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Bernie Brillstein

Production

Born April 26, 1931 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Died August 8, 2008

Also known as Bernard Jules Brillstein

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.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 2001

Filmography28 titles

The Sopranos

1999as Bernie Brillstein

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025as Self

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

2005as Self

Jim Henson: Idea Man

2024as Self (archive footage)

The Blues Brothers

1980Executive Producer

Mr. Show with Bob and David

1995Producer

ALF

1986Producer

Ghostbusters

1984Executive Producer

NewsRadio

1995Producer

The Celluloid Closet

1995Executive Producer

It's Garry Shandling's Show.

1986Executive Producer

The Steve Harvey Show

1996Producer

Happy Gilmore

1996Executive Producer

Just Shoot Me!

1997Producer

Ghostbusters II

1989Executive Producer

ALF: The Animated Series

Producer

The Replacement Killers

1998Producer

Spies Like Us

1985Executive Producer

Summer Rental

1985Executive Producer

Continental Divide

1981Executive Producer

The Cable Guy

1996Executive Producer

Dragnet

1987Executive Producer

Run Ronnie Run

2002Executive Producer

Bulletproof

1996Executive Producer

What Planet Are You From?

2000Executive Producer

Doctor Detroit

1983Executive Producer

Hexed

1993Executive Producer

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

2005Producer