Overbrook Entertainment

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Overbrook Entertainment
Type	Private
Founded	Beverly Hills, California, USA
Headquarters	Beverly Hills, California, USA
Key people	Will Smith (co-founder) James Lassiter (Co-founder) Miguel Mendez (President) Ken Stovitz (Co-partner)
Industry	Entertainment
Products	Motion Pictures, Music, Home Entertainment, Talent Management, Television Production
Website	http://www.overbrookent.com/

Overbrook Entertainment is an American entertainment company based in Beverly Hills, California, USA.^[1] The production company was started by Will Smith between 1997 and 1999, about the same time the production for Wild Wild West (1999) was underway.

The name "Overbrook" is derived from Will Smith's high school in West Philadelphia, Overbrook High School.

The company produces music, films, and television shows. Will Smith is claimed in a TV show to have started the company in order to serve as producer and find roles. He uses his role in the company to help unknown artists record music and also records music for some of his movies in Overbrook.

Overbrook is credited to the following:^[2]

As Production Company

1. Monster Hunter (2010)
2. The Secret Life of Bees (2009)
3. Seven Pounds (2008)
4. Lakeview Terrace (2008)
5. Hancock (2008)
6. The Cipha (2008)
7. The Human Contract (2008)
8. MILF & Cookies (2008) (TV)
9. I Am Legend (2007)
10. I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 3: Isolation (2007)
11. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
12. ATL (2006)
13. Hitch (2005/I)
14. Saving Face (2004)
15. I, Robot (2004)
16. All of Us (2003)
17. Showtime (2002) (uncredited)
18. Ali (2001)

For soundtrack:

1. Men in Black II (2002)
2. Love & Basketball (2000)
3. Wild Wild West (1999)

As distributor:

1. The 7th Commandment (2005) (DVD)

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