Eli Bush is an American film and theatre producer and former executive at Scott Rudin Productions. He is best known for producing the film Lady Bird, for which he co-won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Picture – Musical or Comedy and was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Early life and education Bush graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 2009.
Career During his tenure working for Scott Rudin Productions, he and Rudin worked on a number of critically acclaimed movies, including Uncut Gems (2019), Annihilation (2018), Eighth Grade (2018), Lady Bird (2017), and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). On Broadway, he won four Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Play: for Death of a Salesman (2012), A Raisin in the Sun (2014), Skylight (2015), and A View from the Bridge (2016). He also won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2017 for Hello, Dolly! as well as the Tony Award for Best Play in 2016 for producing The Humans. He was nominated for the 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for co-producing School of Rock.
In April 2021 stories in The Hollywood Reporter and Vulture alleged numerous instances of abuse from Rudin towards employees, including physical violence. Following the allegations, Rudin announced that he would be "stepping back" to "work on personal issues I should have long ago." The Vulture story also included criticism of Bush enabling Rudin's abuse, with one former co-worker stating, "His job’s to put the pins back up so Scott can go in and knock them back down." The article further reported that Bush had left Scott Rudin Productions the previous week.
In 2022 Bush executive produced Jerrod Carmichael's stand-up special Rothaniel on HBO. The special was subsequently nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special and Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special.
In October 2022 Bush produced Kate Berlant’s one-woman show at the Connelly Theater. It was directed by Bo Burnham and marked Berlant's return after more than a decade.
Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film Year Film Credit 2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Co-producer Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Co-producer 2012 Moonrise Kingdom Co-producer Frances Ha Co-producer 2013 Captain Phillips Executive producer 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel Co-producer Rosewater Executive producer While We're Young Top Five Inherent Vice Co-producer Ex Machina Executive producer 2015 Mistress America Co-producer Aloha Executive producer Steve Jobs Executive producer 2016 Fences Executive producer 2017 The Meyerowitz Stories Lady Bird 2018 Eighth Grade Annihilation Isle of Dogs Co-producer The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter Game Over, Man! 22 July Mid90s The Girl in the Spider's Web 2019 Uncut Gems First Cow Executive producer 2021 The Woman in the Window 2025 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You The Smashing Machine Marty Supreme 2026 The History of Concrete Executive producer Slayground TBA The Land of Nod
Thanks
Year Film Role 2019 Share Special thanks
Television Year Title Credit Notes 2012 The Corrections Executive producer Television pilot 2013 Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive Executive producer Television special Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis Executive producer Documentary 2012−14 The Newsroom Co-producer 2017 Five Came Back Executive producer 2016–18 School of Rock Executive producer 2018 Compliance Executive producer Television film 2019 My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres Executive producer Television film Diagnosis Executive producer Documentary Gone Hollywood Executive producer Television pilot 2020 Devs Executive producer Dispatches from Elsewhere Executive producer Barkskins Executive producer 2019−21 What We Do in the Shadows Executive producer 2022Jerrod Carmichael: RothanielExecutive producerTelevision special2022Five Days at Memorial 2024 Ren Faire Executive producer Documentary 2025 Pee-Wee as Himself Executive producer Documentary 2026 Neighbors Executive producer Documentary Monsters of God Executive producer Documentary TBA Superfakes Executive producer
Miscellaneous crew
Year Title Role 2016 The Night Of Consultant
Theater
Year Title 2011 The Book of Mormon 2012 Death of a Salesman – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play 2013 Betrayal 2014 A Raisin in the Sun – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play This Is Our Youth A Delicate Balance 2015 Skylight – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play Fish in the Dark The Flick A View from the Bridge – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play 2016 The Humans – *Tony Award for Best Play The Crucible Blackbird Shuffle Along The Front Page The Wolves 2017 The Glass Menagerie A Doll's House, Part 2 Hello, Dolly! – *Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical 2018 The Iceman Cometh Carousel Three Tall Women The Waverly Gallery To Kill a Mockingbird
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