- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSol Bertram Weil
- Some 50 years of entertainment industry work in production, accounting, distribution and management earned Bert Weil recognition as one of Texas' leading show businessmen.
After graduating from Northwestern University, Weil created a popular children's show in Chicago, and served the production and management teams of NBC Chicago and KARO FM Houston. He then began producing for the stage at Houston's Playhouse Theater, in partnership with Marietta Marich and the late Jim Mendenhall. Through this partnership Weil produced the west coast premiere of "Sweet Bird of Youth" and the Seattle World's Fair presentation of "The Fantasticks."
He later worked as a producer of "Voice of Mission Control" for NASA. By the late 1970s Weil was involved in the development and management of Houston's Miller Outdoor Theater and The Houston Music Theater. He also worked for some time in the recording industry as a Promotional Representative for Motown, Atlantic, and ABC/Dunhill record companies.
Serving as executive director of operations for Universal Pictures' joint venture with PACE Entertainment during the 1980s, Weil helped launch "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." Additionally, he served as Vice President of Acquisitions and Marketing for IBEX International Film Distribution. During this period he was appointed to three successive terms on the Texas Theater Advisory Panel to the Texas Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
Producer credits in feature film include "Witchfire," starring Shelley Winters and "They Still Call Me Bruce," with comedian Johnny Yune. Television producer credits include the UPN network special "American Bounty Hunters." However, as a self-proclaimed "recovering producer" (which always elicited a laugh from those in the industry), he redirected his efforts in the mid-90s and founded the motion picture and television distribution company Warwick Pictures. Among Warwick's releases was the hit independent film "Catfish in Black Bean Sauce," starring Chi Muoi Lo, Sanaa Lathan and the late Paul Winfield, which was the top-50 box office limited releases of 2000, reported by Variety.
He most recently served as consultant and board member for Indie Slate, the independent film magazine, and helped shepherd it's growth in the U.S. and Canada. He was also a partner in the talent rep company, Allen Edelman Management.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Friends of Bert Weil
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