Jerry Weintraub (born September 26, 1937, The Bronx, New York) is a film producer and a former Chairman/CEO of United Artists. is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... The current United Artists logo (a variant was used during the 1980s). ...

After several years at MCA, he left and formed his own personal management company. Among the acts that Weintraub managed at this time were Joey Bishop, The Four Tops, and singer Jane Morgan. His relationship with Morgan went from professional to personal and the two were married. MCA can stand for: Maximum credible accident MCA (rapper) - A rapper in the group, The Beastie Boys Micro Channel architecture - a type of computer bus Music Corporation of America - a music booking company and record label. ... Joey Bishop (born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb on February 3, 1918 in The Bronx, New York, USA) is a Jewish American actor. ... The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, and showtunes. ...

His credits include Nashville, Diner, The Karate Kid, and the 2001 remake of Ocean's Eleven. He was also responsible for the extremely unsuccessful 1998 The Avengers feature film. Nashville is a 1975 film which mixes themes of U.S. presidential politics with those of the country music and gospel music businesses in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Diner (1982) is a film written and directed by Barry Levinson which along with Avalon, Tin Men, and Liberty Heights constitutes his series of Baltimore films. ... The Karate Kid is a 1984 John G. Avildsen film starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Oceans Eleven is a 1960 heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Avengers is a 1998 film based on the British cult television series of the same name from the 1960s. ...

He has also managed the careers of such musical acts as Cuba Gooding, Sr.and the Main Ingredient, The Carpenters, and Frank Sinatra A talent manager, also known as a personal manager, is one who guides the career of artists in the entertainment business. ... Cuba Gooding, Sr. ... For other uses, see Carpenter (disambiguation). ... “Sinatra” redirects here. ...

Before turning to films,Weintraub's largest entertainment success was as the personal manager of singer/actor John Denver,whom he signed in 1970.By 1975,the combination of Denver's talent & Weintraub's brilliant PR skills had made the blond-haired troubadour the highest-selling male artist in the world.The two split acrimonously in 1982,when Denver felt neglected by Weintraub who was working on The Karate Kid at the time.This acrimony has resulted in Weintraub being largely airbrushed from (or distancing himself,depending on who you talk to) the Denver success story.While the tele-pic The John Denver Story(2000) incorrectly suggests his business manager Hal Thau was instrumental in Denver's success,it was Weintraub,with his insistence that Denver appear on television("I knew the critics would never go for him,so I had to get him to the people"he told Maureen Orth of Newsweek in 1976) that turned Denver,as Weintraub recalled from "a $65 a night folksinger to the biggest star in the world". Details of the split(from Denver's point of view) can be found in the singer's autobiography'Take Me Home.' In it,the singer gives some interesting insights in Weintraub's personality,variously describing him as Tom Parker-type of boundless confidence(who at one time liked to call Denver"my best friend in the whole world")to an egomaniac of dubious integrity who liked to always have a finger in every pie.So far Weintraub has remained silent re the accuracy of this depiction. John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... The Karate Kid is a 1984 John G. Avildsen film starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...

External links

• Jerry Weintraub at the Internet Movie Database

• Biography on Ocean's Eleven website
• Interview with Jerry Weintraub