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name: "James D. Brubaker"
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roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 1938"
died: "3 January 2023"
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average_fi1m_score: 75
updated: "2026-09-17T00:31:54.952818+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# James D. Brubaker

Producer. Born 1 January 1938 in Hollywood. Died 3 January 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1938, Hollywood
- **Died:** 3 January 2023
- **Active:** 1980–2003

## Biography

James D. Brubaker (1937–2023) was an American film producer and production manager. Born in Los Angeles, he began his career in the film industry as a driver and Teamster before advancing to production management roles.

He worked on several entries in the Rocky series, serving as a driver on the first film, production manager on Rocky II (1979), associate producer on Rocky III (1982) and executive producer on Rocky IV (1985). Brubaker produced Bruce Almighty (2003) and held executive producer credits on films including The Right Stuff (1983), Liar Liar (1997) and The Nutty Professor (1996).

From 2003 to 2008 he served as president of physical production at Universal Pictures. His work on the television film Gia (1998) earned a Directors Guild of America Award and a Primetime Emmy nomination.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, variety.com, thewrap.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Bruce Almighty* (2003), Fi1m 55, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/bruce-almighty.md)
- *Liar Liar* (1997), Fi1m 68, Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/liar-liar.md)
- *The Right Stuff* (1983), Fi1m 86, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-right-stuff.md)
- *Raging Bull* (1980), Fi1m 91, Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md)

## Also known for

- *Rocky IV* (1985), Executive Producer
- *Rocky II* (1979), Post Production Coordinator
- *Rocky III* (1982), Production Manager
- *Chef* (2014), Executive Producer
- *The Nutty Professor* (1996), Co-Producer
- *I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry* (2007), Producer
- *Cobra* (1986), Executive Producer
- *Over the Top* (1987), Executive Producer

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