Barry Josephson

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Biography

His tenure at Landers/Roberts Productions included work on the popular sequel, "Death Wish II" (1981), and his duties at Lorimar included overseeing the music division's involvement in all feature films and television programming. Josephson later worked for Gallin/Morey & Associates, managing the careers of such performers as Paula Abdul, Patti Labelle, Morris Day, and Whoopi Goldberg (including production work on her Grammy-winning album …
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Job Title

Producer, Other

Born

April 2, 1956

Career Milestones

1997

Announced resignation from Columbia Pictures; formed production partnership with director Barry Sonnenfeld and signed three-year deal with Disney

1991

Named senior vice president of production, Columbia Pictures

Served as senior vice president of production, motion pictures and television, at Silver Pictures

Worked for six years as an executive vice president of Gallin/Morey and Associations

Moved to Lorimar Productions as vice president of its music division

Began entertainment career at Landers/Roberts Productions as director of production for film and music