Joe Roth

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Joe Roth is a producer and film director, born on June 13 1948 in New York City to a Jewish family. His father-in-law is movie producer Samuel Z. Arkoff.

Roth was chairman of both Twentieth Century Fox and Walt Disney Studios before founding Revolution Studios in 2000.

Over the course of his career, he has produced over 40 films, and has directed four to date, including 1990's Coupe de Ville (in which a Cadillac Coupe de Ville plays a big part) and 2000's America's Sweethearts.

Roth, who was ranked 6th in Premiere Magazine's 2003 Hollywood Power List, produced the 76th annual Academy Awards.