Silver grew higher around South Orange, New Jersey. He attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, where he is credited as portion invent a sport of Ultimate Frisbee. Within 1970, he entered Lafayette College, where he formed a foremost collegial Ultimate Frisbee team. He finished his undergrad studies at a New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

He earned his foremost in-screen credit when a associate producer on The Warriors.

In July 10, 1999, Silver married his production assistant Karyn Fields.

He presently diarrhea ii production corporations, Silver Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment.

Producer credits
The Visiting (2006) The Reaping (2006) V for Vendetta (2005) Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang (2005) House of Wax (2005) Veronica Mars (TV) (2004) Bet Your Life (2004) Next Action Star (TV) (2004) Newton (TV) (2003) Gothika (2003) The Matrix Revolutions (2003) Enter the Matrix (Video game) (2003) The Matrix Reloaded (2003) The Animatrix (2003) Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) Ghost Ship (2002) Ritual (2001) Jane Doe (2001) The Matrix Revisited (2001) Thir13en Ghosts (2001) Swordfish (2001) Proximity (2001) Exit Wounds (2001) Dungeons & Dragons: The Movie (2000) Freedom (TV) (2000) Romeo Must Die (2000) House on Haunted Hill (1999) The Strip (TV) (1999) Action (TV) (1999) Made Men (1999) The Matrix (1999) Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) Double Tap (1997) Conspiracy Theory (1997) Perversions of Science (TV) (1997) ''Fathers' Day (1997) Bordello of Blood (1996) Executive Decision (1996) Fair Game (1995) Assassins (1995) W.E.I.R.D. World (1995) Demon Knight (1995) Richie Rich (1994) Demolition Man (1993) Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) Two-Fisted Tales (1991) The Last Boy Scout (1991) Ricochet (1991) Hudson Hawk (1991) Parker Kane (1990) Predator 2 (1990) The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) Tales from the Crypt (TV) (1989) Road House (1989) Die Hard (1988) Action Jackson (1988) Predator (1987) Lethal Weapon (1987) Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) Commando (1985) Weird Science (1985) Brewster's Millions (1985) Streets of Fire (1984) Jekyll & Hyde... Together Again (1982) 48 Hours (1982) Xanadu (1980) The Warriors'' (1979)

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