Known For
Production
Born
Apr 26, 1931
Died
Aug 08, 2008
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
47 titles
Bernie Brillstein
Biography
Bernard Jules Brillstein (April 26, 1931 – August 7, 2008) was an American producer and talent agent. He began his career in the 1950s at the William Morris Agency before founding his own company in 1969 and later joining forces with Brad Grey to helm Brillstein-Grey Entertainment (now Brillstein Entertainment Partners), one of the most important and influential Hollywood talent management and production companies. He is remembered for producing successful TV programs like Hee Haw, The Muppet Show, and The Sopranos, and hit films including The Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters and Happy Gilmore. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernie Brillstein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
Heist
Producer
The Pity Card
Executive Producer
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Producer
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
The Lyon's Den
Executive Producer
Run Ronnie Run
Executive Producer
Good Day Live
Self
Primetime Glick
Executive Producer
What Planet Are You From?
Executive Producer
The Sopranos
Bernie Brillstein
The Replacement Killers
Producer
Just Shoot Me!
Producer
For Hope
Executive Producer
Bulletproof
Executive Producer
The Steve Harvey Show
Producer
The Cable Guy
Executive Producer
The Celluloid Closet
Executive Producer
The Dana Carvey Show
Producer
Happy Gilmore
Executive Producer
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Producer
The Naked Truth
Producer
NewsRadio
Producer
Politically Incorrect
Executive Producer
Hexed
Executive Producer
Good Sports
Producer
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
The Wickedest Witch
Executive Producer
Ghostbusters II
Executive Producer
ALF: The Animated Series
Producer
Dragnet
Executive Producer
CBS Summer Playhouse
Executive Producer
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Producer
ALF
Producer
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Executive Producer
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
Thanks
Spies Like Us
Executive Producer
Summer Rental
Executive Producer
The Comedy Factory
Executive Producer
Ghostbusters
Executive Producer
Buffalo Bill
Executive Producer
Doctor Detroit
Executive Producer
Continental Divide
Executive Producer
The Blues Brothers
Executive Producer
Up the Academy
Executive Producer
Diary of a Young Comic
Himself