Best known for films like the Ocean's trilogy, Nashville and the Karate Kid, Weintraub also promoted concerts for Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan.
'In the coming days there will be tributes about our friend Jerry Weintraub... We'll laugh at his great stories and applaud his accomplishments,' George Clooney, who starred in the Ocean's movies, said in a statement.
'And in the years to come, the stories and accomplishments will get better with age, just as Jerry would have wanted it,' Clooney added.
Brad Pitt, paying tribute to the producer, stated, 'He was an absolute original. I loved him and will genuinely miss him.'
Born in September 26, 1937, in Brooklyn, Weintraub forayed into movies after he met director Robert Altman, who asked him to executive produce the 1975 film Nashville, which