Bob Cooper
About
Biography
Biography
Trained as a lawyer, Cooper became a well-known television personality in his native Canada when he hosted "Ombudsman," a news magazine show resembling American TV's "60 Minutes." He later expanded his range of interest and influence when he became chairman of his own production company, Robert Cooper Entertainment, and later an executive at Home Box Office, eventually holding the office of president. Cooper had pushed the cable network toward the production of provocative, large-scale miniseries and movies, such as "The Josephine Baker Story" (1991) and "And the Band Played On" (1993). In July 1996, he was named to succeed Marc Platt as head of TriStar Pictures but his tenure there was relatively brief. Cooper resigned in May 1997 to accept the position of head of production at DreamWorks SKG.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Producer (Special)
Producer (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1983
Produced HBO's first original film, "The Terry Fox Story"; also did "Between Friends", starring Elizabeth Taylor and Carol Burnett
1988
Named senior vice president of HBO Pictures
1996
Became head of TriStar Pictures in July
1997
Resigned from TriStar Pictures in May to accept post as head of production at DreamWorks SKG
1999
Replaced at DreamWorks by Jeffrey Katzenberg; formed Robert Cooper Productions to develop projects for the studio
