Biography
Willi Bär is a German film producer. Born on 28 June 1951, he began his career as a journalist, working as an editor at the weekly newspaper Die Tat until 1977 and then as chief editor of the film magazine Cinema until 1989. He has produced films since 1981.
In the 1990s Bär moved to Hollywood and became associated with the SD-Holding company, co-financing and producing a number of American films, often with German investment. His credits as producer or executive producer include Carlito's Way (1993), The Shadow (1994), The Virgin Suicides (1999), The Contender (2000), Jeepers Creepers (2001) and City of Ghosts (2002). He largely retired from executive producing in 2003 and returned to Germany, where he later co-founded the Laika publishing house.
