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Michael Shamberg

Production

Born January 1, 1945 · Chicago

Biography

Michael Shamberg is a movie and TV producer and Advisor to BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. He was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award for producing Erin Brockovich and The Big Chill. His other film credits include the science-based movies Contagion and Gattaca. Shamberg was an Executive Producer of Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained. His true story films include Freeheld, World Trade Center, and Man on the Moon. His other credits are eclectic including Out of Sight, Wish I Was Here, Get Shorty, Reality Bites, Garden State, Along Came Polly, The Skeleton Key, How High, A Walk Among the Tombstones, and A Fish Called Wanda. He was also an Executive Producer of the TV show Reno 911.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2001 · nominated
  • European Film AwardBest Non-European Film · 2000 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 1984 · nominated

Filmography44 titles

Pulp Fiction

1994Executive Producer

Django Unchained

2012Executive Producer

Freedom Writers

2007Producer

Gattaca

1997Producer

Erin Brockovich

2000as PG&E Lawyer

Freeheld

2015Producer

Man on the Moon

1999Producer

Matilda

1996Producer

8 Seconds

1994Producer

A Fish Called Wanda

1988Producer

Garden State

2004Executive Producer

The Pentagon Wars

1998Executive Producer

The Big Chill

1983Producer

Out of Sight

1998Producer

Contagion

2011Producer

The Skeleton Key

2005Producer

Burnt

2015Executive Producer

Wish I Was Here

2014Producer

Sunset Park

1996Producer

Get Shorty

1995Producer

Reality Bites

1994Producer

How High

2001Producer

A Walk Among the Tombstones

2014Producer

Extraordinary Measures

2010as Renzler Venture Capitalist #1

Fierce Creatures

1997Producer

LOL

2012Producer

World Trade Center

2006Producer

The Source Family

2012Thanks

Along Came Polly

2004as Van Lew Executive

How I Got Into College

1989Producer

Cold Pursuit

2019Producer

Living Out Loud

1998Producer

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon

2021Executive Producer

Reno 911!: Miami

2007Producer

The Caveman's Valentine

2001Producer

Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist

2022Executive Producer

Runner Runner

2013Producer

Heart Beat

1980Producer

Be Cool

2005Producer

Camp

2003Producer

Drowning Mona

2000Executive Producer

Feeling Minnesota

1996Producer

Club Paradise

1986Producer

Wetlands

2017Executive Producer