Peter Bart Biography
Peter Bart is an American film producer and journalist who has been writing a column for Deadline Hollywood since 2015. Prior to entering the film industry, he worked as a reporter and columnist for The New York Times, as well as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and the Chicago Sun-Times.
Peter Bart Age
He was born Peter Benton Bart on July 24, 1932, in New York City, New York, United States. Peter is 91 years old as of July 2023.
Peter Bart Height
Peter stands at a height of 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) tall.
Peter Bart Family
Bart, the son of Clara and Max S. Bart was born in New York City and raised on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. His mother and father were Austrian Jews.
Peter Bart Married- Wife
He married Dorothy Cullman in 1961, and they had two daughters, Colby Bart Centrella (born in 1962) and Dilys Bart Shelton (born in 1966). Leslie Cox was his second wife. Bart has remarried to Phyllis Fredette.
Peter Bart Career
Bart began working as an executive at Paramount Pictures in 1967, eventually reaching the position of vice president in charge of production; his friendship with Robert Evans was described in Evans’ memoirs The Kid Stays in the Picture. He appeared in films such as Rosemary’s Baby (1968), True Grit (1969), Harold and Maude (1971), and others. After eight years at Paramount, he moved on to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as senior vice president of production and president of Lorimar Productions, where he worked on films such as Being There (1979) and The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981). Bart also co-produced films like Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) and Islands in the Stream (1977). In 1971, he also penned the screenplay for the film Making It.
In 1989, he became Variety’s editor-in-chief. Bart appointed Tim Grey as his successor as editor in 2007, with the understanding that he would continue as a columnist, blogger, and consultant. In April 2009, it was reported that Bart will be promoted to the role of “vice president and editorial director,” which was dubbed “Boffo No More: Bart Up and Out at Variety” online. According to Los Angeles Magazine, Bart sold the rights to an 86-page novella titled Power Play, which is about “a power struggle between established casino owners and Indian tribes,” to Paramount Pictures, where his friend and business acquaintance Robert Evans was a producer. Bart revealed that he “probably spent a weekend” adapting the novella from the 108-page script Crossroads. He was the executive producer and screenwriter for the HBO television documentary film Boffo! Tinseltown’s Bombs and Blockbusters (2006). He is a member of Penske Media Company’s board of advisors.
Peter Bart’s Net Worth
Bart has an estimated net worth of 4 million dollars.
Peter Bart Books
Bart has written eight books, five of which are nonfiction and three of which are fiction.
Peter Bart Movies
1977 Fun with Dick and Jane
1984 Revenge of the Nerds
1986 Youngblood
1987 Revenge of the Nerds II:
2005 Fun with Dick and Jane
2006 Square Off
2009−11 In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber
2012 Movie Talk with Peter Bart