1981-02-23) February 23, 1981 (age 43) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Film producer
Known for	founder of Benaroya Pictures

Michael Benaroya (born February 23, 1981) is an American film producer.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] He is chief executive officer at Benaroya Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Biography

Benaroya was born to a Jewish family^[6] on February 23, 1981, in Seattle, Washington, U.S.^[1]^[2] His grandfather was Jack Benaroya (1921–2012), a real estate developer and philanthropist. Benaroya graduated from Pomona College, where he received a B.A. in economics.^[2]

Career

He moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2006 to pursue a career in the film industry^[2] and founded Benaroya Pictures, a film finance and production company, where he serves as its CEO.^[2]^[3]

Filmography

As a producer

New York, I Love You (2009)^[1]
The Romantics (2010)^[1]
Margin Call (2011)^[1]
Catch .44 (2011)^[1]
The Words (2012)^[1]
Lawless (2012)^[1]
Kill Your Darlings (2013)^[1]
Hateship, Loveship (2013)^[1]
Felony (2013)^[1]
Parts per Billion (2014)^[1]
Cymbeline (2015)^[1]
Queen of the Desert (2015)
Idol's Eye (2015)
Elvis & Nixon (2016)
Cell (2016)
Wake (2016) (cancelled)^[7]^[8]
Salt and Fire (2016)
Haunting on Fraternity Row (2018)
Against the Clock (2018)

+ “”The informer”” (2019) + “”Dangerous”” (2021)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ imdb
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Benaroya Pictures biography
^ ^a ^b ^c Independent Spirit Awards
^ The New York Times
^ Yahoo! Movies
^ Jewish Journal: "Film fest gala a spicy melting pot for Sephardic Jews" By Danielle Berrin November 16, 2010
^ Busch, Anita (February 26, 2015). "Bruce Willis Thriller 'Wake' Shuts Down Amid Budget Woes". deadline.com. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
^ Busch, Anita (April 2, 2015). "No Second Take For 'Wake': Bruce Willis And Director Leave Project". deadline.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.