
Bernie Brillstein
Producer
Born: April 26, 1931 (77 years old)
Died: August 8, 2008
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography (33)
- Jim Henson Idea Man (2024, ★ 7.8)
- The Sopranos (1999, ★ 8.7)
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025, ★ 8)
- Ghostbusters (1984, ★ 7.5)
- The Celluloid Closet (1996, ★ 7.2)
- The Blues Brothers (1980, ★ 7.7)
- NewsRadio (1995, ★ 7.4)
- ALF (1986, ★ 7.6)
- The Replacement Killers (1998, ★ 6.3)
- Spies Like Us (1985, ★ 6.2)
- Happy Gilmore (1996, ★ 6.7)
- Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995, ★ 7.6)
- Ghostbusters II (1989, ★ 6.6)
- Buffalo Bill (1983, ★ 6.7)
- Heist (2006, ★ 7.2)
- The Steve Harvey Show (1996, ★ 6.9)
- ALF: The Animated Series (1987, ★ 6.4)
- The Naked Truth (1995, ★ 6.5)
- Just Shoot Me! (1997, ★ 6.6)
- It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986, ★ 7.1)
- Dragnet (1987, ★ 6)
- Bulletproof (1996, ★ 5.7)
- The Cable Guy (1996, ★ 6)
- What Planet Are You From? (2000, ★ 5.4)
- Summer Rental (1985, ★ 6.1)
- Continental Divide (1981, ★ 6.1)
- Run Ronnie Run (2002, ★ 5.9)
- The Dana Carvey Show (1996, ★ 6.1)
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005, ★ 4.3)
- Doctor Detroit (1983, ★ 5.1)