Life and career

Roth was born in New York City, New York into a Jewish family, the son of Miriam "Mimi", a teacher, studio executive, and radio writer, and Leon Roth, a university teacher and film producer. He has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from UCLA Film School as well as a degree from University of California, Santa Barbara.

Roth is one of the investors defrauded by Bernard Madoff in a "Ponzi Scheme" via Stanley Chais. He stated that his losses were heavy and he has lost his retirement money, although the full extent is unknown. As a result of the fraud and the associated losses, Roth is suing the estate of Chais, who died on September 26, 2010. Roth is rumored to be writing a screenplay dealing with the Madoff-Chais scandal.

Filmography

• The Nickel Ride (1974)
• The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979)
• Suspect (1987)
• The Heights (1992) - co-creator
• Mr. Jones (1993) - co-writer
• Jane's House (1994)
• Forrest Gump (1994)
• The Postman (1997)
• The Horse Whisperer (1998)
• The Insider (1999)
• Ali (2001)
• Munich (2005)
• The Good Shepherd (2006)
• Lucky You (2007)
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
• Luck (2011-2012) - writer/executive producer
• House of Cards (2013) - executive producer
• Ellis (2015) - writer

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