Robert Newmyer

Robert F. Newmyer (May 30, 1956 – December 12, 2005) was an American film producer, both commercial and independent.

Biography Robert Frederick Newmyer (Bobby) was born on May 30, 1956, in Washington, D.C., to James and Virginia Newmyer. He graduated from Sidwell Friends School in 1974, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from Swarthmore College in 1978 and afterward worked as a real estate developer in Telluride, Colorado. In 1982 he received a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School in 1982.

Newmyer's first film as a producer was Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), written and directed by first-time filmmaker Steven Soderbergh. The movie went on to win the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, grossing over $24 million on a budget just over $1 million. Soderbergh later recalled that "It was Bob who thought maybe I had something that more than ten people would see."

Newmyer and Jeffrey Silver then formed "Outlaw Productions", the name derived from Newmyer's favorite Clint Eastwood character, The Outlaw Josey Wales. The production company had, for a time, a long-term deal with Warner Brothers. Chairwoman of Sony Motion Pictures Group, Amy Pascal said,"Bobby was a true maverick and a true risk-taker.

Personal life Newmyer was married to wife Deborah Jelin Newmyer for nineteen years. They had four children, Sofi, Teddy, James and Billi, all of Los Angeles; his parents, and his two sisters, Elsa Newmyer of the District of Columbia and Lory Newmyer of Hull, Massachusetts.

In addition to the film Breach, at the time of his death, Newmyer had The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause in production, and Phat Girlz in postproduction. To finance the romantic comedy Phat Girlz, he put up nearly $3 million of his own money, liquidating assets and remortgaging his homes. The Lost Boys of Sudan was in development for Paramount Pictures. (It was eventually released in 2014 by Warner Bros. as The Good Lie).

The Bobby Newmyer Memorial Fund was established to further his work with Sudanese refugees. founded in 1987 by the late Robert Newmyer and Jeffrey Silver. They have produced independent films as well as major studio features. In 2015, the President was Newmyer's widow, Deb Newmyer, an independent movie and television producer in her own right, who worked at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment for 12 years. In 2006, Deb Newmyer and her Outlaw company received a first look deal with Sony.

Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film Year Film Credit Notes 1989 Sex, Lies, and Videotape 1991 Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1992 Crossing the Bridge Mr. Baseball The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them 1993 Indian Summer 1994 Wagons East Don Juan DeMarco Co-executive producer The Santa Clause 1995 Born to Be Wild 1997 Addicted to Love How to Be a Player Executive producer 1998 Dennis the Menace Strikes Again Direct-to-video 1999 Three to Tango 2000 Ready to Rumble Gossip 2001 Training Day 2002 The Santa Clause 2 2003 National Security 2004 If Only Mindhunters 2005 The Thing About My Folks Final film as a producer 2006 Phat Girlz Posthumous credit The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Posthumous credit 2007 Breach Posthumous credit 2008 27 Dresses Executive producer Posthumous credit Leatherheads Executive producer Posthumous credit 2014 The Good Lie Executive producer Posthumous credit

As an actor

Year Film Role 1991 Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Mortuary Worker

Thanks

Year Film Role 2006 Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon The director would like to personally thank The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause In memory of 2007 Breach 2016 Everything But a Man Dedicate