Marc Platt (producer)

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Marc E. Platt (* 1957 ) is an American film , television and theater producer .

Life

Platt graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. He later studied law at New York University and gained his first experience in theater production as an intern with Broadway producers Elizabeth McCann and Nelle Nugent . On the advice of McCann, he began his professional career as a lawyer specializing in entertainment law .

At the age of 25 he received an offer from the Los Angeles talent agency International Creative Management . He later switched to film production and initially worked for RKO Pictures and later for Orion Pictures . At 31, Platt was promoted to President of Production for Orion Pictures. During his time at Orion, Platt worked on successful films such as Dances with the Wolf (1990) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991). In 1992 he moved to Tri-Star . There he worked on the AIDS drama Philadelphia . In 1996 there was another change, this time to Universal Pictures . Four years later he left Universal and started his own production company, Marc Platt Productions . In 2001 he had a great success with one of his first projects, Naturally Blond . The comedy grossed over $ 140 million worldwide at a cost of $ 18 million and had several sequels, with Platt also producing.

Platt has also been producing the successful Broadway musical Wicked - The Witches of Oz since 2003 . The production of the thriller Drive earned him nominations for the British Academy Film Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards for Best Picture in 2012 .

He is married to Julie Beren Platt, whom he met while studying. The marriage resulted in two daughters and three sons. His sons Ben Platt and Jonah Platt work as actors.

Filmography (selection)

producer

executive producer

  • 1987: The Secret of My Career (Campus Man)
  • 2002: MDs (TV series)
  • 2003: Legally Blonde (TV movie)
  • 2003: Mr. Ambassador (TV movie)
  • 2005: Empire Falls ( Empire Falls , TV movie)
  • 2005: Once Upon a Mattress (TV movie)
  • 2006: The Path to 9/11 - Ways of Terror ( The Path to 9/11 , TV movie)
  • 2009–2010: Taking the Stage (TV series, 20 episodes)
  • 2011: Honey 2 - Don't skip a move (Honey 2)
  • 2016: Honey 3: The Beat of Life (Honey 3: Dare to Dance)

Theater and musical productions (selection)

  • 1983: Total Abandon (play, associate producer)
  • Since 2003: Wicked - The Witches of Oz ( Wicked , musical)
  • 2006: Three Days of Rain (play)
  • 2008–2009: Pal Joey (Musical, Associate Producer)
  • 2014: If / Then (Musical)

Awards (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Samuel Hughes: Passion Plays at upenn.edu, accessed on February 24, 2014
  2. ↑ Legally Blonde at boxofficemojo.com, accessed February 24, 2014
  3. ↑ Marc Platt, C'79, and Julie Beren Platt, C'79 ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at makinghistory.upenn.edu, accessed February 24, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.makinghistory.upenn.edu
  4. ↑ a b Tony Awards Search ( Memento of the original from August 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at tonyawards.com, accessed February 24, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tonyawards.com
  5. ↑ Empire Falls at emmys.com, accessed on February 24, 2014
  6. ↑ a b Independent Spirit Awards 2013: Twenty-Eight Years of Nominees & Winners ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at spiritawards.com, accessed February 24, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.spiritawards.com
  7. ↑ Film in 2012 at bafta.org, accessed on February 24, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Platt, Marc
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Platt, Marc E.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film, television and theater producer
DATE OF BIRTH 1957