Jack Rollins (producer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jack Rollins (producer)

American film producer

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1915

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 18-Jun-2015

Profession: television producer, executive producer, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jack Rollins (born Jacob Rabinowitz; March 23, 1915 – June 18, 2015) was an American film and television producer and talent manager of comedians and television personalities.
His first major success came in the 1950s when he managed actor and singer Harry Belafonte.
Rollins co-wrote the song Man Piaba with Belafonte on his 1954 debut RCA Victor album Mark Twain and other Folk Favorites.
In 1958 he helped create and promote the comedy duo Nichols and May.
He went on to help shepherd the careers of several prominent comedians with his partner Charles H.
Joffe, beginning in 1960 with Woody Allen and later with Dick Cavett, Billy Crystal, David Letterman, and Robin Williams. Rollins' work as a film and television producer was closely tied to the artists that he managed.
He was credited as an executive producer on many of the films directed by Woody Allen from 1969 to 2015.
From 1970 to 1972 he was an executive producer on ABC's The Dick Cavett Show and, from 1982 to 1992, he was an executive producer of the NBC series Late Night with David Letterman.
Between the two shows, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award ten times.