Michael Barnathan - Details

Biography

MICHAEL BARNATHAN is president of 1492 Pictures and a producing partner with Chris Columbus and Mark Radcliffe with whom he produced Stepmom, Nine Months, Jingle All the Way and Bicentennial Man. The company was formed in May 1994.

Barnathan is an executive producer, with Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe and Duncan Henderson on the feature film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, based on the first of author J.K. Rowling's phenomenally successful novels.

Prior to joining 1492 Pictures, Barnathan was senior vice president of production at Largo Entertainment, where for four years he supervised both development and production of Largo films. He served as executive producer on Used People and supervised such productions as Point Break, Dr. Giggles, Judgment Night and The Getaway.

Before joining Largo, Barnathan spent seven years working for Edgar J. Scherick Associates, eventually becoming the company's executive vice president. During his tenure there, he produced and executive produced numerous cable movies, television films and miniseries, including "The Kennedys of Massachusetts," which received nine Emmy nominations. Barnathan is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.