David Hoberman Biography

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DAVID HOBERMAN (Producer) is one of the leading producers in the entertainment industry today, having made his mark on more than 100 movies. In 2002, after three years at MGM, Hoberman re-formed Mandeville Films and Television at The Walt Disney Studios. Most recently, Hoberman produced the Arctic adventure “Eight Below,” starring Paul Walker, and THE SHAGGY DOG, starring Tim Allen for Disney.

In 2003, Mandeville released the box-office hit “Bringing Down the House”; “Raising Helen,” starring Kate Hudson; “The Last Shot,” starring Matthew Broderick and Alec Baldwin at Disney; and “Walking Tall,” starring The Rock at MGM. They recently released “Beauty Shop,” starring Queen Latifah, and premiered the fourth season of the award-winning “Monk,” a one-hour series for USA Network. In 1999, while at MGM, Hoberman co-financed and produced “Anti-Trust,” “What's the Worst that Could Happen?” and the critically acclaimed “Bandits.” Prior to this, Hoberman was the founder and president of Mandeville Films, where he produced “The Negotiator” and signed an exclusive five-year pact with The Walt Disney Studios. During this time, Hoberman produced “George of the Jungle,” “I'll Be Home for Christmas,” “Senseless,” “The Other Sister,” “Mr. Wrong” and “The Sixth Man.”

Prior to forming Mandeville Films, Hoberman served as President of the Motion Picture Group of Walt Disney Studios, where he was responsible for overseeing development and production for all feature films for Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures. During Hoberman's tenure, Disney was the #1 studio, “Pretty Woman” was the #1 picture and the studio released the #1 soundtrack of the year. Hoberman was also behind the releasing of major blockbusters including: “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?,” “Father of the Bride,” “What About Bob?,” “Good Morning Vietnam,” “Dead Poets Society,” “Crimson Tide,” “The Jungle Book,” “Ed Wood,” “Dangerous Minds,” “Ruthless People,” “Beaches,” “The Rocketeer,” “The Doctor,” “Sister Act,” “Alive,” “What's Love Got to Do With It,” “Cool Runnings,” “Three Musketeers,” “Tin Men,” “Stakeout,” “When a Man Loves a Woman,” “Cocktail” and “Three Men and a Baby.” He broke through the Disney live-action ceiling with “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” and championed the first-ever stop-motion-animated full-length feature, Tim Burton's “The Night Before Christmas.”

Today, Hoberman is also a professor with UCLA's Graduate School in the Producers Program. He's been a member of the Board of the Starbright Foundation for well over ten years, is a member of the Board of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, is on the Collections and Acquisitions Committee at L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art and sat on the Board of the Los Angeles Free Clinic for six years.

Hoberman began his career in the mailroom at ABC and quickly ascended in the entertainment business, working for Norman Lear's Tandem/T.A.T. in television and film. He worked as a talent agent at ICM before joining Disney as a film executive in 1985.

David Hoberman's company Mandeville Films and Television currently has “Beauty Shop,” starring Queen Latifah, in release at MGM. They are also in post- production on “The Shaggy Dog,” starring Tim Allen and gearing up to shoot “Swiss Family Robinson” in the fall. The company recently released the box office hit “Bringing Down the House,” starring Steve Martin and “Raising Helen,” starring Kate Hudson.

As founder and President of Mandeville, Hoberman also produced “The Negotiator,” “George of the Jungle,” “I'll Be Home For Christmas,” “Senseless,” “The Other Sister,” “Mr Wrong” and “The Sixth Man.” From 1999 - 2002, while at MGM, Hoberman co-financed and produced “Anti-Trust,” “What's the Worst That Could Happen” and the critically acclaimed “Bandits.”

Before creating Mandeville, Hoberman was President of the Motion Picture Group of the Walt Disney Studios, where he was responsible for overseeing development and production of all feature films for Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures. Hoberman was behind the releasing of blockbusters such as “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” “Father of the Bride,”

“Good Morning Vietnam,” ”Dead Poet's Society,” “Crimson Tide,” “The Jungle Book,” “Ed Wood,” “Ruthless People.” “Beaches,” “Sister Act,” “Alive,” “What's Love Got To Do With It,” “Cool Runnings,” “Three Musketeers,” “Stakeout,” “Cocktail” and “Three Men and a Baby.” Disney was the number one studio at the box office during his tenure.

David Hoberman Filmography

Producer & Executive Producer Credits

Eight Below (2006)

The Shaggy Dog (2006)

Beauty Shop (2005)

Raising Helen (2004)

Walking Tall (2004)

The Last Shot (2004)

Bringing Down the House (2003)

Moonlight Mile (2002)

Antitrust (2001)

Bandits (2001)