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{{Short description|American film producer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Neal H. Moritz
| image = Neal Moritz by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Moritz at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|6|6}}
| birth_name =
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web|title=Neal H Moritz, Born 06/06/1959 in California |url=http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/neal_h_moritz_born_1959_6988000|publisher=CaliforniaBirthIndex.org|language=en}}</ref>
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Film producer
| alma_mater = [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]]
| spouse = Sarah Trimble Moritz
}}

'''Neal H. Moritz''' (born June 6, 1959) is an American film producer and founder of [[Original Film]]. He has produced over 70 major motion pictures which have grossed a total of over $11 billion worldwide as of 2021. He is best known for the ''[[Fast & Furious]]'' franchise, the ''[[Jump Street]]'' and ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' films, as well as the television series ''[[Prison Break]]'' and Emmy-nominated ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]''. His early credits include ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'', ''[[Urban Legend (film)|Urban Legend]]'' and ''[[Cruel Intentions]]''.

==Life==
Neal H. Moritz was born in [[Los Angeles]], California, to Milton Moritz and Barbara (''née'' Levin). His paternal grandfather, Joseph Moritz, owned movie theaters in [[Pittsburgh]] and was an early investor in [[American International Pictures]] (AIP). Milton Moritz was born in Pittsburgh and moved to California after falling ill with [[rheumatic fever]] at age eight, when his doctor suggested the family move to a better climate. He was head of marketing at AIP and was later CEO and president of the National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada. Moritz is from a [[Jewish]] family.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shollar|first1=Masha|title=Native son recalls hand in 'Golden Age' of B movies|url=http://thejewishchronicle.net/view/full_story/27242419/article-Native-son-recalls-hand-in--Golden-Age--of-B-movies|access-date=April 14, 2017|work=The Jewish Chronicle|date=August 3, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ringer"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Neal Moritz, a producer with his finger on the pulse of the populace|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2011/03/neal-moritz-on-making-movies-every-time-i-go-against-my-gut-i-make-the-wrong-decision.html|access-date=April 14, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Goldstein|first1=Patrick|title=Moritz Makes His 'Intentionsxxx' Clear|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1999/mar/09/entertainment/ca-15321|access-date=April 14, 2017|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 9, 1999}}</ref>

Moritz grew up in [[Westwood, Los Angeles|Westwood]] and graduated from [[UCLA]], where he participated in a Semester at Sea program. When he came back, he gave away several backpacks that were popular with Chinese students. He had so many requests for the backpacks that he and a friend began a company importing purses and bags from Taiwan. He sold the company to an investor, and returned to school.<ref name="ringer">{{cite news|title='B.S. Pod': The History of the 'Fast & Furious' Franchise With Neal Moritz|url=https://theringer.com/bill-simmons-podcast-d3868264a984|access-date=April 14, 2017|work=The Ringer|date=April 11, 2017}}</ref> He earned a master's degree from the Peter Stark Producing Program at the [[University of Southern California]]'s [[USC School of Cinematic Arts|School of Cinema-Television]] in 1985. He is a member of the school's Alumni Development Council. As of 2021, Moritz has been married for 20 years and has two children, aged 19 and 16.

==Career==
Moritz has more than 70 films to his credit, including ''Juice'' starring Tupac Shakur, ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'', the first two films of the ''[[Urban Legend (franchise)|Urban Legend]]'' franchise, ''[[Cruel Intentions]]'', [[The Skulls (film)|''The Skulls'']], the ''[[Fast & Furious]]'' franchise, ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]'', the first two films of the ''[[XXX (film series)|XXX]]'' film series, being ''[[XXX (2002 film)|XXX]]'' and ''[[XXX: State of the Union]]'', ''[[S.W.A.T. (film)|''S.W.A.T.'']]'', ''[[Evan Almighty]]'', [[I Am Legend (film)|''I Am Legend'']], ''[[Made of Honor]]'', ''[[Sweet Home Alabama (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]'', [[Total Recall (2012 film)|''Total Recall'']] and the ''[[Jump Street (franchise)|Jump Street]]'' films, being ''[[21 Jump Street (film)|21 Jump Street]]'' and ''[[22 Jump Street]]''.

More recent credits include ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Spenser Confidential]]'', ''[[Bloodshot (film)|Bloodshot]]'', ''[[Escape Room (2019 film)|Escape Room]]'', ''[[Goosebumps (film)|Goosebumps]]'' and ''[[Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween]]''.

He has also produced the television series ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'', ''[[S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)|S.W.A.T.]]'', ''[[Preacher (TV series)|Preacher]]'', ''[[Happy! (TV series)|Happy]]'', ''[[Prison Break]]'', and ''[[The Big C (TV series)|The Big Break]]''.

In September 2017, Moritz and [[Original Film]] signed a first-look deal for [[Paramount Pictures]] that began on January 1, 2019, leaving his longtime home, [[Sony Pictures]], after over 20 years. However, he still maintains his overall deal at [[Sony Pictures Television]].

In October 2018, Moritz filed a lawsuit against Universal Pictures in [[Los Angeles County Superior Court]] for breach of oral contract and committing promissory fraud after the distributor removed him as lead producer on ''[[Hobbs & Shaw]]''. On September 2, 2020, the [[California Courts of Appeal|California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District]] filed a published opinion affirming the trial court's denial of Universal's motion to compel [[Arbitration in the United States|arbitration]] of Moritz's claims.<ref name="Cullins">{{cite news |last1=Cullins |first1=Ashley |title=‘Fast & Furious’ Spinoff Fight to Remain in L.A. Court |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/fast-furious-spinoff-fight-to-remain-in-l-a-court-4054829/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 3, 2020}}</ref> On September 10, 2020, it was reported that the parties had reached an amicable settlement.<ref name="Patten">{{cite news |last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |title=Universal & ‘Fast & Furious’ Producer Neal Moritz Settle ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Legal Drag Race |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/dwayne-johnson-fast-furious-lawsuit-settled-universal-neal-moritz-hobbs-shaw-1234574614/ |work=Deadline.com |date=September 10, 2020}}</ref> Moritz went on to receive producer credit for the 2021 film ''[[F9 (film)|F9]]'' and the 2023 film ''[[Fast X]].

==Filmography==
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

===Film===
====Sony Pictures====
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Notes
|-
|1997
| ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]''
| [[Jim Gillespie (director)|Jim Gillespie]]
|rowspan=2| Under [[Columbia Pictures]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 1998
| ''[[I Still Know What You Did Last Summer]]''
| [[Danny Cannon]]
|-
| ''[[Urban Legend (film)|Urban Legend]]''
| [[Jamie Blanks]]
| Under [[TriStar Pictures]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 1999
| ''[[Cruel Intentions]]''
| [[Roger Kumble]]
|rowspan=6| Under Columbia Pictures
|-
| ''[[Blue Streak (film)|Blue Streak]]''
| [[Les Mayfield]]
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Urban Legends: Final Cut]]''
| [[John Ottman]]
|-
|rowspan=3| 2001
| ''[[Saving Silverman]]''
| [[Dennis Dugan]]
|-
| ''[[The Glass House (2001 film)|The Glass House]]''
| [[Daniel Sackheim]]
|-
| ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]''
| [[Joel Gallen]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2002
| ''[[Slackers (film)|Slackers]]''
| [[Dewey Nicks]]
| Under Screen Gems
|-
| ''[[XXX (2002 film)|XXX]]''
| [[Rob Cohen]]
|rowspan=8| Under Columbia Pictures
|-
| 2003
| ''[[S.W.A.T. (film)|S.W.A.T.]]''
| [[Clark Johnson]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2005
| ''[[XXX: State of the Union]]''
| [[Lee Tamahori]]
|-
| ''[[Stealth (film)|Stealth]]''
| Rob Cohen
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006
| ''[[Click (2006 film)|Click]]''
| [[Frank Coraci]]
|-
| ''[[Gridiron Gang]]''
| [[Phil Joanou]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2008
| ''[[Vantage Point (film)|Vantage Point]]''
| [[Pete Travis]]
|-
| ''[[Made of Honor]]''
| [[Paul Weiland]]
|-
| ''[[Prom Night (2008 film)|Prom Night]]''
| [[Nelson McCormick (director)|Nelson McCormick]]
|Under Screen Gems
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Bounty Hunter (2010 film)|The Bounty Hunter]]''
| [[Andy Tennant]]
| rowspan="6" |Under Columbia Pictures
|-
|rowspan=2| 2011
| ''[[The Green Hornet (2011 film)|The Green Hornet]]''
| [[Michel Gondry]]
|-
| ''[[Battle: Los Angeles]]''
| [[Jonathan Liebesman]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2012
| ''[[21 Jump Street (film)|21 Jump Street]]''
| [[Phil Lord and Christopher Miller]]
|-
| ''[[Total Recall (2012 film)|Total Recall]]''
| [[Len Wiseman]]
|-
| 2014
| ''[[22 Jump Street]]''
| Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Goosebumps (film)|Goosebumps]]''
| [[Rob Letterman]]
| Under Columbia Pictures and [[Sony Pictures Animation]]
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Passengers (2016 film)|Passengers]]''
| [[Morten Tyldum]]
| Under Columbia Pictures
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween]]''
| [[Ari Sandel]]
| Under Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Escape Room (2019 film)|Escape Room]]''
| [[Adam Robitel]]
| rowspan="3" | Under Columbia Pictures
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Bloodshot (film)|Bloodshot]]''
| David S. F. Wilson
|-
|2021
|''[[Escape Room: Tournament of Champions]]''
|Adam Robitel
|}

====NBCUniversal====
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The Skulls (film)|The Skulls]]''
|rowspan=2| [[Rob Cohen]]
|rowspan=10| Under [[Universal Pictures]]
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]''
|-
| 2003
| ''[[2 Fast 2 Furious]]''
| [[John Singleton]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift]]''
| [[Justin Lin]]
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Evan Almighty]]''
| [[Tom Shadyac]]
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Fast & Furious (2009 film)|Fast & Furious]]''
|rowspan=2| Justin Lin
|-
|rowspan=2| 2011
| ''[[Fast Five]]''
|-
| ''[[The Change-Up]]''
| [[David Dobkin (director)|David Dobkin]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2013
| ''[[Fast & Furious 6]]''
| Justin Lin
|-
| ''[[R.I.P.D.]]''
| [[Robert Schwentke]]
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Search Party (film)|Search Party]]''
| [[Scot Armstrong]]
| Under [[Focus Features|Focus World]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015
| ''[[Katie and Orbie]]''
| [[Shawn Levy]]
|rowspan=10| Under [[Universal Pictures]]
|-
| ''[[Furious 7]]''
| [[James Wan]]
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Fate of the Furious]]''
| [[F. Gary Gray]]
|-
| 2021
| ''[[F9 (film)|F9]]''
| Justin Lin
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Fast X]]''
| [[Louis Leterrier]]
|}

====Lionsgate====
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Notes
|-
| 1994
| ''[[The Stoned Age]]''
| [[James Melkonian]]
|rowspan=2| Under [[Trimark Pictures]]
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Held Up]]''
| [[Steve Rash]]
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Soul Survivors (film)|Soul Survivors]]''
| [[Stephen Carpenter (writer)|Stephen Carpenter]]
| Under [[Artisan Entertainment]]
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Music Never Stopped]]''
| Jim Kohlberg
| Under [[Lionsgate Films]] and [[Roadside Attractions]]
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Hunter Killer (film)|Hunter Killer]]''
| Donovan Marsh
| Under Lionsgate Films and [[Summit Premiere]]
|}

====The Walt Disney Studios====
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Notes
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Volcano (1997 film)|Volcano]]''
| [[Mick Jackson (director)|Mick Jackson]]
| Under [[20th Century Fox|20th Century Studios]]
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Sweet Home Alabama (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]''
| [[Andy Tennant]]
| Under [[Touchstone Pictures]]
|-
| 2019
| ''[[The Art of Racing in the Rain (film)|The Art of Racing in the Rain]]''
| [[Simon Curtis (filmmaker)|Simon Curtis]]
| Under 20th Century Fox
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Princess (2022 action film)|The Princess]]
| [[Le-Van Kiet]]
| Under [[20th Century Studios]] and [[Hulu]]
|}

====Warner Bros. Discovery====
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Notes
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Torque (film)|Torque]]''
| [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]]
|rowspan=2| Under [[Warner Bros.]]
|-
| 2007
| ''[[I Am Legend (film)|I Am Legend]]''
| [[Francis Lawrence]]
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Jack the Giant Slayer (2013 film)|Jack the Giant Slayer]]''
| [[Bryan Singer]]
| Under Warner Bros. and [[New Line Cinema]]
|}

====Paramount Global====
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Notes
|-
|1992
| ''[[Juice (1992 film)|Juice]]''
| [[Ernest Dickerson|Ernest R. Dickerson]]
| rowspan="4" | Under [[Paramount Pictures]]
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
| rowspan="3" | [[Jeff Fowler]]
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''
|}

====Other studios====
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Film
! Studio
! Notes
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Out of Time (2003 film)|Out of Time]]''
| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM Distribution Co.]]
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Dead Man Down]]''
|[[FilmDistrict]]
|
|-
|2020
| ''[[Spenser Confidential]]''
| [[Netflix]]
|
|-
| {{TBA}}
|''Shadow Run''
|[[Solstice Studios]]
|In Development<ref>{{cite web|title=Solstice Studios & Original Film Team For Action Thriller 'Shadow Run'|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/solstice-studios-original-film-team-for-action-thriller-shadow-run-1202973837/|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2020|archive-date=August 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811042933/https://deadline.com/2020/06/solstice-studios-original-film-team-for-action-thriller-shadow-run-1202973837/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|}

====Direct-to-video====
* ''[[Cruel Intentions 2]]'' (2000)
* ''[[The Skulls II]]'' (2002) (Executive producer)
* ''[[The Skulls III]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Cruel Intentions 3]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Devour (film)|Devour]]'' (2005)
* ''[[I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' (2006)
* ''[[S.W.A.T.: Firefight]]'' (2011)
* ''[[S.W.A.T.: Under Siege]]'' (2017)

===As an actor===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
|-
| 2001 || ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]'' || Ferrari Driver
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003 || ''[[2 Fast 2 Furious]]'' || Swerving Cop
|-
| ''[[S.W.A.T. (film)|S.W.A.T.]]'' || Luxury Car Driver
|}

===Thanks===
* ''[[My Trip to the Dark Side]]'' (2011)

===Television===
''All works, he was executive producer unless otherwise noted.''
* ''[[Shasta McNasty]]'' (1999)
* ''Still Life'' (2003)
* ''[[Greg the Bunny]]'' (2002–04)
* ''[[Tru Calling]]'' (2003–05)
* ''[[Point Pleasant (TV series)|Point Pleasant]]'' (2005–06)
* ''[[The Big C (TV series)|The Big C]]'' (2010–13)
* ''[[Save Me (American TV series)|Save Me]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Prison Break]]'' (2005–17)
* ''[[Happy! (TV series)|Happy!]]'' (2017–19)
* ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'' (2019–present)
* ''[[Fast & Furious Spy Racers]]'' (2019–2021)
* ''[[Preacher (TV series)|Preacher]]'' (2016–19)
* ''[[S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)|S.W.A.T.]]'' (2017–present)
* ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer (TV series)|I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' (2021)
* ''[[The Boys Presents: Diabolical]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Gen V]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Goosebumps (2023 TV series)|Goosebumps]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Knuckles (TV series)|Knuckles]]'' (2023)

====TV Movies====
* ''[[Framed (1990 film)|Framed]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Blind Justice (1994 film)|Blind Justice]]'' (1994)
* ''[[The Rat Pack (film)|The Rat Pack]]'' (1998)
* ''Monster!'' (1999)
* ''[[Cabin by the Lake]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Hendrix (film)|Hendrix]]'' (2000)
* ''Electra's Guy'' (2000)
* ''[[Class Warfare (film)|Class Warfare]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Return to Cabin by the Lake]]'' (2001)
* ''Shotgun Love Dolls'' (2001)
* ''The Pool at Maddy Breaker's'' (2003)
* ''Vegas Dick'' (2003)
* ''Not Another High School Show'' (2007)
* ''SIS'' (2008)
* ''[[Prison Break: The Final Break]]'' (2009)

====TV Pilots====
* ''[[Mister Ed#Remakes|Mr. Ed]]'' (2004)
* Untitled [[Dave Caplan]] pilot (2008)
* ''[[Cruel Intentions (pilot)|Cruel Intentions]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Roadside Picnic#Adaptations and cultural influence|Roadside Picnic]]'' (2017)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|605775}}

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