Bill Gerber

Educated at the University of California Santa Cruz, BILL GERBER first started his entertainment career in the music business, promoting concerts in Los Angeles. In 1979, he joined Elliot Robert's Cookout Management where he oversaw the careers of Devo, The Cars, Heaven 17, and ABC. In 1984, Gerber began his producing career with projects at Warner Brothers and Paramount and in 1985 formed Gerber/Rodkin, a management production company that represented Judd Nelson, Robert Downey Jr., Billy Zane, Sara Jessica Parker, and Dan Hartman.

In 1986, Gerber left his firm to join Warner Brothers as Vice President of Theatrical Production. He remained there for twelve years and was successively promoted to President of Worldwide Theatrical Production in 1996. While at Warner Brothers, Gerber supervised the films: L.A. Confidential, Unforgiven, Twister, Selena, Goodfellas, Heat, JFK, Disclosure, Grumpy Old Men, Grumpier Old Men, You've Got Mail, Analyze This, and he also developed Perfect Storm and Space Cowboys.

In May of 1998, Gerber ventured out to form his own production company, Gerber Pictures, which is tied to a first look deal at Warner Brothers. Gerber served as Executive Producer on Warner Brothers'/Franchise Pictures Get Carter and is a Producer on the Warner Brothers/Morgan Creek films Juwanna Mann and American Outlaws.

He is also an Executive Producer on TNT's Emmy Nominated James Dean, An Invented Life, and the Warner Brother/Village Roadshow film Queen of the Damned. Gerber Pictures next feature will be Till Death Do Us Part starring Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks for Warner Brothers/Franchise Pictures as well as American Girl for Warner Brothers/Gaylord Films.