Biography

John Jacobs is an American film and television producer. He is best known for producing three number one films in a row including Blades Of Glory starring Will Farrell (2007), Beverly Hills Chihuahua starring Piper Perabo (2008), and Ted starring Mark Wahlberg (2012); Two of which spawned franchises and together grossed over a billion dollars.

He produced the smash hit Ricky Stanicky starring Zac Efron and John Cena (2024) from Amazon Prime which achieved over 30 million views the first month. He also produced the Disney+ Christmas movie Dashing Through the Snow starring Lil Rel Howery (2023). He is also a producer on Family Guy and American Dad.

His company, Smart Entertainment, has over 10 feature and television projects in development with an action thriller set for production in summer of 2025 with XYZ Films.

He is the President of Smart Entertainment and splits his time between New York and LA.
- IMDb mini biography by: ARA

John Jacobs has frequently worked with Director/Creator Seth Macfarlane. As well as filmmakers like The Farrelly Brothers, with whom he made The Ringer, and Ben Stiller, with whom he made Blades of Glory.

He produced three number one films in a row: Blades Of Glory, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Ted. Two of them spawned franchises, including Ted and Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Together they've grossed over a billion dollars.

I've always loved movies. And I've worked in different aspects of movies, but I've always in some ways loved, it's spinning stories, and good writing is what I've always gravitated toward and I've always believed professionally that good movies come out of great stories and great screen writing.