Bob Israel is a producer of theater and film, an entertainment marketing leader, a social activist and a philanthropist. He has seen great success in his entertainment career and has served on several non-profit boards with a focus on social justice and the arts. Proclaimed by the LA Times as the "Trailer Titan" and placed on Entertainment Weekly's Top Creative People in Hollywood "It" List, his achievements include producing blockbuster films that launched major careers, creating the largest entertainment advertising agency in Hollywood and overseeing prestigious star-studded award shows. In 2013, he returned to his first love - and is now developing and producing theater. Bob is the Co-Founder and former CEO-Creative Director of Aspect Ratio, one of Hollywood's premier advertising agencies. Among the hundreds of campaigns created by the agency during Bob's time there are Forest Gump, Philadelphia, Ghost, Groundhog Day, Men In Black and Spiderman. When he sold the company, Aspect had grown into the largest entertainment advertising agency in Hollywood. Bob left the company in 2004 and helped launch another prestigious agency, Workshop Creative. Bob's feature film producing credits include the box office smash Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, which helped launch Jim Carrey's movie career. He produced the cult classic, Bachelor Party, based on his original story, which starred 27 year-old Tom Hanks. Live shows include a run as Lead Producer of The Hollywood Reporter's Key Art Awards Show from 2000-2008, held at the Kodak Theater. Bob also produced a live musical in Las Vegas for Sony Pictures at Showest starring Robert Goulet and Leslie Nielsen. In 2013, Bob created the Broadway & Vine Fund to develop properties for the stage. He is currently adapting The Flamingo Kid as a musical for Broadway with A Gentlemen's Guide Tony-winning book writer and lyricist, Robert Freedman, and War Paint's Scott Frankel. It had its regional premiere in 2019 at Hartford Stage, and was directed by Tony-winner, Darko Tresnjak. He is co-lead producing an adaption of the movie, Mad Hot Ballroom, as well as a musical based on the Henry Louis Gates book and series, Many Rivers To Cross. Bob is a member of the Motion Picture Academy (AMPAS) and the Directors Guild of America. He serves on the board of three non-profits: A Place Called Home (since 2001), Skylight Theater Company and The Alliance for Entertainment Advertising Arts. Bob was honored with the Sepharad Cinema Lifetime Achievement Award (2001) and the Gala For the Children Humanitarian Award (2012). In 2012 the L.A. City Council commended him for "for improving the lives of thousands of children and families living under great duress." Bob was the recipient of the 2023 Clio Entertainment Lifetime Achievement Award. He is extremely grateful to have in his life two incredible children, Jesse and Rachel, and his supportive life-partner and wife, Gail. He resides in Los Angeles.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer and writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
What are Bob Israel's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 3
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 5
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 4
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Bob Israel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Pluto TV (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Bob Israel's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
8 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all filmsThe Red Boot Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Chocolate For Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Moving Violations(1985)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Bachelor Party(1984)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 1982 to 2008.
Biggest box office
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
Highest rated
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Most popular right now
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
Film career
- 1985Screen debut· Moving Violations
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Bob Israel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 29/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Bob Israel's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Bob Israel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Bob Israel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Neal Israel shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Neal IsraelShared titles: Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008), Moving Violations (1985), Bachelor Party (1984)See all 3 shared titles with Neal Israel
Writers
- Pat ProftShared titles: Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008), Moving Violations (1985), Bachelor Party (1984)See all 3 shared titles with Pat Proft
- Jack BernsteinShared titles: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Bernstein
Actors
- Jim CarreyShared titles: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Carrey
- Wendie Jo SperberShared titles: Moving Violations (1985), Bachelor Party (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Wendie Jo Sperber
Composers and editors
- Robert FolkShared titles: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), Bachelor Party (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Folk
- Tom WallsShared titles: Moving Violations (1985), Bachelor Party (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Walls
Producers
- Raju PatelShared titles: Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008), Bachelor Party (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Raju Patel
- Ron MolerShared titles: Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008), Bachelor Party (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Moler
- Sharad PatelShared titles: Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008), Bachelor Party (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Sharad Patel
- Gary BarberShared titles: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Gary Barber
