Howard Roffman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Howard Roffman
Occupation	Photographer
Date Of Birth	Apr 18, 1953(1953-04-18)
Age	71
Birthplace	Philadelphia
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Aries

Howard Roffman Biography

Howard Roffman is one of the most popular and richest Photographer who was born on April 18, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Howard Roffman, born April 18, 1953, is an American lawyer and marketing executive. He is best known for his work with Star Wars as the head Licensing at Lucasfilm. He is also an accomplished photographer and was the author of a number of books featuring gay-positive images. He decided to stop taking photographs in 2013 and concentrate on other priorities.

He convinced Lucas in 1991 to publish the first Star Wars-spinoff novel. The New York Times bestseller, Heir To the Empire, by Timothy Zahn, a noted science fiction author, was a success and paved the way for relaunch of the franchise.

In 1999, Roffman was appointed President of Lucas Licensing, a subsidiary of Lucasfilm, which owns the licensing rights to the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series. Among the many initiatives launched by Roffman during his tenure as President of the division was the highly successful Star Wars: In Concert, a global arena tour that involved a full symphony orchestra and high definition video. Roffman served as Executive Producer. In early 2012, Roffman transitioned to the role of Senior Advisor, passing the baton to Paul Southern, who had worked for Roffman for 15 years. Later that year he was asked to return full-time to help manage the Star Wars franchise. Roffman has made several public appearances in connection with his work on Star Wars, including a speech at TEDx in 2010.

Roffman serves as Executive Vice President of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Film Society. In addition, he has helped to fund several critically acclaimed documentary films, including We Were Here: The AIDS Years in San Francisco, released in 2011, and Chasing Ice, released in 2012.

Roffman was hired by Lucasfilm in 1980 to provide legal counseling. He was then promoted to general counsel. Roffman was then promoted to general counsel and became Vice President of Licensing at Lucasfilm in 1986.

Howard Roffman Net Worth

Howard Roffman is one of the richest Photographer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Howard Roffman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Roffman, then 22, published a nonfiction title entitled Presumed Guilty. Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of President Kennedy. This book was the result of many years of research, which began in high school. In 1976, Roffman published Understanding the Cold War: An Interwar Period Study of the Cold War.

According to Roffman himself, Roffman was a “white, Jewish, man who grew-up in a decidedly White middle-class area of Philadelphia”. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1977 received a law degree at the University of Florida College of Law. As a law clerk at the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and then as a lawyer at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Washington D.C.

In 1997, Roffman was chosen Entertainment Marketer of the Year by Brandweek magazine; two years later he received the same recognition from the Entertainment and Promotional Marketing Association. In 2012, Roffman was inducted into the Licensing Hall of Fame of the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association. According to Fortune, as of Disney’s 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm, total licensed retail sales, including action figures and video games, is over $25 billion; Star Wars has been the top toy brand for boys for six of the last seven years.

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Howard Ranked on the list of most popular Photographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Howard Roffman celebrates birthday on April 18 of every year.