---
name: "Michael Rotenberg"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-rotenberg"
fi1m_id: "michael-rotenberg"
imdb_id: "nm0744754"
tmdb_id: 24177
wikidata_id: "Q3308485"
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-24T04:37:21.228625+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."
---

# Michael Rotenberg

## Identity

Michael Rotenberg

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-rotenberg
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-rotenberg
- **IMDb ID:** nm0744754
- **TMDB ID:** 24177
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3308485
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rotenberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3308485, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0744754/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24177

Producer. Born in Toronto.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Active:** 1997–2016
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as producer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (2), 2000s 80 (1), 2010s 82 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 78 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Animation 1, Drama 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $13m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rotenberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3308485, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0744754/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24177

## Biography

Michael Rotenberg is a Canadian producer and entertainment manager. Born in Toronto, he studied law at the University of Windsor and was admitted to practise in Upper Canada and California. He worked in business affairs at The Samuel Goldwyn Company and as an attorney before moving into management.

In 1991, Rotenberg co-founded 3 Arts Entertainment with Erwin Stoff and Howard Klein. The company has produced numerous films and television series. His film credits as producer or executive producer include *Encino Man* (1992), *Son in Law* (1993), *Beverly Hills Ninja* (1997), *Office Space* (1999), *Reign Over Me* (2007) and *Extract* (2009).

On television, Rotenberg has served as executive producer on *King of the Hill* (1997), *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (2005), *Silicon Valley* (2014), *Insecure* and *Mythic Quest* (2020). He has received Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations, and Grammy nominations.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Insecure* (2016), Fi1m 81, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/insecure.md)
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), Fi1m 80, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md)
- *Office Space* (1999), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/office-space.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1997), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Side Quest* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *George Lopez: Muy Católico* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Everybody Still Hates Chris* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Manhunt* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Sprung* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is* (2021), Producer
- *Mythic Quest* (2020), series, Executive Producer
- *Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I* (2019), Producer
- *Happy Together* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *George Lopez: The Wall* (2017), Executive Producer
- *American Vandal* (2017), series, Executive Producer
- *Marlon* (2017), series, Executive Producer
- *Superior Donuts* (2017), series, Executive Producer
- *Nick Thune: Good Guy* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Insecure* (2016), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/insecure.md)
- *Perfect Sisters* (2014), Executive Producer
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *Saint George* (2014), series, Executive Producer
- *Extract* (2009), Producer
- *The Goode Family* (2009), series, Executive Producer
- *The Onion Movie* (2008), Producer
- *Reign Over Me* (2007), Producer
- *Man About Town* (2006), Producer
- *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md)
- *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (2005), series, Executive Producer
- *Weekends at the D.L.* (2005), series, Producer
- *Head of State* (2003), Producer
- *Pootie Tang* (2001), Executive Producer
- *Down to Earth* (2001), Producer
- *Double Take* (2001), Executive Producer
- *Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly* (2000), Executive Producer
- *D.L. Hughley: Going Home* (1999), Executive Producer
- *Office Space* (1999), Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/office-space.md)
- *The Hughleys* (1998), series, Executive Producer
- *The Chris Rock Show* (1997), series, Executive Producer
- *Beverly Hills Ninja* (1997), Executive Producer
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *Bio-Dome* (1996), Executive Producer
- *In the Army Now* (1994), Producer
- *Son in Law* (1993), Producer
- *Louie Anderson: Louie in St. Louie* (1993), Executive Producer
- *Encino Man* (1992), Co-Executive Producer
- *Protective Custody*, series, Executive Producer
- *Junior*, series, Executive Producer
- *Mackerel*, series, Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Michael Rotenberg](https://film.one/media/person/88941/gallery-c9ea075bf0bf.jpg) Michael Rotenberg — Mark Neyman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Michael_Rotenberg%2C_September_2017_%282322%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![President Reuven Rivlin, with a delegation of producers and senior executives from the film industry of Hollywood. Sunday, September 10, 2017. Photo Credit: Mar](https://film.one/media/person/88941/gallery-0ce57b30c29c.jpg) President Reuven Rivlin, with a delegation of producers and senior executives from the film industry of Hollywood. Sunday, September 10, 2017. Photo Credit: Mar — Mark Neyman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Reuven_Rivlin_with_a_delegation_of_producers_and_senior_executives_from_the_film_industry_of_Hollywood%2C_September_2017_%282322%29.jpg/1280px-Reuven_Rivlin_with_a_delegation_of_producers_and_senior_executives_from_the_film_industry_of_Hollywood%2C_September_2017_%282322%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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