Born in Osijek, Yugoslavia (now Croatia). Lustig, who is a Croatian Jewish survivor of Auschwitz, made a cameo apperance in SCHINDLER'S LIST as the maitre d' of an exclusive SS popular nightclub ("Who is that man?" "That's Oskar Schindler!"). He worked as a location manager, assistant director and production manager from the 1970s through the 1990s and began producing as an associate producer for the 1983 TV mini-series "The Winds of War" and its follow-up "War and Remembrance" (1988). Other notable feature film producing/executive producing credits include WEDLOCK (1991), THE PEACEMAKER (1997), GLADIATOR (2000), HANNIBAL and BLACK HAWK DOWN (both 2001), KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (2005), A GOOD YEAR (2006), and AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007).  Best Picture of the Year 1993: SCHINDLER'S LIST - Producer at Amblin (w. Jerry Molen & Steven Spielberg)  Best Picture of the Year 2000: GLADIATOR - Producer (w. Douglas Wick & David Franzoni) 2 nominations, 2 Awards