Steven Paul (born May 16, 1959) is an American independent filmmaker, actor, and talent manager. He is the chairman, founder and CEO of Crystal Sky Pictures.

Life and career

Paul was born in New York City. His mother, Dorothy Koster Paul, was a casting director, and his father was in the investment business. He began his career as a child actor at the age of 7, and began writing plays when he was 12. At the age of 21 years old, he made his directorial debut with Falling in Love Again, which he also co-wrote and produced.

Paul's producing credits include Never Too Young to Die, The Musketeer, Ghost Rider, Bratz: The Movie, Doomsday, Tekken, Ghost in the Shell, Rambo: Last Blood, and the Baby Geniuses series. He is also actor Jon Voight's manager, and previously managed Gene Wilder, Michael Cimino, and Bob Clark. He originally set up Paul Entertainment in the early 1980s, teaming up with actress Bo Derek in 1987 to sell the unreleased feature film A Knight of Love.

In 2000, MM Media and Crystal Sky had a 12-picture co-financing deal.

In January 2017, Paul purchased the distribution company Echo Bridge.

During 2024, Paul and his production company, Crystal Sky Pictures, was among the parties bidding for a controlling interest in National Amusements. Paul was assembling investors with a bid of $3 billion.

Filmography

Film

Writer/Producer

YearTitleProducerWriterOtherDirector
1980Falling in Love AgainYesYesNoHimself
1982Slapstick of Another KindYesYesNo
1986Never Too Young to DieYesYesNoGil Bettman
1990EternityYesYesNoHimself
1992The Double 0 KidYesStoryNoDee McLachlan
1995HourglassYesStoryNoC. Thomas Howell
1997The ProtectorYesStoryNoJack Gill
1999Baby GeniusesYesStoryYesBob Clark
1999A Dog of FlandersExecutiveNoYesKevin Brodie
2004The Karate DogYesYesNoBob Clark
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2YesStoryYes
2009Opposite DayYesStoryYesR. Michael Givens
2012Chilly ChristmasYesNoYesGregory Poppen
2013Baby Geniuses: Baby Squad InvestigatorsYesYesYesSean McNamara
Dracula: The Dark PrinceYesYesYesPearry Teo
2014Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of EgyptYesYesYesSean McNamara
Tekken 2: Kazuya's RevengeYesYesYesWych Kaosayananda
A Magic ChristmasExecutiveNoYesR. Michael Givens
2015A Christmas Eve MiracleYesStoryYes
Baby Geniuses and the Space BabyYesYesYesSean McNamara
2016JL RanchYesStoryNoCharles Robert Carner
2018Surviving the WildYesStoryYesPatrick Alessandrin
Orphan HorseYesStoryNoSean McNamara
The Ghost BeyondYesStoryNoR. Michael Givens
2020JL Family Ranch 2YesStoryNoSean McNamara
2024Utopia (2024 film)YesYesNoJames Bamford
2025Man with No PastNoYesNoJames Bamford

Producer only

YearTitleDirector
1987EmanonStuart Paul
1990Fate
1993Bitter HarvestDuane Clark
1994Huck and the King of HeartsMichael Keusch
Hail CaesarAnthony Michael Hall
A Million to JuanPaul Rodriguez
1995Charlie's Ghost StoryAnthony Edwards
1996Exit in RedYurek Bogayevicz
1997BombshellPaul Wynne
1998The Modern Adventures of Tom SawyerAdam Weissman
1999The Prince and the SurferArye Gross
2000The Million Dollar KidNeil Mandt
2006The Legend of Simon ConjurerStuart Paul
2007Ghost RiderMark Steven Johnson
Bratz: The MovieSean McNamara
2008DoomsdayNeil Marshall
2010TekkenDwight H. Little
2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of VengeanceMark Neveldine Brian Taylor
2012BeyondJosef Rusnak
2013Robosapien: RebootedSean McNamara
2014The Final SongStuart Paul
2017Ghost in the ShellRupert Sanders
2018Reverse HeavenStuart Paul
2019Dr. Jekyll Better Hide
2024The PainterKimani Ray Smith

Executive producer

YearTitleDirector
1993Deadly ExposureLawrence Mortorff
1994Confessions of a HitmanLarry Leahy
1995The WhisperingGregory Gieras
2000Little Insects
2001The MusketeerPeter Hyams
2002Julie Walking HomeAgnieszka Holland
2006BrokenSimon Boyes Adam Mason
Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure IslandGavin Scott
Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure IslandMichael Hurst
2007The Devil's ChairAdam Mason
Big StanRob Schneider
2011Down the ShoreHarold Guskin
Pizza ManJoe Eckardt
2012The ForgerLawrence Roeck
2014WolvesDavid Hayter
2016Amazing ApeJuliano Brotman
MadtownCharles Moore
Smoking GunsSavvas Michael
AmStarDamLee and Wayne Lennox
DwellingKyle Mecca
2017SecurityAlain DesRochers
PottersvilleSeth Henrikson
2019Red DevilSavvas D. Michael
2020Tribal Get Out AliveMatt Routledge

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971Happy Birthday, Wanda JunePaul Ryan
1980Falling in Love AgainStan the Con (1940's)
1982Slapstick of Another KindAir Force One 'Ensign'
1987EmanonTV Director
1990EternityStage Manager
1992The Double 0 KidRoom Service Bellman
2000The Million Dollar KidTV Anchor
2003Urusei Yatsura: Only YouChibi (voice)English-language version
Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love
2004Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever
Urusei Yatsura: The Final ChapterAdditional voices
2005Urusei Yatsura: Always My DarlingChibi (voice)
2009Opposite DayCharles Tormell
2015A Christmas Eve MiracleMr. Ralph
2016JL RanchMan in Black Suit
2018The Ghost BeyondBenjamin
2020JL Family Ranch 2Todd

Television

Writer/Producer

YearTitleProducerWriterOtherDirector(s)Notes
1987Mike's Talent ShowExecutiveNoNoJay DubinTelevision films
1992IllusionsYesNoNoVictor Kulle
1995The Tin SoldierYesNoNoJon Voight and Gregory Gieras
1999Murder in a Small TownYesNoNoJoyce Chopra
Boys Will Be BoysYesNoNoDom DeLuise
Arthur's QuestYesNoNoNeil Mandt
The Lady in QuestionYesNoNoJoyce Chopra
Noah's ArkNoNoYesJohn Irvin2 episodes
2000The Princess & the Barrio BoyYesStoryNoTony PlanaTelevision films
2002Project ViperExecutiveNoNoJim Wynorski
ChromiumBlue.comExecutiveNoNoZalman King and Scott Sampler13 episodes
2005The Karate DogYesYesYesBob ClarkTelevision film
2011A Christmas WishExecutiveNoNoCraig ClydeTelevision film
2013-2015Baby Geniuses Television SeriesYesYesNoSean McNamara7 episodes
2019Roseanne Barr & Rabbi Shmuley ShowYesNoNoTelevision special

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975The Secrets of IsisKevin McCauleyEpisode: ''Rockhound's Roost''
1995The Tin SoldierNewscasterTelevision film

Personal life

Paul has two siblings, Stuart Paul (an actor and director) and Bonnie Paul (an actress). His niece is actress Skyler Shaye.

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