Toby Emmerich has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of New Line Cinema since March 2008. Before taking the company reins, he held the position of President of Production, which he was promoted to in January 2001.
Since Emmerich took the production helm, New Line has released many unforgettable films, including Peter Jackson’s multiple award winning three part epic, “The Lord of the Rings;” 2005’s highest-grossing comedy, “Wedding Crashers”; “Elf”; “The Notebook”; “Hairspray”; both “Sex and the City“ films; “Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D” and its 2012 sequel, “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.”; “He’s Just Not That Into You”; “Four Christmases”; “Valentine’s Day”; and the 2011 comedic hit “Horrible Bosses.” Adding to Emmerich’s roster in 2012, New Line Cinema is bringing the hit Broadway musical “Rock of Ages” to the big screen and the highly anticipated return to Middle Earth in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” and its conclusion in December 2013.
Having been a part of New Line for 20 years, Emmerich previously served not only as President of New Line Music, but also as an accomplished screenwriter and producer who wrote and produced New Line’s sleeper hit “Frequency,” starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel.
Emmerich joined the company in 1992 as an executive with dual responsibilities in both development and music. In his position as President of Music, he oversaw the development of platinum- or gold-selling soundtracks for films such as 2003’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Elf,” “Freddy vs. Jason,” “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,” “Next Friday,” “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,” “Love Jones,” “Who’s the Man?,” “Menace II Society,” “Above the Rim,” “The Mask,” “Don Juan DeMarco,” “My Family,” “Friday,” “Dumb and Dumber,” “Now and Then,” “Mortal Kombat” and “Seven,” among others.
Prior to joining the New Line family, Emmerich was an A&R representative at Atlantic Records from 1987 to 1992. He attended The Calhoun School and Wesleyan University, from which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1985, with honors in English and concentrations in classics and film.
Emmerich currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Julie, and their two daughters. An avid motorcycle enthusiast and art collector, he also enjoys long-distance running. Emmerich serves on the board of directors for the American Cinematheque and is on the board of trustees for The Calhoun School in New York City.