# Gary Gilbert
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{{Short description|American film producer}}
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| birth_place = [Detroit](/source/Detroit), Michigan, U.S.
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| alma_mater = [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan) ([BBA](/source/Bachelor_of_Business_Administration))
| occupation = [Film producer](/source/Film_producer),
Co-founder of [Rocket Mortgage](/source/Rocket_Mortgage)
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| family = [Dan Gilbert](/source/Dan_Gilbert) (brother)
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'''Gary Gilbert''' (born 1965) is an American film producer and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Gilbert Films, a media production and financing company based in Los Angeles, California. He is also a co-founder of [Rocket Mortgage](/source/Rocket_Mortgage), as well as a co-owner of the [Cleveland Cavaliers](/source/Cleveland_Cavaliers) of the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) along with his brother, [Dan Gilbert](/source/Dan_Gilbert).[{{Cite web |title=NBA Approves Purchase of Cleveland Cavaliers Basketball Team by Investor Group Led by Quicken Loans Founder Dan Gilbert |url=https://www.rocketcompanies.com/press-release/nba-approves-purchase-cleveland-cavaliers-basketball-team-investor-group-led-quicken-loans-founder-dan-gilbert/ |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Rocket Companies |language=en-US}}]
==Biography==
Gilbert was born in 1965 to a Jewish family[{{cite web |url=http://www.stljewishlight.com/news/news_schmooze/article_1f7462ba-3f6a-11e0-9599-001cc4c03286.html |title=Oscar night for the Jews |publisher=[St. Louis Jewish Light](/source/St._Louis_Jewish_Light) |date=February 23, 2011 |first=Ellen |last=Futterman |accessdate=October 31, 2014 |archive-date=February 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228045724/http://www.stljewishlight.com/news/news_schmooze/article_1f7462ba-3f6a-11e0-9599-001cc4c03286.html |url-status=dead }}][{{Cite news|first=Nate |last=Bloom |author-link=Nate Bloom |title=The tribe goes to the Oscars |newspaper=[JWeekly](/source/JWeekly)|date=February 13, 2017 |url= http://www.jweekly.com/2017/02/13/the-tribe-goes-to-the-oscars/ }}][{{Cite news|first= Francine|last=Wolfsiz |title=La La Land: Who knew it was so Jewish |newspaper=[Times of Israel](/source/Times_of_Israel)|date=February 27, 2017 |url=http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/la-la-land-who-knew-it-was-so-jewish/ |quote=All four of the film’s producers – [Jordan Horowitz](/source/Jordan_Horowitz), Gary Gilbert, [Mark Platt](/source/Marc_Platt_(producer)) and [Fred Berger](/source/Fred_Berger_(producer)) – are members of the tribe. Berger and Horowitz both grew up in Westchester, New York and even played in the same Jewish temple basketball league together.}}] and received a business administration degree (BBA) from the [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan)'s [Ross School of Business](/source/Ross_School_of_Business).
Gilbert was one of the producers of ''[La La Land](/source/La_La_Land_(film))'' (2016), which matched the record of 14 [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Award) nominations. Gilbert began his career when he financed and produced the 2004 feature film ''[Garden State](/source/Garden_State_(film))'' starring [Zach Braff](/source/Zach_Braff) and [Natalie Portman](/source/Natalie_Portman). In 2005, Gilbert, along with Braff, won an [Independent Spirit Award](/source/Independent_Spirit_Award) for Best First Feature Film. In 2010, Gilbert produced ''[The Kids Are All Right](/source/The_Kids_Are_All_Right_(film))'', which after premiering at the [Sundance Film Festival](/source/Sundance_Film_Festival) was acquired by [Focus Features](/source/Focus_Features) (Universal Studios). The film won two [Golden Globes](/source/Golden_Globes) in 2011. Gilbert also produced ''[Are You Here](/source/Are_You_Here)'', starring [Owen Wilson](/source/Owen_Wilson), [Zach Galifianakis](/source/Zach_Galifianakis) and [Amy Poehler](/source/Amy_Poehler).
Gilbert is also a co-owner of the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) team the [Cleveland Cavaliers](/source/Cleveland_Cavaliers), along with [Usher](/source/Usher_(entertainer)) and his brother, [Dan Gilbert](/source/Dan_Gilbert), chairman of [Quicken Loans](/source/Quicken_Loans). Gilbert founded Rock Financial in 1985 with his older brother Dan, Ron Berman and Lindsay Gross. After a series of mergers, the company, through Quicken Loans, has become the nation's largest mortgage lender.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
==Partial filmography as producer==
* 2020: ''[If Anything Happens I Love You](/source/If_Anything_Happens_I_Love_You)''
* 2016: ''[La La Land](/source/La_La_Land_(film))''
* 2011: ''[Margaret](/source/Margaret_(2011_film))''
* 2011: ''[From Prada to Nada](/source/From_Prada_to_Nada)''
* 2010: ''[The Kids Are All Right](/source/The_Kids_Are_All_Right_(film))''
* 2004: ''[Garden State](/source/Garden_State_(film))''
==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Living people
Category:Cleveland Cavaliers owners
Category:Film producers from Michigan
Category:Jewish American film people
Category:Golden Globe Award–winning producers
Category:People from Oakland County, Michigan
Category:Ross School of Business alumni
Category:20th-century American Jews
Category:21st-century American Jews
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