Stan Wertlieb

Stan Wertlieb is a Miami based film producer and the head of Grindstone Entertainment Group.

Stan Wertlieb
Born8 September 1953
Washington, D.C., United States
Occupation(s)Film producer
Principal & partner of the Grindstone Entertainment Group

Background

As a producer, Wertlieb's work is mainly in the action genre. Some of the films he has been involved in include First Kill, Gotti, Last Knights, The Frozen Ground and Escape Plan: The Extractors.[1]

Career

During the 90s, Wertlieb had a short career as an actor. He appeared in Hawkeye (1988) as Tony Caprisio and in Blood Street (1988) as MacDonald.[2] He was also in the 1998 film, Welcome to Hollywood as operation redline producer.[3]

In 2007, the CFO of Grindstone Entertainment was Barry Brooker. Wertlieb's role was to work closely with him in targeting programming for the organization.[4] He was later Head of acquisitions and later, the principal.[5][6]

Among his earliest work as a producer was the 2003 sci-fi film, Silent Warnings which he co-produced with Jeffrey Beach and Phillip Roth.[7][8] Along with Barry Brooker, Wertlieb was the executive producer for Andrew Paquin's debut film, Open House.[9] He also co-produced the 2017 film Aftermath which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Scoot McNairy and Maggie Grace.[10][11]

References
  1. The Los Angeles Times, Feb. 28, 2019 - HOT PROPERTY, Producer Stan Wertlieb seeks $10.9 million for double-unit condo in Miami Beach By Jack Flemming
  2. TV-archív - Stan Wertlieb Herecká filmografia
  3. Cinemagia.ro - Welcome to Hollywood (1998), DISTRIBUTIA
  4. The Hollywood Reporter, 5/22/2007 - BUSINESS, Mandate unveils home plans by Tatiana Siegel
  5. Filmscope, October 8, 2012 - Key territory sales for Needle - Update
  6. Deadline Hollywood, June 15, 2017 - Lionsgate & Grindstone Entertainment Sign New Long-Term Deal By Anita Busch
  7. MOIRA - Warnings (2003), Crew
  8. Blu-ray.com - Silent Warnings 2003, Producers:
  9. The Hollywood Reporter, 5/11/2010 - Grindstone picks up Andrew Paquin's first film - by Jay A. Fernandez
  10. Letterboxd - Aftermath 2017 Directed by Elliott Lester, Crew
  11. FILM.TV, 09.02.2017 - Aftermath: Trailer zum Rache-Thriller mit Arnold Schwarzenegger
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