Irwin Winkler
Irwin Winkler ( born May 25, 1931 in New York City, New York) is an American film producer and director.
Life and work
Irwin Winkler is active as a producer since 1967. Together with his longtime partner Robert Chartoff, he produced and produced numerous films, together they won the 1977 Oscar for Rocky. Their first film together was bulls - How long will you live a crime movie from 1968 For television, he worked as executive producer, among other things, for the MacGyver series? .. In 1991, he was with Guilty by Suspicion with Robert De Niro in the lead role his debut as a director. For this he was also the first time working as a screenwriter. The following year, emerged with Night and the City, another film with Robert De Niro. In 1995 he directed the thriller The Net, its sequel was the power 2.0 rotated by one of his sons in 2006 and produced by himself. In 2000, Winkler got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is with Margo Winkler, an actress married. Their sons Charles and David Winkler are working as directors and produced 2006 Rocky Balboa.