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Gary Barber (born 1957) is a South African-born American film producer. Barber was the chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He is also co-founder of Spyglass Entertainment.
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- B.S. University of the Witwatersrand
Mar 21, 2018 · Even by Hollywood standards, MGM ‘s firing of CEO Gary Barber on March 19 was dramatic and cold-hearted, catching Barber himself and his key staff members off guard.
Gary Barber was born in 1957 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a producer and executive, known for The Lookout (2007), Unbreakable (2000) and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009).
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- Producer, Executive
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- Gary Barber
Jun 14, 2018 · Gary Barber, who led MGM for eight years, was fired in March and now receives a huge payout from the company. He had been trying to sell MGM and clashed with the board over its strategy.
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Mar 13, 2019 · Former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Chief Executive Gary Barber has a new job. The veteran South African-born executive has teamed with Lantern Entertainment, which bought the assets of the...
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Gary Barber is the president and CEO of MGM, a classic Hollywood studio that has weathered financial hardships and reinvented itself with acquisitions, partnerships and content spending. He also founded and re-launched Spyglass Media Group, a film and TV production company, and has a finance background.
Mar 20, 2018 · MGM CEO Gary Barber has been fired by the studio’s board of directors — just five months after he signed a new contract that runs through 2022. MGM Holdings made the announcement Monday...