{{short description|American film and theatre producer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Eli Bush | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = | years_active = 2007–present | spouse = {{marriage|Marie Louise Khondji|2022}} | awards = Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play (2012, 2014)<br>Tony Award for Best Play (2016)<br>Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (2017)<br>Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (2018) | occupation = Producer | alma_mater = Columbia University }}
'''Eli Bush''' is an American film and theatre producer and former executive at Scott Rudin Productions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Anne Victoria |date=2021-04-22 |title=Scott Rudin, As Told by His Assistants |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/scott-rudin-as-told-by-his-assistants.html |access-date=2021-04-23 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref> He is best known for producing the film ''Lady Bird'', for which he co-won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Picture – Musical or Comedy and was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.<ref name="Nom90th">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42788267 |title=Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full |work=BBC News |date=January 23, 2018 |accessdate=January 23, 2018}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Bush graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=Spring 2018|title=Newsmakers|url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/issue/spring18/article/newsmakers|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621194044/https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/issue/spring18/article/newsmakers |archive-date=2018-06-21 |access-date=June 20, 2020|website=Columbia College Today}}</ref>
==Career== During his tenure working for Scott Rudin Productions, he and Rudin worked on a number of critically acclaimed movies, including ''Uncut Gems'' (2019), ''Annihilation'' (2018), ''Eighth Grade'' (2018), ''Lady Bird'' (2017), and ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (2011).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eli Bush – Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/eli_bush|access-date=2020-06-20|website=www.rottentomatoes.com|language=en}}</ref> On Broadway, he won four Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Play: for ''Death of a Salesman'' (2012), ''A Raisin in the Sun'' (2014), ''Skylight'' (2015), and ''A View from the Bridge'' (2016).{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He also won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2017 for ''Hello, Dolly!'' as well as the Tony Award for Best Play in 2016 for producing ''The Humans''.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He was nominated for the 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for co-producing ''School of Rock''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eli Bush|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/eli-bush|access-date=2020-06-20|website=Television Academy|language=en}}</ref>
In April 2021 stories in ''The Hollywood Reporter'' and ''Vulture'' alleged numerous instances of abuse from Rudin towards employees, including physical violence. Following the allegations, Rudin announced that he would be "stepping back" to "work on personal issues I should have long ago."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=2021-04-07 |title="Everyone Just Knows He's an Absolute Monster": Scott Rudin's Ex-Staffers Speak Out on Abusive Behavior |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/everyone-just-knows-hes-an-absolute-monster-scott-rudins-ex-staffers-speak-out-on-abusive-behavior |access-date=2021-04-23 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The ''Vulture'' story also included criticism of Bush enabling Rudin's abuse, with one former co-worker stating, "His job’s to put the pins back up so Scott can go in and knock them back down." The article further reported that Bush had left Scott Rudin Productions the previous week.<ref name=":0" />
In 2022 Bush executive produced Jerrod Carmichael's stand-up special Rothaniel on HBO.<ref>{{cite web |last=Campione |first=Katie |date=21 March 2022 |title=Jerrod Carmichael is 'Saying Everything' in His New HBO Standup Special |url=https://www.thewrap.com/jerrod-carmichael-hbo-rothaniel-comedy-special/ |website=TheWrap}}</ref> The special was subsequently nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special and Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel. |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/jerrod-carmichael-rothaniel |website=Television Academy}}</ref>
In October 2022 Bush produced Kate Berlant’s one-woman show at the Connelly Theater. It was directed by Bo Burnham and marked Berlant's return after more than a decade.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}
==Filmography== ''He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.''
===Film=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit |- |rowspan=2| 2011 || ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' || Co-producer |- | ''Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'' || Co-producer |- |rowspan=2| 2012 || ''Moonrise Kingdom'' || Co-producer |- | ''Frances Ha'' || Co-producer |- | 2013 || ''Captain Phillips'' || Executive producer |- |rowspan=6| 2014 || ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' || Co-producer |- | ''Rosewater'' || Executive producer |- | ''While We're Young'' || |- | ''Top Five'' || |- | ''Inherent Vice'' || Co-producer |- | ''Ex Machina'' || Executive producer |- |rowspan=3| 2015 || ''Mistress America'' || Co-producer |- | ''Aloha'' || Executive producer |- | ''Steve Jobs'' || Executive producer |- | 2016 || ''Fences'' || Executive producer |- |rowspan=2| 2017 || ''The Meyerowitz Stories'' || |- | ''Lady Bird'' || |- |rowspan=8| 2018 || ''Eighth Grade'' || |- | ''Annihilation'' || |- | ''Isle of Dogs'' || Co-producer |- | ''The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter'' || |- | ''Game Over, Man!'' || |- | ''22 July'' || |- | ''Mid90s'' || |- | ''The Girl in the Spider's Web'' || |- |rowspan=2| 2019 || ''Uncut Gems'' || |- | ''First Cow'' || Executive producer |- | 2021 || ''The Woman in the Window'' || |- | rowspan="3" | 2025 || ''If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'' || |- | ''The Smashing Machine'' || |- | ''Marty Supreme'' || |- | 2026 || ''The History of Concrete'' || Executive producer |}
;Thanks
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- align="center" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role |- | 2019 || ''Share'' || Special thanks |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- | 2012 || ''The Corrections'' || Executive producer || Television pilot |- |rowspan=2| 2013 || ''Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive'' || Executive producer || Television special |- | ''Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis'' || Executive producer || Documentary |- | 2012−14 || ''The Newsroom'' || Co-producer || |- | 2017 || ''Five Came Back'' || Executive producer || |- | 2016–18 || ''School of Rock'' || Executive producer || |- | 2018 || ''Compliance'' || Executive producer || Television film |- |rowspan=3| 2019 || ''My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres'' || Executive producer || Television film |- | ''Diagnosis'' || Executive producer || Documentary |- | ''Gone Hollywood'' || Executive producer || Television pilot |- |rowspan=3| 2020 || ''Devs'' || Executive producer || |- | ''Dispatches from Elsewhere'' || Executive producer || |- | ''Barkskins'' || Executive producer || |- | 2019−21 || ''What We Do in the Shadows'' || Executive producer || |- |2022 |''Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel'' |Executive producer |Television special |- |2022 |''Five Days at Memorial'' || || |- | 2024 || ''Ren Faire'' || Executive producer || Documentary |- | 2025 || ''Pee-Wee as Himself'' || Executive producer || Documentary |- | 2026 || ''Neighbors'' || Executive producer || Documentary |- | TBA || ''Superfakes'' || Executive producer || |}
;Miscellaneous crew
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- align="center" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role |- | 2016 || ''The Night Of'' || Consultant |}
===Theater===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title |- |rowspan="1"| 2011 || ''The Book of Mormon'' |- |rowspan="1"| 2012 || ''Death of a Salesman – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play'' |- |rowspan="1"| 2013 || ''Betrayal'' |- |rowspan="3"| 2014 || ''A Raisin in the Sun – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play'' |- | ''This Is Our Youth'' |- | ''A Delicate Balance'' |- |rowspan="4"| 2015 || ''Skylight – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play'' |- | ''Fish in the Dark'' |- | ''The Flick'' |- | ''A View from the Bridge – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play'' |- |rowspan="6"| 2016 || ''The Humans – *Tony Award for Best Play'' |- | ''The Crucible'' |- | ''Blackbird'' |- | ''Shuffle Along'' |- | ''The Front Page'' |- | ''The Wolves'' |- |rowspan="3"| 2017 || ''The Glass Menagerie'' |- | ''A Doll's House, Part 2'' |- | ''Hello, Dolly! – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical'' |- |rowspan="5"| 2018 || ''The Iceman Cometh'' |- | ''Carousel'' |- | ''Three Tall Women'' |- | ''The Waverly Gallery'' |- | ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|4791912}}
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