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His success at the network led to an introduction to film executive Joe Roth, who would go on to become his mentor. Roth hired Schiff as associate producer on the boxing drama, Streets of Gold (1986), which was Roth's directorial debut, as well as his follow up Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987).
Joseph Lawrence Roth (May 29, 1955 – February 19, 1977) [1] was a college football player and All-American [2] [3] quarterback for the California Golden Bears. Roth played the 1976 season knowing he was dying of melanoma ; he died in February 1977, three months after his last regular season game and just weeks after playing an all-star game ...
Joseph Emanuel Roth (born June 13, 1948) [2] [1] is an American film executive, producer and director. He co-founded Morgan Creek Entertainment in 1988 and was chairman of 20th Century Fox (1989–1993), Caravan Pictures (1993–1994), and Walt Disney Studios (1994–2000) before founding Revolution Studios in 2000, then Roth/Kirschenbaum Films ...
The studio was co-founded in 1987 by James G. Robinson and Joe Roth. [1] Robinson leads the company as chairman and CEO. His two sons, Brian Robinson and David C. Robinson, run the day-to-day operations. [citation needed] The company name comes from Roth's favorite film, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek. [2]
With Roth continuing to play, he still had a strong season and was named an All-American. His last game was in January 1977 at an all-star game in Japan and he died several weeks later in Berkeley. [3] [4] His former locker is dedicated in his honor and the annual home game against UCLA or USC is known as the Joe Roth game. [5] [6]
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The team's statistical leaders included Joe Roth with 1,880 passing yards, Chuck Muncie with 1,460 rushing yards, and Steve Rivera with 790 receiving yards. [2] Roth, a junior college transfer, became the starting quarterback in the season's fourth game, taking over from junior Fred Besana .
Joe Roth announced that he signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures in October 2007, when Revolution Studios' deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment was about to end. [1]The studio's first production, Alice in Wonderland in 2010, grossed $1 billion worldwide.