Michael Barnathan is an American film producer who has produced and executive-produced films such as Used People, The Help, the first three Harry Potter films, Rent, Cheaper by the Dozen and Night at the Museum. He was also a producer for the 2010 film adaptation Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and 2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, based on the novels by Rick Riordan.
Barnathan graduated from Tisch School of the Arts of New York University in 1980.
Barnathan is Jewish.
Filmography Film Producer
Nine Months (1995) Jingle All the Way (1996) Stepmom (1998) Bicentennial Man (1999) Monkeybone (2001) Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) Christmas with the Kranks (2004) Rent (2005) Night at the Museum (2006) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) The Help (2011) Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) Pixels (2015) The Young Messiah (2016) I Kill Giants (2017) The Christmas Chronicles (2018) The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020)
Executive producer
Used People (1992) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Fantastic Four (2005) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) Melody (TBA)
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role Notes 1982 The Tragedy of King Lear Production staff Direct-to-video 1984 Mrs. Soffel Assistant: Edgar Scherick
Thanks
Year Film Role 2015 Parched The producers wish to thank
Television Year Title Credit Notes 1986 On Wings of Eagles Associate producer 1987 Uncle Tom's Cabin Executive producer Television film 1988 Stranger on My Land Television film Unholy Matrimony Television film 1990 The Kennedys of Massachusetts Executive producer 2012 Applebaum Consulting producer Television film
Production manager
Year Title Role Notes 1990 Anything to Survive Executive in charge of production Television film The Secret Life of Ian Fleming The Girl Who Came Between Them
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