Jerry Weintraub

Jerry Weintraub fascinates me as proof that the best storytellers sometimes never step in front of the camera. A Brooklyn kid turned talent agent, he discovered John Denver and built him into a star through concerts, TV specials, and films, showing an instinct not just for spotting talent but for engineering how it should shine. Three Emmys and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame confirm the craft, yet what impresses me most is his sheer salesmanship and showmanship. He died in 2015, but to me he remains a masterclass in the power and theater of being a great producer.

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Name (English)

Jerry Weintraub

Name (Japanese)

ジェリー・ワイントローブ

Reading

じぇりー・わいんとろーぶ

Born

September 26, 1937 – July 6, 2015

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Occupation

film producer / talent agent / television producer / film actor / executive producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Ox

Awards & achievements

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry%20Weintraub
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q365844

Tags

• New York
• film producer
• talent agent
• television producer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.