Neal Moritz

Neal H. Moritz (born June 6, 1959) is an American film and television producer best known as the founder of Original Film, a Los Angeles-based production company specializing in feature films, television series, commercials, and music videos. A native of Los Angeles, California, Moritz earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), followed by a master's degree from the University of Southern California's Peter Stark Producing Program in 1985.

Moritz began his career in the entertainment industry leveraging his family's third-generation Hollywood connections—his father, Milt Moritz, worked in film publicity—initially starting Neal Moritz Productions after graduate school. In the early 1990s, he co-founded Original Film with Bruce Mellon, transitioning from commercials and music videos to feature films, with early credits including Juice (1992) and Cruel Intentions (1999). Over his career, Moritz has produced dozens of major motion pictures, which have collectively grossed over $12 billion worldwide, establishing him as one of Hollywood's most prolific and commercially successful producers.

His most notable contributions include spearheading blockbuster franchises such as the Fast & Furious series, where he produced all entries starting from the 2001 original, including the record-breaking Furious 7 (2015), which grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide and ranks among the highest-grossing films of all time. Moritz also produced the Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy (2020–2024), which grossed over $1 billion globally and revitalized the video game adaptation genre, alongside reboots like 21 Jump Street (2012) and its sequel, as well as standalone hits such as I Am Legend (2007), I, Robot (2004), and Passengers (2016). In television, he has executive produced acclaimed series including The Boys (2019–present) for Amazon Prime Video, Preacher (2016–2019) for AMC, and the revival of Prison Break (2017), contributing to multiple Emmy-nominated projects.