Jonathan Fernandez

For the reality television personality, see List of Love & Hip Hop: New York cast members § Jonathan Fernandez.

Jonathan Fernandez is an American writer and producer. He wrote the film Rob The Mob[1] starring Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia, Ray Romano, and directed by Raymond DeFellitta based on the true-life story of Thomas Uva and Rose Marie De Toma[2][3] His first film, Crisis In The Kremlin, was written for producer Roger Corman.[4] He has written for Star Trek: Enterprise. He was the executive producer of the Kurt Russell film Breakdown which opened at number one at the box office.[5] Fernandez worked as Vice President of Production for Dino De Laurentiis[6] and a production executive for Roger Corman.[7] His book WINNING ESSAYS was published by Berkley/G.P. Putnam's Sons.[8]

Fernandez is a member of the Writers Guild of America and was on the WGA Negotiating Committee in 2011,[9] 2014, and 2018.[10] He has a featured interview in the documentary Pencils Down: The 100 days of the Writers Guild Strike.[11] In 2019, Fernandez joined other WGA members in firing his agents as part of the Guild's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging, after the two sides were unable to come to an agreement on a new "Code of Conduct".[12]

References

1. "IMDB - Rob The Mob". IMDb. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
2. Rashbaum, William (September 23, 2005). "Arrest in Killings of 2 Who Dared to Rob The Mob". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
3. Karon, Paul (November 4, 1997). "Fox Finds "Forecast"". Variety. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
4. "IMDB - Crisis In The Kremlin". IMDb. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
5. "Box Office Mojo". Breakdown. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
6. Hettrick, Scott (November 6, 1995). "Fernandez to prod'n post at De Laurentiis". The Hollywood Reporter. 339 (37): 3. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
7. O'Steen, Kathleen (1 December 1993). "Corman Kinder, Gentler". Variety. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
8. Fernandez, Jonathan D. (1987). Google Books - Winning Essays. ISBN 9780399513459.
9. Handel, Johnathan (2010-12-22). "WGA Sends Out 'Pattern of Demands' Seeking Major Contract Improvements". The Hollywood Reporter.
10. Patten, Dominic (24 April 2007). "WGA Sets Negotiating Committee For AMPTP Contract Talks, Start Date Still TBA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
11. "Interview with Jonathan Fernandez".
12. "WGA: More Than 7,000 Writers Have Fired Their Agents". Deadline. 22 April 2019.