- Known For
- Production
- Born
- April 26, 1931
- Place of Birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 8, 2008
Bernie Brillstein
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.
Filmography
tvSNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 · Self
movieJim Henson Idea Man
2024 · Self (archive footage)
tvHeist
2006 · Producer
movieThe Pity Card
2006 · Executive Producer
movieJiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005 · Producer
movieSaturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Self
tvThe Lyon's Den
2003 · Executive Producer
movieRun Ronnie Run
2002 · Executive Producer
Good Day Live
tvGood Day Live
2001 · Self
tvPrimetime Glick
2001 · Executive Producer
movieWhat Planet Are You From?
2000 · Executive Producer
tvThe Sopranos
1999 · Bernie Brillstein
movieThe Replacement Killers
1998 · Producer
tvJust Shoot Me!
1997 · Producer
movieFor Hope
1996 · Executive Producer
movieBulletproof
1996 · Executive Producer
tvThe Steve Harvey Show
1996 · Producer
movieThe Cable Guy
1996 · Executive Producer
movieThe Celluloid Closet
1996 · Executive Producer
tvThe Dana Carvey Show
1996 · Producer
movieHappy Gilmore
1996 · Executive Producer
tvMr. Show with Bob and David
1995 · Producer
tvThe Naked Truth
1995 · Producer
tvNewsRadio
1995 · Producer
tvPolitically Incorrect
1993 · Executive Producer
movieHexed
1993 · Executive Producer
tvGood Sports
1991 · Producer
movieJim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
movieThe Wickedest Witch
1989 · Executive Producer
movieGhostbusters II
1989 · Executive Producer
tvALF: The Animated Series
1987 · Producer
movieDragnet
1987 · Executive Producer
tvCBS Summer Playhouse
1987 · Executive Producer
tvThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987 · Producer
tvALF
1986 · Producer
tvIt's Garry Shandling's Show
1986 · Executive Producer
movieThe Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
1986 · Thanks
movieSpies Like Us
1985 · Executive Producer
movieSummer Rental
1985 · Executive Producer
tvThe Comedy Factory
1985 · Executive Producer
movieGhostbusters
1984 · Executive Producer
tvBuffalo Bill
1983 · Executive Producer
movieDoctor Detroit
1983 · Executive Producer
movieContinental Divide
1981 · Executive Producer
movieThe Blues Brothers
1980 · Executive Producer
movieUp the Academy
1980 · Executive Producer
movieDiary of a Young Comic
1979 · Himself