Gary Barber

Gary Barber (born 1957) is a South African and American film producer. Barber was the chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was educated at King David School, Linksfield, in Johannesburg. He then received an accounting degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, also in Johannesburg. He later worked as a Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant in South Africa and the United States, both with Price Waterhouse.

In December 2010, Barber became chief executive officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). In March 2018, Barber was ousted from MGM, coming five months after the renewal of his contract with the studio to 2022; he received a $260M settlement.

Barber has three daughters and lives in Los Angeles. In 2014, his filly Lexie Lou won the Queen's Plate and was named the Canadian Horse of the Year. His horse War of Will won the 2019 Preakness Stakes.

Filmography Executive Producer

Midnight Crossing (1988) Communion (1989) Howling V: The Rebirth (1990) Young Guns II (1990) Pacific Heights (1990) Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) Freejack (1992) White Sands (1992) Stay Tuned (1992) The Crush (1993) True Romance (1993) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) Major League II (1994) Chasers (1994) Trial by Jury (1994) Imaginary Crimes (1994) Silent Fall (1994) Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) Two If by Sea (1996) Big Bully (1996) Diabolique (1996) Bad Moon (1996) Wild America (1997) Incognito (1998) Major League: Back to the Minors (1998) Wrongfully Accused (1998) The King and I (1999) Keeping the Faith (2000) Shanghai Noon (2000) Unbreakable (2000) Out Cold (2001) Criminology 101 (2003) Bruce Almighty (2003) Seabiscuit (2003) One Love (2003) The Ranch (2004) Weekends (2004) The Legend of Zorro (2005) Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Eight Below (2006) Stay Alive (2006) Stick It (2006) Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) The Ruins (2008) The Happening (2008) The Love Guru (2008) Wanted (2008) Ghost Town (2008) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) Invictus (2009) Dinner for Schmucks (2010) No Strings Attached (2011) Footloose (2011) G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) Glass (2019) Scream (2022) Hellraiser (2022) Scream VI (2023) The Boys in the Boat (2023) Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023)

Producer

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) Dragonfly (2002) Reign of Fire (2002) Abandon (2002) The Recruit (2003) Shanghai Knights (2003) Connie and Carla (2004) Mr. 3000 (2004) The Pacifier (2005) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) The Lookout (2007) The Invisible (2007) Evan Almighty (2007) Underdog (2007) Balls of Fury (2007) 27 Dresses (2008) Flash of Genius (2008) Four Christmases (2008) Leap Year (2010) The Tourist (2010) The Vow (2012) RoboCop (2014) (Uncredited)

Special thanks

The Unholy (1988)