Elie Samaha

Elie Samaha (Arabic: إيلي سماحة) is a film producer in Los Angeles, with production credits beginning with ''The Immortals'' in 1995. He has produced over 83 works, primarily films along with some video games. He produced ''The Boondock Saints'' (1999), ''Battlefield Earth'' (2000), ''Driven'' (2001), ''3,000 Miles to Graceland'' (2001), ''Heist'' (2001), ''The Pledge'' (2001), ''Spartan'' (2004), among many others.

Samaha built his reputation in Hollywood first as the owner of Celebrity Cleaners and then with his nightclub on Sunset Strip, the Roxbury. Parlaying the Hollywood friendships he formed through his clubs, Samaha was given a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Pictures in 1998. Provided by Wikipedia