Jonathan Glickman


Jonathan Glickman is an American film producer who served as the President of MGM Motion Picture Group from 2011–2020.

Personal life and education

Glickman is the son of Rhoda Yura and Dan Glickman, the former Kansas Congressman, Secretary of Agriculture, and president of the MPAA. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Wichita, Kansas and Washington, D.C.
While he was a child, his mother introduced him to directors Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen. Glickman graduated from Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. in 1987, and from the University of Michigan in 1991. He worked briefly for HBO before enrolling in the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 1992, although he quit in 1993.

Career

Glickman began working in Hollywood when he convinced producer Joe Roth to give him an internship at Caravan Pictures after meeting him in an elevator at USC in 1993. By 1997, Glickman was president of production at Caravan. By 2002, he was president of production at Spyglass Entertainment. In 2003, he became president and partner at Spyglass.
Glickman was invited to join the Producers’ Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in 2007.
Before he became a studio executive, Glickman’s producer credits included While You Were Sleeping, Grosse Pointe Blank, Rush Hour and it’s two sequels, Shanghai Noon, Shanghai Knights, The Count of Monte Cristo, 27 Dresses, Four Christmases, The Tourist and The Vow.
On February 2, 2011, Glickman was named president of MGM's film division. His role at MGM will include the oversight of development and production for all feature films, as well as helping to identify co-financing opportunities with other studios.During Glickman’s tenure, MGM has seen its key franchises reach new heights. He oversaw production on and released Skyfall and Spectre, the 23rd and 24th installments of the Bond franchise produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, which became the highest-grossing Bond films of all time earning a combined box office of over $2B worldwide. Glickman revived the Rocky franchise after its nine year hiatus with Ryan Coogler’s critical and commercial smash Creed which earned Sylvester Stallone a Golden Globe win and Academy Award nomination. The updated franchise continued with in 2018 with Creed II directed by Steven Caple Jr., which set the record for highest grossing live action opener across Thanksgiving. In 2019, Glickman oversaw the production and release of The Addams Family, which is the highest non sequel animated film of the year, having already earned nearly $200M in worldwide box office.
Glickman has also overseen the revival of MGM as a domestic film distributor through its partnership with Annapurna Pictures in creating United Artists Releasing. In 2017, he oversaw the relaunch of Orion Pictures as a genre label. Additionally, he began overseeing MGM’s live stage productions based on MGM properties in 2016. On January 3, 2020, Glickman stepped down as president of MGM Motion Picture Group to transition into a producer role for the studio.
As producer, Glickman's two greatest hits at the box office have been Rush Hour 2 which grossed $347,325,802 at the worldwide box office, and The Tourist which grossed $278,346,189 at the worldwide box office, both off an estimated $100 million budget.

Philanthropy and honors

Glickman sits on the National board of the Posse Foundation as well as the Story Pirates.
Glickman was listed on The Hollywood Reporter 100 Most Powerful People in Entertainment 2019 as well as 2017 and 2019’s Variety 500 list of the most influential people in the entertainment industry.

Filmography

For Listed films, he was producer unless otherwise noted.
YearFilmCredit
1995Associate producer
1995While You Were SleepingAssociate producer
1996Before and AfterAssociate producer
1996Celtic PrideExecutive producer
1997Grosse Pointe BlankExecutive producer
1997RocketManExecutive producer
1998Rush Hour
1998Holy ManExecutive producer
1999Inspector GadgetExecutive producer
2000Keeping the FaithExecutive producer
2000Shanghai Noon
2001Rush Hour 2
2001Out Cold
2002The Count of Monte Cristo
2002Reign of FireExecutive producer
2003The RecruitExecutive producer
2003Shanghai Knights
2004The Perfect Score
2004Connie and Carla
2004Mr. 3000Executive producer
2005The Pacifier
2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2006Stay AliveExecutive producer
2006Stick ItExecutive producer
2007The LookoutExecutive producer
2007The Invisible
2007Rush Hour 3
2007Underdog
2007Balls of Fury
200827 Dresses
2008Flash of GeniusExecutive producer
2008Four Christmases
2010Leap Year
2010The Tourist
2011No Strings AttachedExecutive producer
2011FootlooseExecutive producer
2012The Vow
2020Respect
Forever
I Am Pilgrim
The Undomestic Goddess