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Music businessmen
Lou Adler, record producer, manager, and director who helped organize the Monterey Pop Festival
Leonard Chess, co-founder of Chess Records, inducted into the Rock’n'Roll Hall of Fame
Phil Chess, co-founder of Chess Records
Michael Cohl, Canadian rock’n'roll promoter
Bob Ezrin, Canadian music producer who worked on Pink Floyd’s The Wall
Milt Gabler, a record producer, responsible for many innovations in the recording industry of the 20th century, inducted into the Rock’n'Roll Hall of Fame
David Geffen (1943-), record executive, film producer, theatrical producer, and philanthropist
Bill Graham, an American rock concert promoter inducted into the Rock’n'Roll Hall of Fame
Albert Grossman, an entrepreneur and manager in the American folk music scene. He was most famous as the manager of Bob Dylan between 1962 and 1970
Jimmy Iovine Chairman of Interscope/Geffen/A&M
Don Kirshner, music coordinator for The Monkees
Artie Kornfeld, music promoter for Woodstock held on Max Yasgur’s farm
Allen Klein, managed The Rolling Stones and The Beatles for a time.
Steven Miller, music producer and executive best known for his association with Windham Hill Records
Bob Rafelson, producer of The Monkees
Gabe Sandler, producer, DJ, and promoter known for organizing electronic music events in the late 20th and early 21st centuries
Phil Spector, music producer inducted into the Rock’n'Roll Hall of Fame
Seymour Stein, co-founder of Sire Records with acts like Talking Heads and The Ramones, inducted into the Rock’n'Roll Hall of Fame
Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein, produced rock concerts and later founded Miramax
Jerry Wexler, a music journalist turned music producer, and is regarded as one of the major record industry players behind 1960s soul music after he coined the term Rhythm and Blues, inducted into the Rock’n'Roll Hall of Fame
Dance
Persons listed with a double asteriks () are winners of the Tony Award for Best Choreography.
Paula Abdul (1962–) actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, and television personality[51]
Michael Bennett, choreographer (Jewish mother)
Josephine Earp, wife of Wyatt Earp
Eliot Feld, dancer and choreographer
Ron Field, choreographer
Michael Kidd, choreographer
Lincoln Kirstein, dance impressario
Bella Lewitzky, dancer, choreograher, & teacher
Arthur Murray, dance instructor
Jerome Robbins, choreographer
Anna Sokolow, dancer & choreographer

Circus
CEOs, Owners, Producers/Directors, and Famous Performers
Kenneth Jeffrey Feld, CEO of Feld Entertainment, which owns Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice!, Doodlebops Live! and Disney Live!
Irvin and Israel Feld, were originally booking agents for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and later they purchased the company.
Albert Solomonsky, founded the Nikulin Moscow Circus in 1880 and the Riga Circus in Latvia
o Mifort Treyem (born Treyfem Meyer), weight juggler for the Riga Circus in Latvia
o Siegmund (Zishe) Breitbart, Polish circus strongman known as “the modern Samson”
Paul Lewis (born Rosenberg) of the Lewis Bros. Circus in Michigan
Sy Rubens of Rogers Bros. Circus
o Abe Goldstein, was regarded as “the Greatest Irish Cop Clown” in the business and worked for Ringling Bros. and a number of other circuses
Paul Binder, co-founder, ringmaster and artistic director of the Big Apple Circus
Peggy Snider, co-founder of the Pickle Family Circus
Jillian James Monkey Trainer, bearded lady
Comics: writers, publishers and artists
Harry Donenfeld (1893-1965) an American publisher who is known primarily for being the owner of National Allied Publications, which distributed Detective Comics and Action Comics, the originator publications for the superhero characters Batman and Superman
Will Eisner (1917–2005) acclaimed American comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. He is considered one of the most important contributors to the development of the medium and is known for the cartooning studio he founded; for his highly influential series The Spirit
Al Feldstein (1925-) an American painter of Western wildlife and an influential author-editor who wrote, drew and edited for EC Comics, followed by a lengthy career as the editor of Mad
Stan Goldberg (1932-) an American comic book artist best known for his work as a flagship artist of Archie Comics and as a Marvel Comics’ 1960s colorist
Jenette Kahn, an American comic book editor and executive. She joined DC Comics in 1976 as publisher
Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn, 1915–1998) was an American comic book artist and writer credited as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman
Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, 1917–1994) one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk and Captain America
Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993) a U.S. cartoonist and magazine editor. In 1952, he was the founding editor of the comic book Mad
Stan Lee (1922-) former Chairman of Marvel Comics. He is the creator of Spider-Man
Jerry Siegel (1914–1996) the co-creator of Superman (along with Joe Shuster), the first of the great comic book superheroes and one of the most recognizable fictional characters of the 20th century
Julius Schwartz (1915–2004) a comic book and pulp magazine editor, and a science fiction agent and prominent fan. He was born in the Bronx, New York. He is best known as a longtime editor at DC Comics, where at various times he was primary editor over the company’s flagship superheroes, Superman and Batman.
Mort Weisinger (1915-1978) an American magazine and comic book editor best known for editing DC Comics Superman line during the mid-1950s to 1960s period fans and historians call the Silver age of comic books

Magicians
David Blaine, stunt performer (Jewish single mother)[citation needed]
David Copperfield, illusionist[citation needed]
Uri Geller, psychic magician
Harry Houdini, escape artist
Max Maven, mentalist
Ricky Jay, card tricks
Shari Lewis, ventriloquist
Jacob Philadelphia
Howie Schwarzman (born 1927), magician
Teller, silent magician from the duo Penn & Teller
Models
Robin Arcuri, American model, actress
Barbi Benton, American model, actress
Jeremy Bloom, model, Olympic skier
Caprice Bourret, American model
Brooke Burke, American television personality and model[64]
Sharon Genish, Israeli model born in America
Cindy Margolis, American model
Bess Myerson, Miss America 1945
Bar Refaeli, Israeli Model
Simon Rex, American model, actor, MTV VJ
Lindsey Vuolo, model/Playboy Playmate [65]
Nikki Schieler Ziering, American model and actress
Producers, screenwriters and creators (film and television)
Jeremy Tchaban, television & film producer
Irwin Allen, producer & director
Judd Apatow (1968–) screenwriter, television/film producer[52]
Samuel Z. Arkoff, film producer of B-films like Squirm and Amityville Horror
George Axelrod, screenwriter
David Benioff, screenwriter
Steven Bochco, creator of LA Law, Murder One
Zach Braff (1975–) television and film actor, director, screenwriter, and producer (Scrubs, Garden State)[53]
Jerry Bruckheimer, producer
James Burrows, director Will and Grace, Laverne & Shirley, created Cheers
Paddy Chayefsky, screenwriter
Bruce Cohen, Oscar-winning producer
Norman Corwin, radio writer, producer
David Crane, screenwriter, producer, co-creator of Friends
Larry David, writer, actor, producer, co-creator of Seinfeld and creator of Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dean Devlin (1962–) producer and screenwriter[66]
Robert Evans, producer, studio executive, produced The Godfather
Lowell Ganz, writer, producer on The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, screenwriter for Parenthood, City Slickers, A League of Their Own
Larry Gelbart, writer
William Goetz, producer
Leonard Goldberg, producer
Akiva Goldsman, Oscar-winning screenwriter, producer
Carl Gottlieb, screenwriter
Christopher Guest (1948–) Lord Haden-Guest, actor, writer, director, composer, and musician[54][55]
Ben Hecht, screenwriter
Allan Heinberg — writer and producer on Party of Five, Sex and the City, The O.C.[67]
Jerry Heller, Mangager of West Coast rap groups N.W.A. and Eazy E. He is co-founder and CEO of Ruthless Records
Don Hewitt, executive producer of 60 minutes
Mitchell Hurwitz, executive producer and creator of Arrested Development
Dave Jeser, executive producer and co-creator of Drawn Together
Lawrence Kasdan, screenwriter and director
Jeffrey Katzenberg (1950–) film producer, director and co-founder of DreamWorks SKG[56]
Sam Katzman, producer of East Side Kids, which later became the Bowery Boys
Marta Kauffman, producer, screenwriter, co-creator of Friends
Charlie Kaufman, screenwriter
Don Kirshner, musical coordinator of The Monkees
David Kohan, executive producer of Will & Grace, Good Morning Miami, Twins, Four Kings, screenwriter of The Wonder Years
Paul Kohner (1902-1988), film producer and manager
Zvi Kolitz co-producer of Israel’s first film (1955’s Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer).
John Landis (1950–) movie actor, director, writer, and producer[57]
Norman Lear, producer of All in the Family, Maude and The Jeffersons
Ron Leavitt, producer and writer of Married With Children
Ernest Lehman, screenwriter
Damon Lindelof (1973–) television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator, producer and head writer of Lost[68]
Bill Maher, creator and host of “Real Time” (Jewish mother, raised Catholic; agnostic)
Bob Mosher, creator of Leave it to Beaver
Max Mutchnick, executive producer of Will & Grace, Good Morning Miami, Twins, Four Kings, screenwriter of The Wonder Years
Sam Nazarian (1976-) SBE Entertainment Group, film producer and financier[69]
Sam Newfield, producer of westerns like Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Ken Olin (1954–) actor, director and producer[59]
Marc E. Platt, producer
Sydney Pollack, Oscar-winning director
Bob Rafelson, producer of The Monkees
Nikki Reed (1988–) screenwriter & actress (Thirteen)[9][70]
Carl Reiner, comedian, creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show
Eli Roth (1972–) film actor, director, producer and writer[62]
Eric Roth (1943–) Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Munich, Forrest Gump)[71]
Joe Roth, film producer, director
Adam Sandler (1966–) actor, comedian, producer, and musician[36]
Leon Schlesinger, producer
Josh Schwartz, screenwriter, creator of The OC
Sherwood Schwartz (1916–) creator of Gilligan’s Island, Brady Bunch[72]
Sam Seder (1966–) actor, comedian, writer, producer, director[49]
David Selznick, producer
Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone
Amy Sherman-Palladino, writer for Gilmore Girls, Over the Top, Veronica’s Closet, Love and Marriage, Roseanne, director for and creator of Gilmore Girls
Bert Schneider, producer of The Monkees
Joel Silver, producer and co-inventor of Ultimate
Matt Silverstein, executive producer and co-creator of Drawn Together
Aaron Sorkin (1961–) screenwriter, producer and playwright, creator of The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip[73]
Sam Spiegel film producer
Aaron Spelling, producer, Starsky & Hutch, Charlie’s Angels, Beverly Hills, 90210, Vega$, Family, Dynasty, Melrose Place, Charmed, 7th Heaven, Summerland
Darren Star, creator of Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Sex and the City
Matt Stone, creator of South Park (Jewish mother)
Irving Thalberg, Oscar-winning producer
Eliot Wald, screenwriter for “See No Evil, Hear No Evil,” “Camp Nowhere,” and “Down Periscope.”
Marc Weiner (1952-) producer, comedian, puppeteer best known for his tv show Weinerville and his act Rockin Rocko and Tony on the Bizarre Show
Josh Weinstein, writer for tv show The Simpsons
Tom Werner (1950–) television producer and businessman[74]
Woodstock, all four organizers of the music festival were of Jewish descent as was Max Yasgur who owned the farm
Bob Yari (1962-) film producer, director[75]
Laura Ziskin (1950–) film producer (Spider-Man)[76]
[edit] Motion picture and television executives
Barney Balaban, former president of Paramount Pictures
Harry Cohn, founder of Columbia Pictures
Barry Diller, president of Fox Tv
William Fox, founder of Fox
Leonard Goldenson, president of ABC
Samuel Goldwyn, founder of MGM with Canadian Mayer (also of Jewish descent)
Carl Laemmle, founder of Universal
Marcus Loew, founder of Loews Theatres
David Sarnoff, founder of NBC
Jules Stein, founder of MCA
Laurence Tisch, president of CBS
Warner Brothers, Canadian founders of Warner Brothers
Lew Wasserman, former president of Universal Pictures
Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein, founders of Miramax
Jeff Zucker, president of NBC
Adolph Zukor, film mogul and founder of Famous Players and later Paramount Pictures

Professional wrestlers
Bill Goldberg, wrestler, WWE, WCW
Paul Heyman, wrestler, manager, ECW, WWF/WWE, WCW
Barry Horowitz, wrestler, WWF, WCW
Scott Levy, wrestler, ECW, WCW, WWE, TNA
Scott Colton, wrestler, ROH
Dean Simon, wrestler, ECW, WCW, WWF
Matthew Bloom, wrestler, WWF/WWE, NJPW
Brian Knobbs, wrestler, WWF, WCW
Brian Pillman, wrestler, WCW, ECW, WWF
Jerry Sags, wrestler, WCW, WWF, AWA
Marc Mero, wrestler, WCW, WWF, TNA