Education
Born in the Bronx in New York City in 1942, Brezner studied at the University of Bridgeport and Saint John"s University. He later studied at Johns Hopkins University from which he graduated with a Masters in Psychology.
Born in the Bronx in New York City in 1942, Brezner studied at the University of Bridgeport and Saint John"s University. He later studied at Johns Hopkins University from which he graduated with a Masters in Psychology.
He then was a teacher at an elementary school in Spanish Harlem before he moved on to the entertainment industry. In 1974 he opened a night club in Manhattan, where he met the producer Jack Rollins. After Rollins, Joffe, and Morra withdrew from the company, he met David Steinberg and Stephen Tenenbaum within a new company, MBST Entertainment, Incorporated.
(Morra Brezner Steinberg & Tenenbaum).
From the mid-1980s, Brezner served as the executive producer for various comedy specials on United States television Brezner supported, inter alia, the careers of artists such as Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Martin Short, and Bette Midler.
In 1984 his first project as the main responsible film producer was Throw Momma From the Train. This was followed by productions such as Good Morning, Vietnam, The "Burbs, and The Vanishing.
In 2014 he produced the comedy Ride Along.
His final project, Ride Along 2, was released in January 2016. He died in Duarte, California in October 2015 from leukemia, which was diagnosed a few months earlier.