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Biography
Richard Barton Lewis is an American film producer and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Southpaw Entertainment, and formerly a co-founder and partner of Trilogy Entertainment for 17 years. Lewis is a graduate of UC Berkeley's department of Biological Anthropology, and received his master's degree from UCLA's School of Motion Picture and Television Production.
Lewis led production on Warner Bros' film August Rush, producing both the film and its Oscar and Grammy nominated soundtrack, as well as the Broadway musical adapted by Tony Award-winner director John Doyle.
At Trilogy, Lewis produced the Showtime series The Outer Limits and created the Sci-Fi Channel's Poltergeist: The Legacy. He also produced the CBS Emmy-winning series The Magnificent Seven, and the double Emmy-winning first-run series, Fame L.A., for which he won an Emmy for writing and producing the theme song. After leaving Trilogy, Lewis and his former Trilogy partners produced Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Backdraft.
At Southpaw, Lewis produced and co-financed four motion pictures: August Rush, Eulogy, House of D, and Brooklyn Rules. Lewis' other credits include the feature films Moll Flanders, Blown Away, and Larger Than Life.
Filmography
- Best Revenge (1984) ... associate producer
- The Zoo Gang (1985) ... co-producer
- The Kiss (1988) ... producer
- A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990) ... producer
- Backdraft (1991) ... producer
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) ... producer
- Space Rangers (TV series, 1 episode, 1993) ... executive producer
- Lifepod (TV movie, 1993) ... executive producer
- Taking Liberty (1993) ... executive producer
- Blown Away (1994) ... producer
- Tank Girl (1995) ... producer
- Moll Flanders (1996) ... producer
- Larger Than Life (TV series, 1997) ... executive producer
- Fame L.A. (TV series, 1997) ... executive producer
- Buffalo Soldiers (TV movie, 1997) ... executive producer
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (TV movie, 1998) ... executive producer
- The Magnificent Seven (TV series, 9 episodes, 1998) ... executive producer
- Creature (TV movie, 1998) ... executive producer
- Houdini (TV movie, 1998) ... executive producer
- Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV series, 70 episodes, 1996-1999) ... executive producer
- The Outer Limits (TV series, 75 episodes, 1995-2001) ... executive producer
- House of D (2004) ... producer
- Eulogy (2004) ... producer
- Brooklyn Rules (2007) ... producer
- August Rush (2007) ... producer
- Some Kind of Beautiful (2014) ... producer
- The Space Between Us (2016) ... producer
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Television series | Award/nomination shared with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CableACE Award for Dramatic Series | The Outer Limits | Maribeth Derry, Tom Snow, Robbie Buchanan | Won |
| 1996 | Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series | The Outer Limits, episode "Sandkings" | John Watson, Pen Densham, Justis Greene, James Nadler | Nominated |
| 1997 | Gemini Award forBest Short Dramatic Program | The Outer Limits, episode "A Stitch in Time"" | James Nadler, Brad Wright, Brent-Karl Clackson, Pen Densham, John Watson | Won |
| Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series | The Outer Limits | Jonathan Glassner, Sam Egan, John Watson, Brent-Karl Clackson, Brad Wright, James Nadler, Pen Densham | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Fame L.A. | Won | |
| 2000 | Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series | The Outer Limits season 4 | Sam Egan, Brent-Karl Clackson, John Watson, Pen Densham | Nominated |
| 2001 | Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series | The Outer Limits | John Watson, Mark Stern, Brent-Karl Clackson, Pen Densham, Sam Egan | Nominated |