Editing Joe Roth (section)

==Career==
Over the course of his career, he has produced over 40 films, and has directed six to date, including 1990's ''[[Coupe de Ville (film)|Coupe de Ville]]'', 2001's ''[[America's Sweethearts]]'' and 2006's ''[[Freedomland (film)|Freedomland]]''.

In 1988 by Roth and [[James G. Robinson|James Robinson]] co-founded [[Morgan Creek Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joe-roths-third-act-gigli-655374|title=Joe Roth's 'Third Act': From 'Gigli' to Billion-Dollar Producer and Pro Soccer Superstar|last=Masters|first=Kim|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 14, 2013|access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> The name came from Roth's favorite film, ''[[The Miracle of Morgan's Creek]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/25/movies/producer-defies-rules-and-succeeds.html|title=Producer Defies Rules, and Succeeds|last=Harmetz|first=Aljean|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 25, 1989|access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> The company had box-office hits including ''[[Young Guns (film)|Young Guns]]'' and ''[[Major League (film)|Major League]]''.

In 1989, Roth became chairman of 20th Century Fox, who were very successful under him, including hits ''[[Home Alone]]'', ''[[Die Hard 2]]'' and ''[[White Men Can't Jump]]''. His contract expired in July 1992 but he agreed to stay on as Fox Inc. chairman [[Barry Diller]] had quit earlier in the year. He later announced in November 1992 that he was leaving Fox to set up an independent production company at [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|The Walt Disney Studios]].<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Première (magazine)|Premiere]]|title=Who Needs This?|date=November 1992|page=22|last=Brown|first=Corie}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 3, 1992|page=C13|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/03/arts/joe-roth-leaving-fox-for-a-deal-with-disney.html|title=Joe Roth Leaving For a Deal With Disney|last=Weinraub|first=Bernard|access-date=May 19, 2023}}</ref>

In 1992, he co-founded [[Caravan Pictures]] with [[Roger Birnbaum]], which had a production deal with [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|The Walt Disney Studios]]. Roth moved on to be Disney studio chief on August 24, 1994.<ref name=os>{{cite news|title=Seasoned Performer Takes Lead Studio Role|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1994/08/28/seasoned-performer-takes-lead-studio-role/|access-date=February 19, 2013|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=August 28, 1994|agency=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Disney CEO [[Michael Eisner]] was so set on replacing [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] as Disney studio chief with Roth that he forgave the $15 million cost overrun debt for ''[[I Love Trouble (1994 film)|I Love Trouble]]'' and paid Roth $40 million of fees for 21 unproduced films under the deal.<ref name="thr">{{cite news|last=Masters|first=Kim|title=Joe Roth's 'Third Act': From 'Gigli' to Billion-Dollar Producer and Pro Soccer Superstar|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joe-roths-third-act-gigli-655374|access-date=September 6, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 14, 2013|language=en}}</ref>

Roth, who was ranked 6th in ''[[Premiere Magazine]]''{{-'}}s 2003 Hollywood Power List, produced the 76th annual [[Academy Awards]]. Roth announced in October 2007 that, when Revolution's distribution deal with [[Sony Pictures]] ended, that he would depart from [[Revolution Studios]] to form his own production company, [[Roth Films]].

On November 13, 2007, Roth was introduced as the majority owner of a [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]–based [[Major League Soccer]] franchise along with [[Paul Allen]]. [[Seattle Sounders FC]]—which calls [[Lumen Field]] home—began regular season play in 2009. On November 12, 2015, Roth passed on majority ownership to [[Adrian Hanauer]].