BRUBAKER, James D. 1937–
(James Brubaker, Jim Brubaker)

PERSONAL

Born March 30, 1937, in Hollywood, CA. Education: Graduated from Eagle Rock High School.

Addresses: Agent— United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Office— c/o Universal Pictures, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608–1085.

Career: Producer and actor. Worked as transportation coordinator for fifteen years; unit production manager, 1978–84; film producer, 1984—. Taught at the University of California, Berkeley, Film and Television Department and Extension Program; served on the board of Street Lights; Los Angeles Film Commission Task Force, 1994–95. Sometimes credited as Jim Brubaker. Military service: Served in the U.S. Army.

Member: Directors Guild of America, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Teamsters Union.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding made for television movie, 1998, Directors Guild of America Award (with others), outstanding directorial achievement in movies for television, 1999, both for Gia.

CREDITS

Film Work:

(As James Brubaker) Transportation coordinator, Cahill: United States Marshall (also known as Cahill and Wednesday Morning ), 1974.

(As James Brubaker) Transportation coordinator, McQ, 1974.

(As James Brubaker) Transportation coordinator, Against a Crooked Sky, 1975.

(As James Brubaker) Transportation coordinator, Nickel-odeon, 1976.

(As James Brubaker) Assistant to production executive, New York, New York, 1977.

Unit production manager, Comes a Horseman, United Artists, 1978.

Production manager, Uncle Joe Shannon, United Artists, 1978.

(As James Brubaker) Post–production coordinator, Rocky II, United Artists, 1979.

Production manager, Raging Bull, United Artists, 1980.

Associate producer and production manager, True Confessions, United Artists, 1981.

Associate producer and production manager, Rocky III, 1982.

Unit production manager and production supervisor, Staying Alive, Paramount, 1983.

Executive producer and production manager, The Right Stuff, Warner Bros., 1983.

Associate producer and unit production manager, Rhinestone, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1984.

Executive producer, Rocky IV, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1985.

Executive producer, Beer (also known as The Selling of America ), 1985.

Executive producer, Cobra, Warner Bros., 1986.

Executive producer, Over the Top (also known as Meet Me Half Way ), Warner Bros., 1987.

Unit production manager, K–9, Universal, 1989.

Executive producer and unit production manager, Problem Child, Universal, 1990.

Producer and unit production manager, Brain Donors (also known as Lame Ducks ), Paramount, 1992.

Unit production manager (Los Angeles), Mr. Baseball, Universal, 1992.

Executive producer and unit production manager, Above the Rim, New Line Cinema, 1994.

Unit production manager, D2: The Mighty Ducks (also known as The Mighty Ducks 2 ), Buena Vista, 1994.

Executive producer and unit production manager, A Walk in the Clouds, 1995.

Coproducer, The Nutty Professor, Universal, 1996.

Executive producer, unit production manager, and second unit production manager, Liar Liar, Universal, 1997.

Executive producer and unit production manager, Life, Universal, 1999.

Executive producer and unit production manager, The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (also known as The Klumps ), Universal, 2000.

Executive producer, Her Majesty, 2001.

Executive producer, Dragonfly (also known as Im Zeichen der Libelle ), MCA/Universal, 2002.

Producer, Bruce Almighty, Universal, 2003.

Film Appearances:

Judge, Life, Universal, 1999.

Krusty reporter, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (also known as The Klumps ), Universal, 2000.

Television Work; Movies:

Unit production manager, The Gifted One, NBC, 1989.

Producer, Running Mates (also known as Dirty Tricks ), HBO, 1992.

Producer, unit production manager, and second unit production manager, Gia, HBO, 1998.