Bernie Weintraub

Weintraub was born in the Bronx, New York.^[2] He served in the United States military during the Korean War.^[2]

Weintraub co-founded Robinson Weintraub (Robinson, Weintraub, Gross and Associates), a "boutique" literary agency.^[2] In 1993, Robinson Weintraub merged with several other literary and talent agencies to form the Paradigm Talent Agency, with Weintraub becoming one of Paradigm's founding partners.^[2]

Over the course of his career, Weintraub acted as an agent for clients who worked on major television series throughout the industry. His client list included Murphy Brown, I Love Lucy, The Cosby Show, The Jackie Gleason Show, M*A*S*H, All in the Family, Sanford & Son, Maude, Diff'rent Strokes and Roseanne.^[2]

Upon retirement, Weintraub sold his share of the business to Paradigm chairman Sam Gores.^[3] He served on the board of directors of Cedar-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.^[2]

Bernie Weintraub died on January 16, 2010, in Los Angeles at the age of 76.^[2] He was survived by his wife, Ellie, and children, Danny and Lizzie.^[2][3] Bernie and Ellie Weintraub had been married for 52 years.^[2]