Donald Kushner

Donald Kushner (born March 2, 1945) is an American producer who has worked with animation, live-action, and theater productions.

In 1977, Kushner formed a partnership with filmmaker Steven Lisberger, and in 1978, the pair moved to the West Coast where they produced the 90-minute animated film Animalympics for NBC, but which was ultimately aborted.

After Tron, Kushner teamed with Glen A. Larson and Peter Locke and produced the 1980s television series Automan, which was about a holographic crime fighter.

Kuishner and his partner, Peter Locke, founded The Kushner-Locke Company in the 1980s where they continued to produce both film and television series'.

In May 2011, Kushner partnered with Elie Somaha in the purchase of Grauman's Chinese Theater, and planned to restore the landmark building, although rumors at the time were that it might be turned into a nightclub.