After attending the McBurney School in New York City, Josephson graduated from
American University, Washington DC in 1978, and was an active member of its
American University School of Communication Alumni program. Josephson served as vice president, then President, of Production for
Columbia Pictures from 1991 to 1997, and produced films and television for studios and networks such as
The Walt Disney Company,
20th Century Fox,
Sony Pictures Television, and
AMC from 1997 onward. Josephson began his career in entertainment at Landers/Roberts Productions, overseeing the music division's interest in feature film and television programming and there was involved with the popular sequel,
Death Wish II (1982). Josephson later worked for Gallin/Morey & Associates, managing the careers of such performers as
Paula Abdul,
Patti LaBelle,
Morris Day, and
Whoopi Goldberg (including production work on her Grammy-winning album "Direct from Broadway"). During this time, Josephson also helped found Sandollar Films, whose production has included several of
Dolly Parton's made-for-TV movies and specials;
Tidy Endings, an HBO adaptation of
Harvey Fierstein's play,
Safe Sex; and such feature films as
Gross Anatomy and
True Identity (both 1989). Before moving to Columbia, Josephson worked with
Joel Silver of
Silver Pictures on
Die Hard 2 and
Predator 2 (both 1990), earned executive producer credit on both
Ricochet and
The Last Boy Scout (both 1991), and oversaw production of 14 episodes of the HBO series,
Tales from the Crypt. In 1991 he became Vice President of Production for
Columbia Pictures, where his diverse background in film, TV, and music production came to bear upon the projects he oversaw. He remained at the studio for six years, serving the last three as President of Production. During his tenure at Columbia, Josephson was responsible for such popular films as
In the Line of Fire (1993),
Bad Boys (1995),
Men in Black,
Air Force One,
The Fifth Element, and
Anaconda (all 1997). In 1997, Josephson, resigning as president at Columbia, entered into a partnership with director
Barry Sonnenfeld. The two joined
The Walt Disney Company (
Touchstone Pictures) as
Sonnenfeld Josephson Worldwide Entertainment for a three-year production term. During this period they produced numerous film and television shows, including
Wild Wild West (1999), the
Fantasy Island (1998) and
The Tick (2001) TV series,
Big Trouble (2002),
The Crew (2000) and
Secret Agent Man (2000). In 2001 he joined
20th Century Fox under Josephson Entertainment. There he produced the critically acclaimed
Enchanted, which garnered two Golden Globe nominations, four Critics' Choice Awards and three Academy Award nominations, and won a Critics' Choice Award for Best Family Film and a Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Live Action Family Film. Other films he has produced include
Hide and Seek (2005),
Pat Croce: Moving In (2004) TV series, and
Like Mike (2002). He acquired the rights in 2011 to make a film based on
Julian Assange's autobiography. Josephson was executive producer of the television series
Bones (2005-2017). Most recently, he initiated the television adaptation of ''
Washington's Spies'',
Alexander Rose's historical account of espionage during the
American Revolution. Josephson, along with writer Craig Silverstein, executive-produced the adaptation, ''
Turn: Washington's Spies'', for
AMC. The series premiered in April 2014. The producer was a founding member of
Comic Relief, the charitable organization which produces comedy concerts hosted by
Robin Williams,
Billy Crystal and
Whoopi Goldberg in order to raise funds to help America's homeless and others in need. Josephson has also played pivotal roles in the creation of the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival, the Commitment to Life Benefit (supporting AIDS Project Los Angeles), and the Heart of Austin Film Festival. In February 2026, Josephson's correspondence with
Jeffrey Epstein were released, as part of the January 30th Epstein files dump by the Justice Department. ==Filmography==