{{Short description|American film executive (born 1954)}} {{Infobox person | name = Tom Rothman | image = Tom-Rothman-NCA.jpg | alt = Tom Rothman wearing a suit and red tie, posing for a professional photo. | caption = Tom Rothman in a formal portrait | birth_name = Thomas Edgar Rothman | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|21}} | birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | education = Brown University (BA)<br>Columbia University (JD) | occupation = Film executive | family = John Rothman (brother)<br>Glenn Shadix (second cousin) | title = Chairman & CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group | spouse = {{Marriage|Jessica Harper|1989}} | years_active = 1985–present | children = 2 }}

'''Thomas Edgar Rothman''' (born November 21, 1954) is an American film executive who serves as chairman and CEO of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. He is known for his work on major films such as ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'', ''Jumanji'', and ''Spider-Verse''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glennie |first=Jay |date=2025-10-16 |title=How Tom Rothman Won The War For Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time … In Hollywood’ – Exclusive Book Excerpt |url=https://deadline.com/2025/10/how-sony-won-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-book-excerpt-1236587355/ |access-date=2025-10-27 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fuster |first=Jeremy |date=2025-05-09 |title=Sony Pictures Extends Tom Rothman's Contract as Film Chairman, CEO |url=https://www.thewrap.com/tom-rothman-renews-contract-sony-film-chairman-ceo/ |access-date=2025-10-27 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref> He previously worked as CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment and founded Fox Searchlight Pictures (now known as Searchlight Pictures).<ref>{{cite web |author=Lyons, Charles |date=November 29, 2011 |title=Gotham Awards + 9 |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/gotham-awards-9# |publisher=IndieWire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2025-05-09 |title=Tom Rothman Reups As Sony Pictures Motion Group Chairman & CEO In Multiyear Contract |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/sony-tom-rothman-1236391617/ |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Rothman was born to a Jewish family<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet the Parents|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/community_briefs/article/meet_the_parents_20020705|author=MICHAEL AUSHENKER|date=July 4, 2002|publisher=JewishJournal.com|access-date=August 16, 2013}}</ref> in Baltimore, Maryland. Rothman attended The Park School of Baltimore and graduated in 1972.

He graduated from Brown University with a degree in English and American Literature and from Columbia Law School in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/magazine/162128/tom-rothman|title=TOM ROTHMAN The Blockbuster|author=IAN DALY|publisher=Columbia Law School|access-date=10 May 2013|archive-date=14 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214070834/http://www.law.columbia.edu/magazine/162128/tom-rothman|url-status=dead}}</ref> He worked as a law clerk and attorney before entering the film industry.

==Film career== Rothman began his film career in 1986 co-producing Jim Jarmusch's ''Down by Law''.

In 1987, he joined Columbia Pictures as an executive vice president. In 1989, he became president of Worldwide Production for the Samuel Goldwyn Company, where he worked with filmmakers including Ang Lee, Anthony Minghella and Kenneth Branagh.

Rothman worked at Fox Filmed Entertainment for 18 years. In 1994, he founded Fox Searchlight Pictures. He served as chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment from 2000 to 2012.

In 2013, After Rothman left Fox, he joined Sony Pictures as chairman for TriStar Pictures and would form TriStar Productions as a joint venture with existing Sony Pictures executives. In 2015, he became chairman for Sony Pictures' Motion Picture Group, replacing Amy Pascal following the 2014 Sony Pictures hack where Rothman would continue to oversee the properties he greenlit for Columbia and TriStar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/tom-rothman-replaces-amy-pascal-sony-1201380416/|title=Tom Rothman Replaces Amy Pascal At Sony Pictures; Michael Lynton Contract Extended|first=Mike Fleming Jr, Anita|last=Busch|date=24 February 2015|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>

==Recognition== Rothman has received the Producers Guild of America Milestone Award (2017) and was nominated to serve on the National Council on the Arts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2017-01-25|title=Tom Rothman Hits Three Decades in Hollywood With PGA's Milestone Award|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/tom-rothman-producers-guild-milestone-award-2-1201969029/|access-date=2022-01-03|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/13/obama-nominates-hollywood-exec-to-arts-council/|title=Obama Nominates Hollywood Exec to Arts Council|author= BROOKS BARNES|date=December 13, 2013|work=New York Times|access-date= 7 Jan 2014}}</ref>

==Personal life== Rothman is married to actress Jessica Harper and has two daughters. He is the brother of actor John Rothman.

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0745257}}

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