Michael Disco

Disco was born and raised in Vermont.^[1] He attended Syracuse University, graduating in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in policy studies.^[1]

In 2000, Disco began working as an intern to producer Jon Peters.^[1] That year, he started working at New Line Cinema in the marketing department, before becoming film executive Toby Emmerich's assistant.^[1][2] Disco spent nearly two decades with New Line, ultimately being named executive vice president of production.^[3] In 2010, he was named to The Hollywood Reporter Next Generation list of the film industry's top executives to watch under the age of 35.^[1] As a New Line executive, he was responsible for 34 films that earned $4.5 billion worldwide, including Hairspray, Valentine's Day, He's Just Not That into You, San Andreas, Rampage, Central Intelligence, The Disaster Artist, Game Night, and the Horrible Bosses franchise.^[3]

In 2019, Disco left New Line to transition into producing and to launch The Disco Factory, an independent production company. His first project there was The Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints of Newark, on which he served as an executive producer.^[3][4] In 2019, it was announced that he would be producing The Flash, starring Ezra Miller, written by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, directed by Andy Muschietti, and released in 2023.^[2][5]

In 2023, Disco joined entertainment company AGBO as president of film, overseeing the creative and business strategy for the company's films.^[5] He is a producer on the upcoming films The Bluff, starring Priyanka Chopra and directed by Frank E. Flowers,^[6] The Whisper Man, starring Robert De Niro,^[7] John Rambo, directed by Jalmari Helander, and the sixth film in the Rambo franchise,^[8] and Tygo, a film in the Extraction universe set in South Korea and starring Don Lee, Lee Jin-wook and Lalisa Manobal.^[9]