Marc Platt (producer)

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Marc Platt
Born March 1957 (age 59)
Pikesville, Maryland
Education University of Pennsylvania
Occupation film, television and theatre producer
Spouse(s) Julie Beren

Marc E. Platt (born March 1957) is an American film, television, and theatre producer.

Early life and education

Platt was raised in a Jewish family[1] in Pikesville, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. He was an avid member of the University of Pennsylvania Glee Club during his time at the university. After graduation he went on to New York University law school and began his career as an entertainment attorney.[2]

Career

He started producing in theatre, before moving into film. He has served as president of production for three movie studios: Orion Pictures, TriStar Pictures, and Universal Studios. Platt has since formed his own production company, Marc Platt Productions, within the Universal realm and continues to pursue creative projects. His company is responsible for the Legally Blonde films and the HBO miniseries Empire Falls.[3]

He was executive producer of the two-part docudrama The Path to 9/11, shown on ABC on the five-year anniversary of 9/11 on September 10 and 11, 2006. The film was controversial and accused of having a political agenda and fictionalizing the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 attacks, especially those involving the Clinton administration.

Platt is also producer of the Broadway hit musical Wicked[2] and the 2008 Broadway revival of the musical Pal Joey with the Roundabout Theatre Company.[4]

Personal life

Platt lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife and their five children, including actors Ben Platt, of Pitch Perfect and The Book of Mormon, and Jonah Platt, who starred as Fiyero in Wicked on Broadway. He and his wife, Julie (Beren), also a Penn graduate and trustee of the university,[5] have funded the construction of a new performing arts center on the campus, the Platt Student Performing Arts House. He also returns to campus on a regular basis and is a Penn Glee Club supporter. His company has taken at least one Penn student intern a year since its inception.[6]

Filmography

Producing filmography

Cameo appearances

Theatre and musical productions

References

  1. ↑ Jewish Journal: "Producer Marc Platt: The man behind “Wicked” and “Bridge of Spies” aspires to great art" by Danielle Berrin February 23, 2016
  2. 1 2 Hughes, Samuel. "COVER STORY: Passion Plays". Pennsylvania Gazette. May/June 2006.
  3. ↑ Empire Falls cast biography. HBO Films.
  4. ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Hoff Is Broadway's New Pal Joey, With Stockard Channing and Martha Plimpton, at Studio 54". Playbill. June 19, 2008.
  5. ↑ "UPenn Trustees". University of Pennsylvania.
  6. ↑ "Lead Gift Creates a Permanent Home for Student Performing Arts at Penn". University of Pennsylvania. September 2005.
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