Laurence Mark
Laurence Mark (* approx. 1949 ) is an American film producer .
Life
Mark first attended Wesleyan University and graduated from New York University with a Masters in Film. He then did a short internship at United Artists, whereupon he got a job as a production assistant. He then moved to Paramount Pictures , where he initially held a managerial position in marketing and rose to become vice president of the production department. He then moved to 20th Century Fox in the same position . Mark later started his own production company, with which he signed a long-term contract with Columbia Pictures .
His first film production was the thriller The Black Widow from 1987. After films from various genres such as the comedy My Stepmother is an Alien , the film drama The Prize of Power and the pirate film The Pirate Bride , he received an Oscar nomination in 1997 for the sports film Jerry Maguire - Game of life . His other productions included Besser geht's nicht and the drama Dreamgirls , each of which won three Golden Globe Awards and two Oscars.
In 1996, Mark produced the Broadway production Big , and in 2009 he was nominated for an Emmy for his production at the Academy Awards .
Filmography (selection)
- 1987: The Black Widow
- 1988: Working Girl (Working Girl)
- 1988: My Stepmother Is an Alien (My Stepmother Is an Alien)
- 1989: Cookie - The godfather's daughter (Cookie)
- 1990: Mr. Destiny
- 1991: The Price of Power (True Colors)
- 1993: Sister Act 2 - In divine Mission (Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit)
- 1995: The Pirate Bride (Cutthroat Island)
- 1996: Jerry Maguire - Game of Life (Jerry Maguire)
- 1997: It couldn't be better (As Good as It Gets)
- 1997: Romy and Michele (Romy and Michele's High School Reunion)
- 1998: Octalus - Death from the Deep (Deep Rising)
- 1998: Love in Every Relationship (The Object of My Affection)
- 1998: Simon Birch
- 1999: The Bicentennial Man
- 1999: Anywhere but Here (Anywhere But Here)
- 2000: Forrester - Found! (Finding Forrester)
- 2000: hung up! (Hanging up)
- 2001: Glitter - shine of a star (glitter)
- 2004: I, Robot
- 2006: Dreamgirls (2006) (producer)
- 2006: One more vacation (Last Holiday)
- 2007: The Rules of Violence (The Lookout)
- 2009: Julie & Julia
- 2010: How do you know it's love? (How Do You Know)
- 2013: Last Vegas
- 2017: Flatliners
- 2017: Greatest Showman (The Greatest Showman)
- 2017: When We Rise (TV series)
Awards
- 1997: Oscar nomination for Jerry Maguire - Game of Life
- 2002: Golden raspberry nomination for glitter - the shine of a star
- 2007: PGA Award nomination for Dreamgirls
- 2008: Independent Spirit Award for The Rules of Violence
- 2009: Emmy nomination for Oscar 2009 - The Academy Awards
Broadway
- 1996: Big
Web links
- Laurence Mark in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Laurence Mark in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Laurence Mark in the All Movie Guide (English)
- filmreference (English)
- Hollywood.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ New York Times (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mark, Laurence |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1949 |