Stroller, Louis A. 1942–

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Stroller, Louis A. 1942–

(Lou Stroller)

PERSONAL

Born April 3, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, NY; son of Mack and Shirley Stroller; married Evelyne Bensimhon. Education: Nichols College of Business Administration, B.B.A., 1963.

Addresses:

Agent—Gil Harari, Paradigm, 360 North Crescent Dr., North Building, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Producer. Martin Bregman Productions, New York City, executive producer and producer, later became vice chairperson, 1977-90; also worked as a production manager, unit production manager, production supervisor, production assistant, and assistant director.

Member:

Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors:

Annual CableACE Award nominations (with others), National Cable Television Association, 1986, for "Half a Lifetime," HBO Showcase '86.

CREDITS

Film Executive Producer:

The Seduction of Joe Tynan, Universal, 1979.

Simon, Orion/Warner Bros., 1980.

The Four Seasons, Universal, 1981.

(With Richard R. St. Johns) Senior executive producer, Venom, Paramount, 1981.

Scarface, Universal, 1983.

Sweet Liberty, Universal, 1986.

Real Men, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987.

A New Life, Paramount, 1988.

Back in the U.S.S.R., Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.

Gli assassini vanno in coppia (also known as Killers Come in Paris), Azione, 1992.

Carlito's Way, Universal, 1993.

(With Ortwin Freyermuth) The Shadow, Universal, 1994.

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (also known as Cacadores de aventuras, Das Geheimnis des Baerenfelsens, Guldgravarna—hemligheten i Bear Mountain, and Le secret de Bear Mountain), Universal, 1995.

The Rock (also known as Alcatraz and Rock), Buena Vista, 1996.

Nothing to Lose, Buena Vista, 1997.

Snake Eyes, Paramount, 1998.

Carolina (also known as Carolina Torn Asunder and Carolina—Auf der Suche nach Mr. Perfect), Miramax, 2003.

Film Producer:

Eddie Macon's Run, Universal, 1983.

Sea of Love, Universal, 1989.

Betsy's Wedding, Buena Vista, 1990.

Coproducer, The Real McCoy, Universal, 1993.

The Bone Collector (also known as Bone Collector, A Csontember, Colectionarul de oase, Der Knochenjaeger, Die Assistentin, El coleccionista de huesos, El col.leccionista d'ossos, I samlarens spaar, Il collezionista di ossa, Le desosseur, Luunkeraeaejae, O coleccionador de ossos, O colecionador de ossos, Sberatel kosti, and Syllektis oston), Universal, 1999.

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (also known as Pluto Nash, Las aventuras de Pluto Nash, Les aventures de Pluto Nash, and Pluto Nash—Im Kampf gegen die Mondmafia), Warner Bros., 2002.

Coproducer, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (also known as Tomb Raider 2, Lara Croft—Tomb Raider: La cuna de la vida, Lara Croft: Tomb raider—Az elet boelcsoeje, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider—O berco da vida, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: A origem da vida, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens, Lara Croft tomb raider: Elaemaen laehde, Lara Croft tomb raider: La culla della vita, Lara Croft tomb raider: Le berceau de la vie, and Tomb raider: La cuna de la vida), Paramount, 2003.

Film Associate Producer:

(As Lou Stroller) Badlands, Warner Bros., 1973.

Carrie (also known as Carrie, a estranha, Carrie au bal du diable, Carrie—Des Satans juengste Tochter,Carrie: Extrano presentimiento, Carrie, lo sguardo di Satana, Ekrixis orgis, Keri, and Kiusaajat), United Artists, 1976.

Film Production Work:

(As Lou Stroller) Production assistant, The Group, United Artists, 1966.

Unit manager, The Producers, Avco-Embassy Pictures, 1968.

Production manager, La mortadella (also known as Lady Liberty, Mortadela, Mortadella, and The Sausage), 1971, dubbed version released by United Artists, 1972.

Production supervisor, Sisters (also known as Blood Sisters), American International Pictures/New Line Cinema, 1973.

Production manager, Sweet Revenge (also known as Catch Ferrari and Dandy, the All American Girl), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1976.

Unit production manager, Telefon, United Artists, 1977.

Unit production manager, Eyes of Laura Mars (also known as Eyes), Columbia, 1978.

(As Lou Stroller) Unit production manager, The Seduction of Joe Tynan, Universal, 1979.

Unit production manager, Sea of Love, Universal, 1989.

Film Assistant Director:

Charly (also known as The Two Worlds of Charly Gordon), Cinerama, 1968.

Don't Drink the Water, Embassy Pictures, 1969.

Take the Money and Run, Cinerama, 1969.

Lovers and Other Strangers, Cinerama, 1970.

(As Lou Stroller) Minnie and Moskowitz (also known as Minnie & Moskowitz), Universal, 1971.

They Might Be Giants (also known as Der Verkehrte Sherlock Holmes, El detective y la doctora, Encontro marcado, Kanske en Sherlock Holmes, and Ollaanpa jaettilaeisiae), Universal, 1971.

Man on a Swing, Paramount, 1974.

92 in the Shade, United Artists, 1975.

Eyes of Laura Mars (also known as Eyes), Columbia, 1978.

Television Work; Series:

Executive producer, Grease: You're the One That I Want!, NBC, 2007.

Television Work; Movies:

Coproducer, Blue Ice, HBO, 1992.

Television Work; Specials:

Production assistant, "A Christmas Memory," ABC Stage 67, ABC, 1966.

Executive producer, "Half a Lifetime," HBO Showcase '86, HBO, 1986.

Television Work; Pilots:

Executive producer, "Debut," Grease: You're the One That I Want!, NBC, 2007.

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