Jason Shuman

Owner, Jason Shuman Productions

Jason Shuman is one of Hollywood’s most exciting and innovative production companies. Mr. Shuman established himself as a force within the entertainment industry when he co-founded Blue Star Entertainment. He helped found the company in 1998 with their first feature, an independent film entitled Four Dogs Playing Poker.  \

Mr. Shuman is a writer and producer who has made over 20 motion pictures grossing more than $500 million worldwide as well as produced over 100 episodes of television.

In film, Mr. Shuman has produced four films that reached number one at the box office with Darkness Falls, The Messengers, Bangkok Dangerous, and the critically acclaimed Lone Survivor. Other well-known films include the 2017 docudrama Rebel In The Rye, Little Black Book, Daddy Day Camp, Middle Men and the beloved comedy Role Models. In TV, Mr. Shuman produced the hit TBS comedy Are We There Yet? with Ice Cube. He was also an Executive Producer on the FX show Anger Management and the Emmy-nominated 2005 TV movie Dawn Anna. Recently, Mr. Shuman wrapped production on the racial drama The Obituary Of Tunde Johnson with director Ali LeRoi. That film is slated to be released sometime in 2020.

A native of Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Shuman attended USC Film School’s Production program before starting his career with Academy Award winning producer Arnold Kopelson.

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