Mario Kassar

Mario Kassar (Arabic: ماريو كسار‎) (born October 10, 1951 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a film producer and industry executive whose projects are frequently in association with Andrew G. Vajna. Working for Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures, he was executive producer of several movies starting with Victory in 1981. In 1976, together with Vajna, he founded Carolco Pictures where he was executive producer of a large number of movies starting with the ... more

Mario Kassar (Arabic: ماريو كسار‎) (born October 10, 1951 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a film producer and industry executive whose projects are frequently in association with Andrew G. Vajna. Working for Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures, he was executive producer of several movies starting with Victory in 1981. In 1976, together with Vajna, he founded Carolco Pictures where he was executive producer of a large number of movies starting with the Rambo movies, and including many science fiction movies such as Total Recall, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Universal Soldier and Stargate. less