[3] He has stated that his Jewish family faced various forms of harassment growing up in a heavily Catholic part of Long Island, New York.

"[4] In 1959, Roth's father volunteered his son to be a plaintiff in the ACLU's effort to abolish mandatory prayer in public schools.

[2] Over the course of his career, he has produced over 40 films, and has directed six to date, including 1990's Coupe de Ville, 2001's America's Sweethearts and 2006's Freedomland.

In 1989, Roth became chairman of 20th Century Fox, who were very successful under him, including hits Home Alone, Die Hard 2 and White Men Can't Jump.

His contract expired in July 1992 but he agreed to stay on as Fox Inc. chairman Barry Diller had quit earlier in the year.

[13] In 2021, Roth paid $23 million for a 5,514 sq ft (512.3 m2), 1960s Midcentury home designed by Dan Dworsky and renovated by Waldo Fernandez in Beverly Hills.