| Who is it? | Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew |
| Birth Day | August 02, 1973 |
| Birth Place | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Simon Kinberg age | 49 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Alma mater | Brown University Columbia University School of the Arts |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, film producer, director |
| Spouse(s) | Mali Heled (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
Simon Kinberg, a renowned producer, writer, and miscellaneous crew member in the United Kingdom, is estimated to have a net worth of $700,000 in 2024. Over his successful career, Kinberg has contributed greatly to the film industry, working on numerous notable projects that have captivated audiences worldwide. With his talents and expertise, he has played an influential role in shaping the success of various films. As a producer, writer, and miscellaneous crew member, Kinberg has demonstrated his versatility and passion for storytelling, solidifying his place in the industry. With his impressive net worth, it is evident that Kinberg has achieved great financial success while leaving a significant mark in the world of cinema.
Kinberg received a Golden Globe for Best Picture Musical/Comedy for The Martian. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for the film, as well as multiple other awards including being named to the top ten films of the year by the American Film Institute, and nominated for Best Picture by the Producers Guild of America, National Board of Review, and Broadcast Film Critics Association. His films have won multiple MTV Movie Awards, People's Choice Awards, and Teen Choice Awards. He received a lifetime achievement award from the Saturn Awards in 2016. Kinberg also received a Critic's Choice Award for Best Comedy of 2016 for Deadpool, as well as being nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture Musical/Comedy for the film.
He was named #61 on the list of 100 most powerful people in Hollywood by The Hollywood Reporter in 2016. The same year, The Hollywood Reporter named Kinberg as the highest-paid screenwriter in Hollywood with a record US$16 million for two X-Men scripts, and named him as one of the highest paid producers in Hollywood with US$40 million for Deadpool in their annual Hollywood Salaries issue.
Kinberg's next screenwriting job was the sequel to X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), which he co-wrote with Zak Penn. Comic-book Writer Chris Claremont wrote the novelization of the film, and made Kinberg a character in the book.
Kinberg married Mali Heled on July 26, 2001. They have two sons.
While still in film school, Kinberg sold a pitch to Warner Brothers, then went on to write scripts for Disney, Sony, and DreamWorks, working with Steven Spielberg and Jerry Bruckheimer, among others. After finishing school, Kinberg moved to Hollywood, where his first screenwriting credit was a sequel to the hit action film XXX (2002), XXX: State of the Union (2005). His next screenwriting venture was the screenplay for Mr. & Mrs. Smith, directed by Doug Liman and starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The script began as Kinberg's thesis project for film school. Kinberg also wrote the pilot episode for a television adaptation of Mr. & Mrs. Smith for ABC TV. He also appears in the movie, in a scene with Brad Pitt.
Kinberg was born in London, England, the son of Monica Menell-Kinberg and Jud Kinberg, a New York City-born Writer and Producer. His father's first wife was French Actress Suzanne Dalbert. From age six, he was raised in Los Angeles, California. He is Jewish. Kinberg graduated from Brentwood High School, and then from Brown University, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude; in 2003 received his MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts, where he won the Zaki Gordon Fellowship for Screenwriting.
Kinberg reunited with Director Doug Liman for the film Jumper (2008). Kinberg wrote and produced the movie, which stars Samuel L. Jackson, Hayden Christensen, and Diane Lane. The following year, Kinberg was Writer of Sherlock Holmes, directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law. In April 2010, his production company, Genre Films, signed a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox.
The following year, Kinberg was the Writer and the Producer of the film X-Men: Days of Future Past. That same year, he produced Let's Be Cops. In 2015, Kinberg produced the Neill Blomkamp film Chappie and the live-action version of Cinderella at Disney. He also worked on Fantastic Four as Writer and Producer. His final film of the year was The Martian, directed by Ridley Scott.
He was named #61 on the list of 100 most powerful people in Hollywood by The Hollywood Reporter in 2016. The same year, The Hollywood Reporter named Kinberg as the highest-paid Screenwriter in Hollywood with a record US$16 million for two X-Men scripts, and named him as one of the highest paid producers in Hollywood with US$40 million for Deadpool in their annual Hollywood Salaries issue.
