Richard Barton Lewis (born September 20, 1953) is an American film producer and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Southpaw Entertainment and co-founder of Trilogy Entertainment.

Education

Lewis is a graduate of

UC Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkele ...

's department of Biological Anthropology, and received his master's degree from

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...

's School of Motion Picture and Television Production.

Career

Lewis has produced many films, soundtracks, and hours of primetime television. Lewis's productions have received more than 135 Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe and other entertainment awards. He has developed and produced Oscar nominated films such as ''

August Rush ''August Rush'' is a 2007 Drama (film and television), musical drama directed by Kirsten Sheridan & produced by Richard Barton Lewis. The screenplay is by Nick Castle and James V. Hart, with a story by Paul Castro and Castle. It involves an 11-ye ...

'', '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'', and ''

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'' as well as the Emmy Awarding winning MGM/UA series ''

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''. Lewis led production on

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' film ''

'', producing both the film and its

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and

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nominated soundtrack, as well as the

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adapted by director John Doyle. He also produced the sci-fi love story, '' The Space Between Us''.

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starred in this interplanetary adventure based on a story co-written by Lewis about the first human born on

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who dreams of coming to

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. In 2020, Lewis co-produced the thriller feature film ''

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'' for his company Southpaw Entertainment.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

Sources

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Richard B American film producers Living people Primetime Emmy Award winners Place of birth missing (living people) American chief executives University of California, Berkeley alumni UCLA Film School alumni American film production company founders 1953 births