Biography
Through much of the 1990s, producer and executive producer Roger Birnbaum headed the Disney-affiliated independent studio Caravan Pictures. As a producer, he and Caravan founder
Joe Roth teamed up to back such films as
Angels in the Outfield (1994) and
While You Were Sleeping (1995). Projects done in conjunction with different producers include
Powder (1995),
First Kid (1996), and G.I. Jane (1997). Over his career, Birnbaum has been the president of the Guber/Peters Company, the president of worldwide production for United Artists, and the executive vice president of Twentieth Century Fox. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide