Edward Bass (producer)

Edward Bass (born July 5, 1967) is a producer, director, writer, actor and satirist. His films include Bobby, which he produced with Sir Anthony Hopkins, was nominated for many awards including the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture. He produced the movie Tar with James Franco and Mila Kunis as well as ‘’Black Dog, Red Dog’’ Franco, Olivia Wilde, and Whoopi Goldberg. He also produced with Guillermo del Toro (While She Was Out) and Kevin Spacey (Mini’s First Time). His films have been accepted into most of the world’s major Film Festivals (Bobby opened the L.A. Film Festival and won the Biografilm Award at Venice.

Life and career

His indoctrination to the entertainment world began early in life when his family, between ski trips and weekends in New York and vacations in Las Vegas, arranged backstage visits with notables such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Milton Berle (an artist he would later go on to manage) and Harry Belafonte, who taught him how to water ski at Lake Mead. In his years at Beverly Hills High School, his home was always a place for impromptu get-together and concerts. Bass went on to manage a range of talents, from ballerinas to boxers. One boxer included Julio Caesar Chavez, whom under Bass' wings was made the highest priced super middleweight boxer in the history of the sport. Bass also produced such musicals and events as Bob Hope Day, "Great Moments on Stage" with the Nicholas Brothers and the musical "Stardust" with Toni Tenille and Tony Award winner Hinton Battle. Bass' challenging life has provided him with the insights, drive and creativity to enjoy and excel in the challenges of the film industry. His films, documentaries and plays have all been as complex and diversified as his real life. He has been called an opinionated and determined producer, descriptions evident in his incredible knack for choosing the right actors for the right roles and projects. One of Bass’ most memoirs involved his still current position as presiding President of the American Foundation for the Performing Arts. In 1990 he organized the Foundation with Jack Valenti, breaking ground with the mostly democratic audience by having Gerald Ford and his wife Betty Ford as presenters.

In 2004, Bass founded Bass Films along with his lifetime friend Michel Litvak. Bold Films produced movies as Slingshot, Come Early Morning, Mini’s First Time’’, and Golden Globe-nominatedBobby’’. Bass left Bold Films in 2006 to pursue his creative vision. In 2008, Bass created Edward Bass Films to continue his prolific film production activities. Bass is expected to take his much-touted project Belle and Wrong Number into pre-production in 2014.Bass is a member of the Producer’s Guild and Screen Actors Guild.

Philanthropy

Bass is the founder of “Born Warriors”, an organization initiated to get handicapable children involved in film. Bass’ work in supporting Andy Lauer with his Nonprofit Organization, Reelaid and in development of several philanthropic feature film projects won him and Lauer the White House 2007 Circle of Excellence Award in Washington DC. Bass is working with the Royal Family of Iran in developing a project about Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, the twin sister of the country's last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was noteworthy for her support of women’s rights.

Filmography