Mark Joseph

Mark Joseph is a music and film producer, author, columnist, and founder of MJM Entertainment Group, a multi-faceted entertainment company with interests in film, publishing, music, TV production, and film consulting. Joseph got his start in television as an anchor for NHK and CNN’s The Entertainment Report in the 1990’s and his company MJM produced documentaries and supervised the international release of over a hundred albums by various pop and rock artists.  In addition to producing his own films, he oversees a marketing team that has marketed 75 films since 2001. From 2000-2005, he worked in development and marketing for Walden Media and Crusader Entertainment and oversaw a grassroots marketing team. He has served as a producer on 15 films, including Max Rose starring Jerry Lewis, The Vessel starring Martin Sheen, America, Japan: Searching For The Dream, Frank vs. God, and others.

Joseph is the author of four books, including The Lion, The Professor & The Movies: Narnia’s Journey To The Big Screen, and has been a regular contributor to publications like Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, USA Today, The Huffington Post, and Foxnews.com. He is currently a senior columnist for Newsweek and hosts the podcast The Mark Joseph Show. Most recently, he produced the film Reagan, starring Dennis Quaid, and published the book Making Reagan: A Memoir From The Producer of The Reagan Film. He also produced the film’s two soundtracks, including songs from Bob Dylan, Clint Black, Gene Simmons of KISS, Tanya Tucker, and others. Mark and his wife Kara have six children and reside in Southern California.