Kurt Patino is a producer, writer, and owner of the Patino Management Company. He has produced several films, including Soul Fire Rising and Tin Holiday.
He runs a management company and has managed America Ferrera, and Mike C. Manning, Patty McCormack. Patino has a net worth of approximately $4 million.
| Name | Kurt Patino |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth: | Unknown |
| Place of Birth: | Los Angeles, California |
| Height: | Unknown |
| Profession: | Producer, screenwriter, manager |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | 2 |
| Parents: | Unknown |
| Net Worth Estimate: | $3 million |
Net Worth
It is unclear what Patino’s exact net worth is. However, it is speculated to be around $3 million.
The majority of Patino’s earnings have come from his work as a manager, particularly through Patino Management Company. The company has annual revenue of between $1 to $4 million (1).
Patino has managed several high-profile actors, including America Ferrera, Rami Malek, Jessica Alba, and his wife, Kelly Stables. Representing a high number of successful actors likely contributed to his net worth (2).
Some of Patino’s net worth also comes from his work as a producer and writer. He wrote the films Tin Holiday and Soul Fire Rising (3).
Company
Patino is the founder and director of Patino Management Company, a business which focuses on managing television and film actors. It is unclear how much the company earns on average, although it is speculated to be somewhere between $1 to $4 million per year (4).
However, through the company, Patino has represented a number of high-earning actors, including Kelly Stables, Molly Hagan, America Ferrera, and Mike C. Manning.
Both Ferrera and Stables appeared in the show Superstore, where they earned less than $40,000 per episode. As such, it is likely that Patino Management Company received a portion of these earnings (5).
Additionally, Patino previously ran a podcast with his brother titled “123Sports”. It is unclear if he registered this podcast as an official company or did it purely for pleasure.
Earnings
Patino’s first job was as a production assistant for Defining Artists (6). This included working on the 1998 film Implicated (7).
It is unclear how much he earned from this position, although Production Assistants usually receive between $30,088 to $32,760, with an average of $31,404 (8).
Patino later became a second assistant director with the company. Similarly, his salary is unknown, although most people in this position receive a minimum of $200 per day, or roughly $3749 per week (9).
As Patino began focusing on the management aspect of filmmaking, he then started working as a runner for the company. The average pay for this position is around $32,040 annually (10).
Following this, Patino worked as an assistant in Defining Artists for one of their theatrical agents. On average, this position pays approximately $33,662 per year (11).
He then began to manage actor America Ferrera, who appeared in the film Real Women Have Curves.
His salary as a manager is unclear, but this film grossed $7.7 million worldwide, so a portion of this likely went to Ferrera’s manager, Patino (12).
During this time, he began to work as a producer and writer. He penned the shorts Cup O’ Joe and episode 4 of Adventures with Sarah. It is unclear how much he earned from these, if anything.
In 2009, Patino wrote and produced the film Soul Fire Rising. It is unclear how much he earned from this. However, he likely receives royalties for it as the networks Starz and Hulu distributed it.
In 2013, he established the company Patino Management Company. It is unclear how much he directly earns from this company. However, it is likely that he receives a portion of his clients’ salaries.
In 2018, Patino also wrote and produced Tin Holiday.
It is unknown how much Patino earned from this film, but it had an estimated budget of $1 million (13).
Three years later, Patino produced the film Double Threat. The budget, box office, and Patino’s salary for this film are unclear.
Real Estate
Patino’s exact address is unknown. However, it is speculated to be in Sherman Oaks, California, as this is the location where his wife had their baby shower (14).
Houses in this area have a median listing price of approximately $1.5 million, which works out to approximately $719 per square foot. Many of these houses have between 3 to 4 bedrooms and are over 1600 square feet (15).
Early Life
Patino’s exact date of birth is unknown, as well as his parents’ names. However, he has stated that he was born in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles.
He claims to have had a “regular, suburban childhood […] a really good home life and a really great family” (16). Patino’s father worked as an accountant, while his mother was a homemaker.
Patino studied at St. Patrick’s Catholic School, which is a private school in North Hollywood. Tuition fees range from $4273 to $6195, depending on age and whether the student is part of the Parish.
As a child, Patino enjoyed playing sports, particularly baseball, and originally wanted to be a player in the Major League. He completed high school with a GPA of 3.9.
After this, Patino studied at the University of Southern California and, by this time, had become more interested in entertainment than sports. He studied to become a screenwriter at this university.
Career
Originally, Patino worked as a production assistant at Defining Artists before becoming a second assistant director. However, after five years, he became disengaged with the practical side of filming and decided to focus on management instead.
He then became a runner for the company, which involved going across Los Angeles to deliver envelopes. Eventually, this work led to Patino becoming an assistant for one of the theatrical agents at the company.
By becoming an assistant, he began to develop his own managing skills, eventually discovering the actor America Ferrera. He signed Ferrera, which led to her appearing in a Disney movie, then later the hit film Real Women Have Curves.
Patino managed several famous faces during this period. These included Rami Malek, Jessica Alba, Nick Wechsler, Sam Witer, Farah Fath, and Kelly Stables. He wanted to start producing, but this was against the rules as an agent in the Screen Actors Guild. So, Patino began focusing exclusively on management, eventually creating Patino Management Company.
In 2009, Patino wrote and produced the web show Soul Fire Rising.
The film was distributed by Starz and Hulu, suggesting it was relatively successful. Almost a decade later, he wrote and produced the film Tin Holiday. The film was a critical success, leading to Patino being nominated and receiving numerous awards.
In 2018, he was nominated for the Festival, Audience, and Jury Prize Awards for Tin Holiday at the OUTshine Film Festival.
The following year, he was nominated for the Jury Award at the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema in Nice and the Festival Award for the same ceremony in Milan.
He won the Festival Award in London and the Festival Award at London Festival International.
In 2020, the film was nominated for Best Comedy Feature at Burbank International Film Festival, Fusion Award at both the East Europe and North Europe International Film Festival, and Festival Awards at the South Europe International Film Festival.
He won the Fusion Award at the East Europe and North Europe Festival. In 2021, the film was also nominated for the Fusion Award at the West Europe International Film Festival, which it won.
In 2019, Patino gave a speech at TEDx Brampton about the nature of fear.
Career Highlights
- Worked as a production assistant and second assistant director for Defining Artists
- Began Patino Management Company and managed America Ferrera
- In 2009, he wrote and produced Soul Fire Rising
- In 2018, he wrote and produced Tin Holiday, which went on to win several awards
- In 2019, he was a TED talk speaker at TEDx Brampton
Personal Life
Patino met his wife, Kelly Stables, in 2003, and she became his first client. Two years after meeting, the pair married on March 26th, 2005.
The pair have two sons together, one who was born in 2012 and one who was born in 2015. The eldest son’s name is Kendrick Kurt, while the younger one is Kellen William.
Patino is a devout Christian and has previously stated that the birth of his first son encouraged him to take a more active role in the Christian community.
Interesting Facts
- Patino has received direct thanks from the producers and creators of the films Lonely Boy and Chastity Boy. Both of these were released in 2013.
- Patino is a board member of the Burbank International Film Festival.
Summary
Kurt Patino is a producer, writer, and manager. He is the founder of Patino Management Company, through which he has managed various famous faces like America Ferrera, Rami Malek, and Kelly Stables.
He has also written and produced the film Tin Holiday and the web series Soul Fire Rising. He has a net worth of approximately $4 million.