He was also recognized by "Fade In" magazine as one of their "Top 100 People in Hollywood You Need to Know." Unger was born in London and raised in London, Madrid, Paris, and Los Angeles. He is a graduate of Boston University and has lectured at Harvard Business School. He is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, and French. Unger comes from a long line of successful entertainment industry executives. His father, Anthony Unger, produced numerous motion pictures including the highly acclaimed Don't Look Now, starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie which he executive-produced. His grandfather, Oliver A. Unger, was an award-winning film producer, distributor and exhibitor. And his uncle, Stephen A. Unger, is a leading executive recruiter for the entertainment and media industries. Unger is known for representing international talent, often successfully transforming local language stars into global stars. He is credited with resurrecting the career of Mickey Rourke, who thanked Unger in his Best Actor-winning speeches for his role in "The Wrestler" at the BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe Awards. Unger regularly attends and is often asked to lecture at the major international motion picture and television festivals and markets such as the Moscow Business Square at the Moscow International Film Festival and Asian Film Summit at the Toronto International Film Festival, among others.