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Michael Gruskoff

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Michael Gruskoff
Originally from New York, Michael Gruskoff began his career at the William Morris mail room in 1958. By 1963 Michael was an agent at Creative Management Associates (CMA) based in Los Angeles. During the course of eight years he represented such illustrious talent as Peter Sellers, Robert Redford, Steve McQueen, Natalie Wood, Faye Dunaway and Barbara Streisand.

He packaged films for his Director/Producer clients including Al Ruddy's Little Faus and Big Halsey, Sydney Pollack's Jeremiah Johnson & They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, John Boorman's Point Blank, Paul Mazursky's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Dennis Hopper's ground-breaking, Easy Rider and works from his other clients including Marvin Worth (Lenny, Malcolm X), Mary Rydell (The Reivers), Gillo Pontecorvo (Battle of Algiers).

Gruskoff segued into producing with Dennis Hopper's The Last Movie followed by the environmental sci-fi adventure, Silent Running, written by Michael Cimino and Steven Bochco and directed by Douglas Trumbull. In 1974 he produced Mel Brooks' classic Young Frankenstein, that would go on to become one of the highest grossing comedies of the decade and among the most beloved films of all time. While entrenched at Fox he produced Stanley Donen's Lucky Lady, starring Gene Hackman, Burt Reynolds and Liza Minelli.

Gruskoff then went to Europe to produce Werner Herzog's remake of Nosferatu: The Vampyre, is widely recognized as a cult classic. He remained in Europe to make Jean-Jacques Annaud's Academy Award nominated Quest for Fire, that would go on to win the Cesar Award, the French academy award.

He returned to the U.S. and produced the Academy Award nominated My Favorite Year. The film was co-produced by Mel Brooks and garnered Peter O' Toole a Best Actor nomination. Over the next decade Gruskoff produced several films including: Burnin' Love, Clint Eastwood's Pink Cadillac, Article 99, Prelude to a Kiss and Richard Marquand's Until September, and Overnight.

In 1999 Michael oversaw production on several films for Industry Entertainment, including: Spike Lee's 25th Hour, 15 Minutes, Phillip Kaufman's Quills, and James Gray's The Yards .

He later joined Michael Douglas at the American Play Company as both a consultant and board member. During his tenure he established and instructed a class at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts that focused on developing classic stage plays into contemporary screenplays. American Rights Management subsequently developed a number of plays from the program into TV and film projects.

In 2015, Michael Gruskoff served as a mentor for the Academy Spark youth program.

In 2016, Michael Gruskoff and Mel Brooks conceived a book, 'Young Frankenstein:The Story of the Making of the Film'. The foreword was written by Judd Apatow.
BornAugust 27, 1935
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    Bruce Dern in Silent Running (1972)
    Silent Running
    6.6
    • Producer
    • 1972
    Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein (1974)
    Young Frankenstein
    8.0
    • Producer
    • 1974
    Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
    Nosferatu the Vampyre
    7.4
    • Producer(uncredited)
    • 1979
    When She Flew
    • Producer

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      • The Third Floor at Fox
        • producer
        • In Production



      • Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story (2020)
        Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story
        7.0
        • producer
        • 2020
      • Whisper of Fear (2013)
        Whisper of Fear
        5.1
        TV Movie
        • co-producer
        • 2013
      • Overnight (2012)
        Overnight
        5.2
        • producer
        • 2012
      • Meg Ryan and Alec Baldwin in Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
        Prelude to a Kiss
        5.6
        • producer
        • 1992
      • Ray Liotta and Kiefer Sutherland in Article 99 (1992)
        Article 99
        6.1
        • producer
        • 1992
      • Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters in Pink Cadillac (1989)
        Pink Cadillac
        5.4
        • executive producer
        • 1989
      • Love at Stake (1987)
        Love at Stake
        4.9
        • producer
        • 1987
      • Karen Allen and Thierry Lhermitte in Until September (1984)
        Until September
        5.6
        • producer
        • 1984
      • Peter O'Toole and Mark Linn-Baker in My Favorite Year (1982)
        My Favorite Year
        7.3
        • producer
        • 1982
      • Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong, Nicholas Kadi, and Everett McGill in Quest for Fire (1981)
        Quest for Fire
        7.3
        • executive producer
        • 1981
      • Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
        Nosferatu the Vampyre
        7.4
        • producer (uncredited)
        • 1979
      • Gene Hackman, Burt Reynolds, and Liza Minnelli in Lucky Lady (1975)
        Lucky Lady
        5.2
        • producer
        • 1975
      • Alan Arkin, Sally Kellerman, Charles Martin Smith, Mackenzie Phillips, and Alex Rocco in Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975)
        Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
        6.4
        • producer
        • 1975
      • Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein (1974)
        Young Frankenstein
        8.0
        • producer
        • 1974
      • Bruce Dern in Silent Running (1972)
        Silent Running
        6.6
        • producer
        • 1972

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      • Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong, Nicholas Kadi, and Everett McGill in Quest for Fire (1981)
        Quest for Fire
        7.3
        • presenter
        • 1981
      • Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
        Nosferatu the Vampyre
        7.4
        • presenter
        • 1979

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      • Born
        • August 27, 1935
        • New York, USA
      • Spouse
        • Aloma IchinoseDecember 7, 1963 - August 1973

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