Scott Rudin

​Scott Rudin (born July 14, 1958) is an American film and theatrical producer.

He started working as an assistant to theater producer Kermit Bloomgarden at the age of sixteen. Later, he worked for producers Robert Whitehead and Emanuel Azenberg. Rudin ended up starting his own company after he took a job as a casting agent In lieu of attending college. In 1980, Rudin moved to Los Angeles, taking up employment at Edgar J. Scherick Associates, where he served as producer on a variety of films including I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can (1981), the NBC miniseries Little Gloria… Happy at Last (1982) and the Oscar-winning documentary He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’ (1983). Rudin later formed his own business, Scott Rudin Productions. His first film under that banner was Gillian Armstrong’s Mrs. Soffel (1984). But, not long after, Rudin joined 20th Century-Fox as an executive producer. At Fox, he met Jonathan Dolgen, a higher-level executive, with whom he would be working once again at Paramount Pictures years later. Rudin swiftly rose through the ranks at Fox and became president of production by 1986 at the age of 29. His stint at the top of Fox was short lived though, and he soon left and entered into a producing deal with Paramount. 

In early 2021, The Hollywood Reporter published a story covering a long term pattern of abusive behavior from Rudin, based on statements from former employees. In the article, he was accused of physical abuse, including smashing a computer monitor on the hand of an assistant and throwing objects at employees. Following this, Rudin announced he would be stepping away from a number of film, television, and Broadway projects he was involved in. His business relationship with A24 was also ended during this time.

Rudin lives in New York City with his husband John Barlow, a Broadway theatre publicist and former owner of Barlow/Hartman Public Relations.

Known For

While We're Young Not in library

While We're Young

2015

The Oscars Not in library

The Oscars

1953

The Making of Annihilation Not in library

The Making of Annihilation

2018

Acting

2018 The Making of Annihilation as Self
2015 While We're Young as Party Guest (uncredited)
1953 The Oscars as Self (1 episode)

Production

2021 The Woman in the Window Producer
2020 Console Wars Executive Producer
2020 First Cow Executive Producer
2020 Goldman v Silverman Producer
2020 Dispatches from Elsewhere Executive Producer
2020 Devs Executive Producer
2019 My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres Executive Producer
2019 Share Producer
2019 Share Executive Producer
2019 Uncut Gems Producer
2019 Gone Hollywood Executive Producer
2019 First Wives Club Executive Producer
2019 What We Do in the Shadows Executive Producer
2018 mid90s Producer
2018 The Girl in the Spider's Web Producer
2018 22 July Producer
2018 Eighth Grade Producer
2018 Isle of Dogs Producer
2018 Game Over, Man! Producer
2018 The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter Producer
2018 Annihilation Producer
2017 Lady Bird Producer
2017 Five Came Back Executive Producer
2017 The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Producer
2017 Step Executive Producer
2017 Five Came Back Executive Producer
2016 Zoolander 2 Producer
2016 De Palma Executive Producer
2016 Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... Executive Producer
2016 Fences Producer
2015 Ex Machina Executive Producer
2015 While We're Young Producer
2015 Aloha Producer
2015 Steve Jobs Producer
2015 Mistress America Producer
2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel Producer
2014 Rosewater Producer
2014 Top Five Producer
2014 Inherent Vice Executive Producer
2013 Frances Ha Producer
2013 Captain Phillips Producer
2013 Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis' Producer
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis Producer
2013 Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive Executive Producer
2012 Moonrise Kingdom Producer
2012 The Dictator Producer
2012 The Newsroom Producer
2012 The Newsroom Executive Producer
2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Producer
2011 Moneyball Executive Producer
2011 Page Eight Executive Producer
2011 Margaret Producer
2011 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Producer
2010 The Social Network Producer
2010 True Grit Producer
2010 Greenberg Producer
2010 The Way Back Executive Producer
2009 It's Complicated Producer
2009 Julie & Julia Executive Producer
2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox Producer
2008 Revolutionary Road Producer
2008 Stop-Loss Producer
2008 Doubt Producer
2008 The Other Boleyn Girl Executive Producer
2007 No Country for Old Men Producer
2007 Margot at the Wedding Producer
2007 There Will Be Blood Executive Producer
2007 The Darjeeling Limited Producer In Library
2006 The Queen Executive Producer
2006 Notes on a Scandal Producer
2006 Failure to Launch Producer
2006 Reprise Executive Producer
2006 Freedomland Producer
2006 Venus Executive Producer
2006 Wild Tigers I Have Known Executive Producer
2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Producer
2004 Closer Executive Producer
2004 The Village Producer
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Executive Producer
2004 The Stepford Wives Producer
2004 The Manchurian Candidate Producer
2004 Team America: World Police Producer
2004 I ♥ Huckabees Producer
2003 School of Rock Producer
2003 Marci X Producer
2002 Changing Lanes Producer
2002 The Hours Producer
2002 Orange County Producer
2001 Zoolander Producer
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums Producer
2001 Iris Producer
2000 Shaft Producer
2000 Rules of Engagement Producer
2000 Wonder Boys Producer
1999 Sleepy Hollow Producer
1999 Bringing Out the Dead Producer
1999 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Executive Producer
1999 Angela's Ashes Producer
1998 A Civil Action Producer
1998 The Truman Show Producer
1998 Twilight Producer
1997 In & Out Producer
1996 Ransom Producer
1996 The First Wives Club Producer
1996 Mother Producer
1996 Marvin's Room Producer
1995 Clueless Producer
1995 Sabrina Producer
1994 Nobody's Fool Producer
1994 I.Q. Executive Producer
1993 Addams Family Values Producer
1993 The Firm Producer
1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer Producer
1993 Life with Mikey Producer
1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Producer
1992 Jennifer Eight Executive Producer
1992 Sister Act Executive Producer
1992 White Sands Producer
1991 The Addams Family Producer
1991 Regarding Henry Producer
1991 Little Man Tate Producer
1990 Flatliners Executive Producer
1990 Pacific Heights Producer
1984 Reckless Producer
1984 Mrs. Soffel Producer
1983 He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' Executive Producer
1982 I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can Producer
1982 Little Gloria... Happy at Last Executive Producer
1980 Revenge of the Stepford Wives Producer
1980 Hide in Plain Sight Casting
1980 Simon Casting
1980 Resurrection Casting
1980 The Lathe of Heaven Casting Director
1980 Hide in Plain Sight Casting Director
1980 Resurrection Casting Director
1980 Simon Casting Director
1979 The Wanderers Casting
1979 Last Embrace Casting
1979 The Wanderers Casting Director
1979 Sanctuary of Fear Casting Director
1978 King of the Gypsies Casting
1978 King of the Gypsies Casting Director

Crew

2025 The Mastermind Thanks
2019 Share Thanks
2016 Certain Women Thanks
2016 The Way of Folk Thanks
2015 Louder Than Bombs Thanks
1996 Up Close & Personal Thanks