Robert Harris As the Executive Producer of the 2014 feature film The Monkey King Havoc in “Heaven’s Palace” Harris saw the Chinese-based production break all box office records in China, bringing in 56 million dollars opening weekend.
Mr. Harris began his career in TV journalism at CBS and ABC. He went on to spend over 17 years at MCA Inc, eventually becoming President of Universal Television and MCA’s worldwide Television Group. He managed the creation, sale and production of more than fifty TV series including such well-known hits as Magnum P.I.; Murder, She Wrote; The A-Team; and Miami Vice. Mr. Harris also served as President, Motion Pictures-Television of Imagine Films Entertainment, Inc. and President and CEO of Harris & Company and Harris Entertainment, Inc., his two independent production companies. In these positions he was involved in the development and production of numerous motion pictures and original cable movies, including Paramount/Sony’s The Indian in the Cupboard, Universal’s Kindergarten Cop, Parenthood, and The Dream Team, and Showtime’s award winning The Killing Yard and National Lampoon’s Dad’s Week Off.
Mr. Harris earned a reputation as a pioneer and innovator in developing and producing content for emerging media, including premium and basic cable, DVD and the internet. He was responsible for Dream On one of HBO’s early series successes and for scores of original movies and series for USA and SciFi.