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= Michael Mendelsohn = Michael Mendelsohn is an American financier and film producer. Mendelsohn arranged production financing for over 258 movies.

Early Life
Mendelsohn was born in Los Angeles. His father was a Holocaust survivor.

He graduated from The University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School. After graduation, he moved to New York City and worked in the mail room of William Morris with his then roommate Ari Emanuel.

Career
During his career, Mendelsohn has structured and placed over $1.8 billion in senior debt for BNP Paribas for ten years and Union Bank of California for five years and has arranged production financing for entertainment companies.

It has been said about Mendelsohn: “Hollywood Banker Behaves More Like a Movie Mogul”.

Films Mendelsohn worked on financing for while at BNP Paribas include Airforce One starring Harrison Ford, The Mothman Prophecies starring Richard Gere, The Matrix starring Keanu Reeves, and What Women Want starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, and Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs.

Mendelsohn then founded his own finance company, Union Patriot Capital Management LLC, and production company, Patriot Pictures, LLC.

He produced Synchronic starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2019, Cut Throat City directed by Wu Tang Clan’s RZA and starring Terrence Howard, Westley Snipes, and Ethan Hawke to premiere at South by Southwest 2020, Running with the Devil starring Nicolas Cage and Laurence Fishburne , Zeroville starring James Franco, Megan Fox, Seth Rogan, Will Ferrell, Joey King, Jacki Weaver, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, hich did not get released for more than four years because it was part of the distributor's bankruptcy , I Am Michael starring James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Emma Roberts and Executive Produced by Gus Van Sant, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival , Hangman starring Al Pacino , and I Am Wrath starring John Travolta.

He teaches at UCLA's Producers Program and Directing Program.