Eli Bush | |
|---|---|
| Education | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse |
Marie Louise Khondji
(m. 2022) |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play (2012, 2014) Tony Award for Best Play (2016) Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (2017) Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (2018) |
Eli Bush is an American film and theatre producer and former executive at Scott Rudin Productions.[1] He is best known for producing the film Lady Bird, for which he co-won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Picture – Musical or Comedy and was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.[2]
Early life and education
Bush graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 2009.[3]
Career
During his tenure working for Scott Rudin Productions, he and Rudin worked on a number of critically acclaimed movies, including Uncut Gems (2019), Annihilation (2018), Eighth Grade (2018), Lady Bird (2017), and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011).[4] On Broadway, he won four Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Play: for Death of a Salesman (2012), A Raisin in the Sun (2014), Skylight (2015), and A View from the Bridge (2016). He also won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2017 for Hello, Dolly! as well as the Tony Award for Best Play in 2016 for producing The Humans. He was nominated for the 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for co-producing School of Rock.[5]
In April 2021 stories in The Hollywood Reporter and Vulture alleged numerous instances of abuse from Rudin towards employees, including physical violence. Following the allegations, Rudin announced that he would be "stepping back" to "work on personal issues I should have long ago."[6][1] The Vulture story also included criticism of Bush enabling Rudin's abuse, with one former co-worker stating, "His job’s to put the pins back up so Scott can go in and knock them back down." The article further reported that Bush had left Scott Rudin Productions the previous week.[1]
In 2022 Bush executive produced Jerrod Carmichael's stand-up special Rothaniel on HBO.[7] The special was subsequently nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special and Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special.[8]
In October 2022 Bush produced Kate Berlant’s one-woman show at the Connelly Theater. It was directed by Bo Burnham and marked Berlant's return after more than a decade.
Filmography
Film
Co-producer
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
- Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
- Frances Ha (2012)
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
- Inherent Vice (2014)
- Mistress America (2015)
- Isle of Dogs (2018)
Executive producer
- Captain Phillips (2013)
- Rosewater (2014)
- Ex Machina (2014)
- Aloha (2015)
- Steve Jobs (2015)
- Fences (2016)
- First Cow (2019)
- The History of Concrete (2026)
Producer
- While We're Young (2014)
- Top Five (2014)
- The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
- Lady Bird (2017)
- Eighth Grade (2018)
- Annihilation (2018)
- The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter (2018)
- Game Over, Man! (2018)
- 22 July (2018)
- Mid90s (2018)
- The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
- Uncut Gems (2019)
- The Woman in the Window (2021)
- If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
- The Smashing Machine (2025)
- Marty Supreme (2025)
- Slayground (2027)
- The Land of Nod (TBA)
Special thanks
- Share (2019)
Television
Executive producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Corrections | TV pilot |
| 2013 | Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive | TV special |
| Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis | Documentary | |
| 2017 | Five Came Back | |
| 2016–18 | School of Rock | |
| 2018 | Compliance | TV movie |
| 2019 | My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres | |
| Diagnosis | Documentary | |
| Gone Hollywood | TV pilot | |
| 2020 | Devs | |
| Dispatches from Elsewhere | ||
| Barkskins | ||
| 2019−21 | What We Do in the Shadows | |
| 2022 | Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel | TV special |
| 2024 | Ren Faire | Documentary |
| 2025 | Pee-Wee as Himself | |
| 2026 | Neighbors | |
| Monsters of God | ||
| TBA | Superfakes |
Producer
- The Newsroom (2012−14) (Co-producer)
- Five Days at Memorial (2020)
Consultant
- The Night Of (2016)
Theater
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2011 | The Book of Mormon |
| 2012 | Death of a Salesman – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play |
| 2013 | Betrayal |
| 2014 | A Raisin in the Sun – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play |
| This Is Our Youth | |
| A Delicate Balance | |
| 2015 | Skylight – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play |
| Fish in the Dark | |
| The Flick | |
| A View from the Bridge – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play | |
| 2016 | The Humans – *Tony Award for Best Play |
| The Crucible | |
| Blackbird | |
| Shuffle Along | |
| The Front Page | |
| The Wolves | |
| 2017 | The Glass Menagerie |
| A Doll's House, Part 2 | |
| Hello, Dolly! – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical | |
| 2018 | The Iceman Cometh |
| Carousel | |
| Three Tall Women | |
| The Waverly Gallery | |
| To Kill a Mockingbird |
References
- Clark, Anne Victoria (2021-04-22). "Scott Rudin, As Told by His Assistants". Vulture. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- "Newsmakers". Columbia College Today. Spring 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- "Eli Bush – Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- "Eli Bush". Television Academy. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- Siegel, Tatiana (2021-04-07). ""Everyone Just Knows He's an Absolute Monster": Scott Rudin's Ex-Staffers Speak Out on Abusive Behavior". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- Campione, Katie (21 March 2022). "Jerrod Carmichael is 'Saying Everything' in His New HBO Standup Special". TheWrap.
- "Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel". Television Academy.