Sidney Sheinberg
Business Executive
Back to the Future...comic be Spaceman from Pluto rather than Space Zombies from Pluto. Spielberg dictated a memo back to Sheinberg, where he convinced him they thought his title was just a joke, thus embarrassing him into dropping the idea. Courthouse Square... In this article: Back to the Future, Marty McFly, Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis, Lorraine Baines McFly, George McFly, Steven Spielberg, Michael J. Fox, Biff Tannen, and Sidney Sheinberg |
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
Howard the Duck (film)
...hard for Howard the Duck", because the studio had passed on previous projects that Lucas was involved in, which had been very successful. Sheinberg denied any involvement in Howard the Duck, claiming that he never read the screenplay. Huyck...
In this article: Howard the Duck, Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, George Lucas, and Universal Studios
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Centre Daily Times | October 05, 2009
Steven Spielberg to be honored not as a filmmaker, but as a philanthropist
In 1968, he made the 26-minute "Amblin'" as a calling card. His boosters at Universal made sure that Sid Sheinberg, a studio executive, saw it. Sheinberg liked what he saw and offered the filmmaker, then 21, a contract. With misgivings - and...
In this article: Steven Spielberg, Schindler's List, Sid Sheinberg, Roger Ebert, Philadelphia, Universal Studios, and Thomas Keneally
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Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.
...with the giants of American media. The case was selected as #20 on GameSpy's list of the 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming. In 1982, Sid Sheinberg, president of MCA and Universal City Studios and a seasoned attorney, was trying to find a way to...
In this article: Universal Studios, Nintendo Co, Donkey Kong, King Kong, Coleco, King Kong, King Kong, Howard Lincoln, and Robert W. Sweet
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Sidney Sheinberg
...1991, the Medal of Honor from the American Academy of Achievement in 1994 and the GLADD Award in 1996. Along with his wife, Lorraine, Sid Sheinberg received the 1995 Simon Wiesenthal Centers Humanitarian Award. Sheinberg Place, named for...
In this article: Sid Sheinberg, Brazil, Nintendo, Universal, Steven Spielberg, Terry Gilliam, MCA, Marty McFly, Howard Lincoln, and Pluto
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Baltimore Sun | July 23, 2009
Local screenings: Mid-'80s gems revisit big screen
...against the authorities. But the movie itself is the major act of rebellion. It's ironic that Gilliam fought with Universal chief Sidney Sheinberg - one of Steven Spielberg's mentors - over the completion and release of this movie. For in...
In this article: Brazil, Terry Gilliam, Antonio Gaudi, Joe Dante, Robert De Niro, Jonathan Pryce, Steven Spielberg, Kim Greist, and Hi, Mom
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The Hollywood Reporter | January 11, 2009
Steven Spielberg's train keeps rollin'
...newcomers is a very time-honored tradition," Spielberg said. He expressed special thanks to former Universal Studios head Sidney Sheinberg. "He said, 'I will be there for you in success, but I will also always be there for you during...
In this article: Steven Spielberg, Indiana Jones, Indy film, Kodak, The Greatest Show on Earth, Universal Studios, Golden Globes, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Scorsese
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Forbes.com News | November 17, 2008
How They Got Their Big Break
While attending California State University in Long Beach, Spielberg made his first short film, the 24-minute Amblin . After Sidney Sheinberg, then vice president of production for Universal's TV arm saw the film, he signed Spielberg to a...
In this article: Michael C. Hall, Jon Stewart, Larry Silverstein, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg, David Letterman, Comedy Central, and Manhattan
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New York Times | February 23, 2008
Your Publicist Should Call My Publicist - New York Times
A reporter with a question about Universal in the 1980s was likely to call Sidney Sheinberg, president of its parent at the time, MCA Inc. If Mr. Sheinberg wasn't peeved with you that week and if you passed the sniff test with his...
In this article: Universal Studios, Academy Awards, Frank Pierson, MCA Inc., Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures, and MGM
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International Herald Tribune - Culture | February 05, 2008
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...reported. Last year "Rocky Balboa," the sixth of Stallone's "Rocky" films, grossed $70 million and cost an estimated $24 million. Sid Sheinberg left Universal Studios more than a decade ago, but thanks to his protege, the director Steven...
In this article: Anna Netrebko, Teri Hatcher, Britney Spears, Sid Sheinberg, Christian Chavez, Steven Spielberg, Justin Chambers, Dreamworks SKG, and Erwin Schrott
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Yahoo! News | February 04, 2008
Universal names street for former exec
...thanks to his protege, Steven Spielberg, he'll always have a place on the Universal lot. Sheinberg Place, named for veteran studio executive Sid Sheinberg, was dedicated Monday at a ceremony honoring the former studio chief. Among those...
In this article: Universal Studios, Sid Sheinberg, Steven Spielberg, Human Rights Watch, Jeffrey Katzenberg, David Geffen, Dreamworks SKG, Jurassic Park, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, and Jaws
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Sidney "Sid" Jay Sheinberg (born 1935, Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American entertainment executive. He is married to actress Lorraine Gary.
Currently, he runs the Bubble Factory Studios, an independent production company of film projects. Prior to his work with The Bubble Factory, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer at MCA under Lew Wasserman. Sheinberg is credited with discovering director Steven Spielberg, hiring him into the Revue-MCA/Universal Television division, which he ran.
In 1955, Sid Sheinberg completed a four-year program in three years at Columbia College and subsequently, attended The University of Texas School of Law. Although Sid was second in his class, in 1956 he transferred to Columbia Law School, where he was both a Harlan Fiske Stone and a James Kent Scholar.
In the summer of 1958, he arrived in California where he accepted a teaching position at UCLA School of Law. In 1959 while awaiting the results of his California Bar Examination, Sid joined the legal department of Revue Productions, MCA's former television subsidiary, and began his career in the entertainment industry.
In June 1973, Sheinberg was elected President and Chief Operating officer of MCA, Inc. At that time, he was 38 years old. During the years of his tenure, Universal Pictures, a division of MCA, Inc., released the highest-grossing films of each of the past three decades, beginning with Jaws in 1975, following with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982 and concluding with Jurassic Park in 1993. It is no coincidence that Steven Spielberg, a filmmaker whose career began with Sid's assistance, was the director of each of these blockbuster hits.
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