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name: "Patrick Wachsberger"
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roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 September 1951"
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average_as: "producer"
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# Patrick Wachsberger

Producer. Born 1 September 1951 in Paris, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 September 1951, Paris, France
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Also known as:** Patrick Waschberger
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as producer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (1), 2020s 72 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95900697, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905163/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11696

## Coming up

- *Charlie Harper* (2026-09-24), Producer
- *Moulin* (2026-10-28), Executive Producer

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*CODA*](https://film.one/film/coda.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Patrick Wachsberger is a producer. Born in September 1951 in Paris, he is the son of actress Yvette Lebon and producer Nat Wachsberger. He moved to Los Angeles in 1977 and worked in film distribution before joining Summit Entertainment, which he later led as chief executive and majority shareholder until its acquisition by Lionsgate in 2012.

Wachsberger has produced or executive-produced films including *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2005), *Vanilla Sky* (2001), the *Step Up* series (2006–2014), *Letters to Juliet* (2010) and *A Monster Calls* (2016). He produced *CODA* (2021) with Philippe Rousselet and others; the film won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He now runs Picture Perfect Federation and has been involved in projects such as *Bad Genius* (2024).

*Sources: imdb.com, m.the-numbers.com, de.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *CODA* (2021), Fi1m 72, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/coda.md)
- *Bad Lieutenant* (1992), Fi1m 80, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-lieutenant.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

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

- *Moulin* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Charlie Harper* (2026), Producer
- *The Surgeon* (2026), Producer
- *The Shrinking Man* (2025), Producer
- *Bad Genius* (2024), Producer
- *CODA* (2021), Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/coda.md)
- *Chaos Walking* (2021), Production Executive
- *A Monster Calls* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Step Up All In* (2014), Producer
- *Step Up Revolution* (2012), Producer
- *Step Up 3D* (2010), Producer
- *Letters to Juliet* (2010), Producer
- *Step Up 2: The Streets* (2008), Producer
- *P2* (2007), Producer
- *In the Valley of Elah* (2007), Producer
- *Step Up* (2006), Producer
- *The Alibi* (2006), Producer
- *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2005), Producer
- *Dot the I* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Wrong Turn* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Vanilla Sky* (2001), Executive Producer
- *Twelfth Night* (1996), Executive Producer
- *Sniper* (1993), Executive Producer
- *Bad Lieutenant* (1992), Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-lieutenant.md)
- *Switch* (1991), Executive Producer
- *Q & A* (1990), Executive Producer
- *Playing for Keeps* (1986), Executive Producer
- *Starcrash* (1978), Producer
- *Killer Force* (1976), Producer
- *The Three Musketeers* (1974), Adaptation, Producer
- *Decameron II* (1972), Assistant Director
- *The Sensuous Teenager* (1971), Assistant Director
- *Wet*, Producer
- *Impossible*, Producer
- *Reenactment*, Producer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2022: Best Picture (won), for *CODA*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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