He began his career in the film industry as an exhibitor. He owned and operated a 14-screen chain of theatres in the San Francisco Bay Area from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.
1980s In 1985, he produced Rob Nilsson's landmark independent film,
Signal 7, which premiered at that year's
Telluride Film Festival. The film was the first feature shot on video and successfully transferred to 35 mm.
Francis Ford Coppola executive-produced the film. In 1987, he produced
Checking Out, a comedy directed by
David Leland (
Wish You Were Here), starring
Jeff Daniels. Warner Bros. released it in 1988. In 1989, Myron and director Roland Joffe started a production company called Lightmotive. Myron was president until early 1992. Films made during Myron's tenure include
City of Joy,
Super Mario Bros., and
The Education of Little Tree.
1990s In 1992, Myron produced
One False Move, directed by
Carl Franklin and written by Myron’s friend,
Billy Bob Thornton. Both
Roger Ebert and
Gene Siskel named the film the Best Film Of The Year. In 1999,
One False Move was chosen by the
N.Y. Times as One Of The Best 1000 Movies Ever Made. He left Lightmotive in 1992 to oversee the release of
One False Move and to return to producing. Myron’s next project was the infamous
Showgirls, written by
Joe Eszterhas and directed by
Paul Verhoeven, the team responsible for
Basic Instinct. He next produced
Telling Lies in America, starring
Kevin Bacon,
Calista Flockhart, and
Brad Renfro in 1996. The picture premiered at the N.Y. Film Festival and was released in September 1997. In 1996, he also executive-produced Universal's
Leave It to Beaver, which was released in the fall of 1997. In 1997, Myron produced Mike Figgis’
One Night Stand, starring
Wesley Snipes, which was released in November 1997; Disney's
Mr. Magoo, which was released Christmas of 1997, and
Burn Hollywood Burn, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sylvester Stallone and Jackie Chan, which was released in January 1998. During the same year, Myron also executive produced ''
Barney's Great Adventure, the famous purple dinosaur’s only feature, which PolyGram released in April 1998. Also in 1997, Variety
named Myron one of Five Most Prolific Producers of the Year. In 1998, he produced The Mod Squad, starring Claire Danes and Omar Epps, for MGM, which was released in March 1999. Later that year, he executive-produced Hefner'', an MOW for the USA Channel.
2000s Myron next produced
Waking Up In Reno, which was released by Miramax in October 2002. The picture stars Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Natasha Richardson and Patrick Swayze. The same year, he also produced the award-winning instructional program,
Baby & Child CPR. He then produced
Keep Your Eyes Open, a non-fiction film on extreme sports, directed by Tamra Davis, and starring the world’s top alternative sports athletes. Artisan released the film in August 2003. In 2003, Myron produced the hit family film,
Cheaper By The Dozen, starring Steve Martin.
Twentieth Century Fox released the film on Christmas Day 2003. He then produced the sequel,
Cheaper By The Dozen 2, which was released in 2005.
2010s Projects in development include ''Hell's Angel'', based on Hells Angels' founder Sonny Barger's autobiography, to be directed by
Tony Scott for 20th Century Fox. == Personal life ==