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Michael Tadross

Overview

Michael Tadross is an American producer, director and sometimes actor. He has played a pivotal role as a leading figure in the film industry for over thirty years.

Warner Bros. films he has produced include Sherlock Holmes, Run All Night, Cop Out, Winter's Tale, Arthur, and I Am Legend - one of the highest-budgeted science fiction movies to be entirely filmed in New York City. Earlier in his career, for Warner Bros., he produced The Devil's Advocate, Jack Frost, and Eraser.

His producing credits also include Hitch, Basic, Rollerball, The Thomas Crown Affair, Indecent Proposal, School Ties, Brenda Starr, and Die Hard: With A Vengeance - the highest grossing worldwide film of 1995.

He was Unit Production Manager for Ghost, Coming To America, Black Rain, Trading Places and Death Wish III, and was First Assistant Director on Cocktail, and Masquerade, to name a few. He's also been awarded one gold and two platinum records.

He began his film career as a camera trainee and assistant film editor. He is now a member of the Producer's Guild of America, the Director's Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. He also worked as Executive Vice President of Feature Production at Paramount Pictures

He was nominated for the NAACP Image Award and received The Movie Guide Award for best family-oriented film of 2006 (Hitch). He is also cited in the Who's Who of Executives and Professionals.

Known for

Acting

2002 Rollerball Actor Starter 49
Bad
1995 Die Hard: With a Vengeance Actor Greek Deli Proprietor 71
Good
1988 Coming to America Actor Taxi Driver (uncredited) 67
Fair

Directing

1987 The Saint in Manhattan Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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Production

2024 Space Cadet Production Executive Producer 57
Average
2018 Ocean's Eight Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2015 Run All Night Production Producer 63
Fair
2014 Winter's Tale Production Unit Production Manager 61
Fair
2014 Winter's Tale Production Producer 61
Fair
2013 Gangster Squad Production Producer 63
Fair
2011 Arthur Production Unit Production Manager 56
Average
2011 Arthur Production Producer 56
Average
2010 Cop Out Production Producer 55
Average
2009 Sherlock Holmes Production Executive Producer 71
Good
2007 I Am Legend Production Executive Producer 71
Good
2005 Hitch Production Executive Producer 65
Fair
2004 Tony n' Tina's Wedding Production Producer 58
Average
2003 Basic Production Producer 63
Fair
2002 Rollerball Production Executive Producer 49
Bad
1999 The Thomas Crown Affair Production Executive Producer 64
Fair
1998 Jack Frost Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1997 The Devil's Advocate Production Unit Production Manager 73
Good
1997 The Devil's Advocate Production Executive Producer 73
Good
1996 Eraser Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
1995 Die Hard: With a Vengeance Production Producer 71
Good
1995 Die Hard: With a Vengeance Production Unit Production Manager 71
Good
1994 Lassie Production Executive In Charge Of Production 59
Average
1994 Forrest Gump Production Executive In Charge Of Production 84
Very good
1994 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult Production Executive In Charge Of Production 63
Fair
1993 Addams Family Values Production Production Executive 68
Fair
1993 Indecent Proposal Production Unit Production Manager 62
Fair
1993 Indecent Proposal Production Co-Producer 62
Fair
1990 When Will I Be Loved? Production Producer N/A
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1990 Ghost Production Unit Production Manager 71
Good
1989 Black Rain Production Unit Production Manager 63
Fair
1989 Let It Ride Production Production Supervisor 59
Average
1988 Coming to America Production Unit Production Manager 67
Fair
DRAGN Production Executive Producer N/A
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Sesame Street Production Executive Producer N/A
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Editing

1972 Bone Editing Assistant Editor 59
Average