John Bard Manulis
John Bard Manulis (born September 8, 1956) is an American film, television and theater producer, director, entrepreneur and activist. He has produced or executive produced more than 20 films, television programs, and theater productions, including Charlotte Sometimes, The Basketball Diaries, Swing Kids, Arctic Tale, Foxfire, HBO's Blindside, and The Umbilical Brothers: THWAK.
John Bard Manulis | |
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| Born | September 8, 1956 Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, director, social/political activist, entrepreneur |
| Organization(s) | Writers Guild of America East Producers Guild of America Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
| Board member of | The Liberty Hill Foundation The Getty House Foundation |
| Spouse | Liz Heller |
| Website | Official website |
Manulis's projects integrate social and political themes such as drug addiction (The Basketball Diaries); repression and rebellion (Swing Kids); AIDS, individual freedom, and biracial relationships (Daybreak); the Vietnam War (Intimate Strangers); female empowerment (Foxfire, V.I. Warshawski); poverty (American Idol Gives Back) and climate change/environmental consciousness (Arctic Tale).