Background
Kopelson, Arnold was born on February 14, 1935 in New York, New York, United States.
Kopelson, Arnold was born on February 14, 1935 in New York, New York, United States.
Bachelor of Science, New York University. Juris Doctor, New York Law School, 1959.
Among his credits are Platoon, Seven, Outbreak, The Fugitive and The Devil"s Advocate. After earning a Doctorate in Jurisprudence from New York Law School, Kopelson practiced entertainment and banking law, specializing in motion picture financing, and for many years acted as counsel to numerous banks and financial institutions serving the motion picture industry. The Kopelsons now produce films together.
Arnold Kopelson has produced 29 motion pictures.
With Paramount Pictures, Kopelson produced Twisted, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Andy García and Ashley Judd, which was directed by Philip Kaufman. And with 20th Century Fox, Don"t Say a Word, starring Michael Douglas, and Joe Somebody, starring Tim Allen.
Kopelson also produced A Perfect Murder, also starring Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow, United States. Marshals, starring Tommy Lee Jones, the Costa Gavras-directed film, Mad City, starring Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta. His other films include Eraser, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Falling Down, starring Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall.
Out for Justice, starring Steven Seagal. Triumph of the Spirit, starring Willem Dafoe. And Murder at 1600, starring Wesley Snipes and Diane Lane.
He has lectured on filmmaking at Harvard Business School, American Film Institute, Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, New York Law School, the Writers Guild of America, the Independent Feature Project West, The Kagan Seminar, University of Southern California, and University of California at Los Angeles, among other places, and has also written several articles about motion picture financing.
While continuing to develop and produce motion pictures, Kopelson"s activities are centered on television production.
Arnold Kopelson has been a member of the Board of Directors of Columbia Broadcasting System Corporation since March 2007.