Since becoming the senior vice president of the Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA) in 1996, John Bertolli has worked as an executive producer, a co-producer, and a producer. He has specialized in comedies such as Kingpin (1996) and Beverly Hills Ninja (1997). Bertolli first worked at Imagine Films following graduation from the University of California at Berkeley and from Harvard, where he received his M.B.A. He remained with Imagine until he was appointed head of development and production at an affiliate of 20th Century Fox. He then held the same position at 3 Arts Entertainment before taking his position at MPCA. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide