Chip Rosenbloom
Born
Dale Rosenbloom

(1964-07-03) July 3, 1964
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Director, Documentary/feature filmmaker, Entrepreneur, Composer
Spouse
Kathleen Melville
​
(m. 1988)​
Children2
Parent(s)Georgia Frontiere
Carroll Rosenbloom

Dale "Chip" Rosenbloom (born July 3, 1964) is an American filmmaker and composer, known for the films Shiloh, Across the Tracks, and Fuel as well as the musical Bronco Billy.[1][2] He has produced over thirty films and television movies.[2] He is president of Rosenbloom Entertainment and founder/owner of Open Pictures.[3][4] He was formerly the co-owner and vice chairman of the Los Angeles Rams professional football franchise.[5]

Career

Rosenbloom was born July 3, 1964, in New York City to Carroll Rosenbloom and Georgia Rosenbloom (nee Frontiere).[1][3]

After graduating the USC Film School (now the USC School of Cinematic Arts), Rosenbloom began his career at Aaron Spelling Studios, followed by working in development for Mace Neufeld Productions.[6] He began his career as an independent filmmaker in 1990.[3] Among his films in the early 1990s were Across the Tracks, Nails, and the ABC movie Ride With the Wind.[3] In 1997, he wrote, produced, and directed the multi-award-winning feature film Shiloh which tells the story of a young boy who rescues an abused dog.[3]

Rosenbloom produced the WB Keri Russell vehicle Eight Days a Week.[7] From here, Rosenbloom began making documentary films.[8] Notably, Reckless Indifference, is the true story of a teenage fight gone wrong and the sentencing injustice that followed.[8] It won the International Press Academy Award, and is taught in several law schools.[8]

In 2007, Rosenbloom produced the Weinstein Group film The Girl in the Park.[9] That same year, he was nominated for a Tony Award for producing the August Wilson play Radio Golf.[3]

In 2008, he produced the documentary Fuel, which was short-listed for an Oscar.[10][11]

In 2013, Rosenbloom executive-produced The Call.[12] In 2015, Rosenbloom executive-produced the film Careful What You Wish For and the Ryan Ferguson documentary, Dream/Killer.[13][14][15] Rosenbloom also co-wrote and produced the drama Evan’s Crime, starring David Arquette.[16]

In 2017, Rosenbloom produced the Emmy-nominated Intent to Destroy,[17] directed by Joe Berlingeer.

The following year, Rosenbloom executive-produced The Kindergarten Teacher, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal.[18] In 2019, he also served as executive producer of Driveways.[18]

Additionally, he has written a number of songs for musical artists including Dayna Lane, Sheena Easton, and Rita Coolidge, and is the Ovation Award winning composer of the theatrical musical based on the Clint Eastwood movie Bronco Billy, set to open in London in 2024.[2][19]

Awards

Rosenbloom's productions have been honored with several awards, including: Best Film at the 1997 Chicago International Film Festival (Shiloh, 1997), the Crystal Heart Award at the 1997 Heartland Film Festival (Shiloh, 1997), the Humanities Award (Shiloh, 1997), Genesis Award for Best Feature Film (Shiloh, 1998), Tony nomination for Best Play (Radio Golf, 2007), Sundance Film Festival's Best Documentary Audience Award (Fuel, 2008), Emmy nomination for Outstanding Historical Documentary (Intent to Destroy, 2019), Best Documentary Film Award at the 2017 DOC LA (Intent to Destroy, 2019), and Ovation Awards’ Best Music & Lyrics for an Original Musical (Bronco Billy, 2019).[3][4][11][17][20][21][22][23][24][25]

Filmography

Director

  • Shiloh (1996)[2]

Writer

Producer

Personal life

Rosenbloom was born July 3, 1964, in New York City.[1] His father, Carroll Rosenbloom, was a businessman who, first with the Baltimore Colts and then the Los Angeles Rams, was the winningest owner in NFL history.[3] Following his father's death in 1979, Rosenbloom's mother Georgia Rosenbloom became majority owner of the Rams. She later moved the team to St. Louis.[26] Frontiere died in 2008, at which time Rosenbloom became controlling owner of the team.[3] The family sold the majority interest in the team to Stan Kroenke at the end of the 2010 season.[3]

Rosenbloom has been active in social justice, and was a signatory of Russell Simmons' letter to the President calling on the Federal Government to reform the mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines.[27] He and his wife Kathleen were the seed financers behind the awareness campaign to help change these laws with Families Against Mandatory Minimums.[27] Rosenbloom and his wife Kathleen are also involved with Feeding America, the Fulfillment Fund, the Variety Club, and Earth Justice - among other charitable organizations.[28][29][30]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chip Rosenbloom". Omnilexica. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dale Rosenbloom". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Chip Rosenbloom". Voice America. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Chip Rosenbloom". Sky Light Theatre Company. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ Jim Thomas. "Kroenke completes his bid to buy Rams". STL Today. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  6. ↑ Jerry Berger. "CHIP ROSENBLOOM TURNS TO FILMMAKING FROM THE RAMS". Bergers Beat. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Eight Days a Week". Yatedo. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 Robert Koehler (October 20, 2000). "Review: "Reckless Indifference"". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  9. ↑ "THE GIRL IN THE PARK". QED International. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  10. ↑ Peter Dimako. ""Fuel" Trailer Premiere!". Upcoming-movies.com. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  11. 1 2 "Josh Tickell & Rebecca Harrell Tickell". The Agency Group. Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Chip Rosenbloom, Dylan Ratigan Team With Andrew Jenks on Missouri Murder Docu". Deadline Hollywood. April 19, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  13. ↑ Dave McNary. "Nick Jonas Joins 'Careful What You Wish For'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Dream/Killer". IMDB.
  15. ↑ Dave McNary (April 18, 2013). "Rosenbloom, Ratigan, Jenks Team on Legal Docu". Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Evan's Crime". IMDB.
  17. 1 2 "NOMINEES FOR THE 40th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED". Emmy's. July 25, 2019.
  18. 1 2 "Credits". IMBD.
  19. ↑ "About This Cause". Skylight Theatre.
  20. ↑ "Shiloh Awards". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  21. ↑ Andrew Gans. "2006–2007 Tony Nominations Announced; Spring Awakening Garners 11 Noms". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Awards for Fame High". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Rosenbloom Entertainment and Avondale Entertainment Group Set Deal to Produce Series of Family Films Based on Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Best-Selling Alice Novels". Business Wire. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  24. ↑ Anita Busch (October 24, 2017). "Joe Berlinger's Armenian Genocide Film 'Intent To Destroy' Wins Best Doc at Doc LA". Deadline.
  25. ↑ Jessica Gelt (January 13, 2020). "Ovation Awards for Fountain's 'Cost of Living' and Pasadena Playhouse's 'Ragtime'". LA Times.
  26. ↑ Richard Goldstein (January 19, 2008). "Georgia Frontiere, 80, First Female N.F.L. Owner, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  27. 1 2 "End The War on Drugs" (PDF). Civil Rights Leaders & Activists. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  28. ↑ "Clinton Health Access Initiative". Clinton Foundation. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  29. ↑ "Rams' Rosenbloom helps kick off veterans job program". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  30. ↑ "Earth Justice Annual Report" (PDF). Earth Justice. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
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