Bob Israel (film producer)

Bob Israel is a Hollywood film producer, story writer, Broadway theater producer, and philanthropist.[1] His story was turned into the 1984 film Bachelor Party,[2] starring Tom Hanks, and he was a co-producer of the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,[3] starring Jim Carrey.

As the co-founder of Aspect Ratio, and later Workshop Creative,[4] Israel has worked with film studios to create teasers and trailers for their movies.[2] Israel co-produced a musical theater version of the movie The Flamingo Kid,[5] which played in a limited run in Hartford, Connecticut in 2019,[6] and is apparently slated for a Broadway effort.

References
  1. Rotenberg, Adam. "Bob Israel - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. Hochman, Steve (May 17, 1998). "Bob Israel / Trailer Titan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Theatrical)". TCM: Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. Longwell, Todd (August 23, 2018). "As Aspect Reaches 40, It Retools for the New Media Age". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  5. News Desk (July 28, 2016). "Just In: THE FLAMINGO KID Musical to Hit Broadway Spring 2018!". Broadway World. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  6. Green, Jesse (May 28, 2019). "Review: 'The Flamingo Kid,' a Musical Not Yet in Flight". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2020.


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