Steven Rothenberg

Rothenberg was born and raised in New York City. He received his bachelor's degree with honors from Stanford University. ==Career==

Rothenberg began his career in the film industry when he was hired by filmmaker and fellow Stanford alumnus Roger Corman. Rothenberg was president of domestic film distribution at Artisan Entertainment prior to joining Lionsgate. or its predecessor companies, for more than 10 years. It was Rothenberg who coordinated and oversaw the domestic film releases of Tyler Perry and Saw film franchises, as well as Fahrenheit 9/11, 3:10 to Yuma and Crash, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The combined boxoffice gross of the films in which Rothenberg facilitated the releases totaled more than $2 billion for Lions Gate. He was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. ==Personal life==

Steven Rothenberg died of stomach cancer in Burbank, California, on July 17, 2009, at the age of 50. Rothenberg's memorial service and burial was held at the Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. ==References==