Marc Platt (producer)
American film, television and theatre producer (born 1957)
Marc E. Platt (born April 14, 1957) is an American producer who has worked in film, theatre, and television. He has received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards , two Primetime Emmy Awards , as well as nominations for three Academy Awards .
Early life
Platt was born and raised in a Conservative Jewish home[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] in Pikesville, Maryland , the son of Sue Ellen (née Sezzin), a schoolteacher, and Howard Platt, who worked in the retail shoe business.[ 1] [ 4] He has an older brother and a younger sister.[ 4] He graduated from Pikesville High School in 1975 and the University of Pennsylvania in 1979, where he was a member of the University of Pennsylvania Glee Club . He then earned his Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law and began his career as an entertainment attorney .[ 5]
Career
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Industry Film Production Television Stage Founded 2001 Founder Marc Platt Headquarters United States
Key people
Marc Platt (Principal) Adam Siegel (President)
Platt 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 .[ 6]
Platt has produced a variety of feature films beginning with the 1987 comedy Campus Man . His films include Legally Blonde (2001), Wanted (2008), Rachel Getting Married (2008), Nine (2009), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Drive (2011), The Girl on the Train (2016), and Cruella (2021). He also produced critically acclaimed films such as Steven Spielberg 's Cold War drama Bridge of Spies (2015), Damien Chazelle 's musical La La Land (2016), and Aaron Sorkin 's legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), all of which earned him Academy Award for Best Picture nominations.
He was executive producer of the two-part docudrama The Path to 9/11 , shown on ABC on the fifth 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 .
He collaborated with Walt Disney Pictures producing numerous musicals for the studio including Into the Woods (2014), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Aladdin (2019, as an executive producer), The Little Mermaid (2023) and the upcoming Snow White (2025), as well as Universal's Wicked films (2024–2025). In 2021 he produced a film adaptation of the musical Dear Evan Hansen (2021) which featured a leading performance from his son Ben Platt , who originated the title role on Broadway. This casting, however, led to accusations of nepotism against them for having Ben, at age 27, reprise his role as the teenage title character in the film.[ 7] [ 8] For his work on television he produced Grease Live! (2016), Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018), and Rent: Live (2019) as well as the HBO projects Empire Falls (2005), and Oslo (2021).
Platt has produced numerous productions on the Broadway stage with his first official credit being Wicked earning his first Tony Award for Best Musical nomination. He was also nominated for Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Pal Joey in 2009 and Tony Award for Best Play for Indecent in 2017. He won the Tony Award for Best Musical for The Band's Visit in 2018 and for A Strange Loop in 2022.[ 9] He will also produce the upcoming stage adaptation of La La Land .[ 10]
Personal life
Platt and his wife Julie (née Beren) also a Penn graduate and trustee of the university,[ 11] live in the Los Angeles area. They funded the construction of a performing arts rehearsal and performance space on the campus, the Platt Student Performing Arts House. Platt is a Penn Glee Club alumnus and supporter. His company has taken at least one Penn student intern a year since its inception.[ 12]
The Platts have five children, including actor and singer Ben Platt and Henry Platt.
Filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
As an actor
Year
Title
Role
2022
Babylon
Producer
Thanks
Year
Film
Role
1991
The Addams Family
Special thanks
2013
Bananas
Special thanks; short film
2016
The Comedian
The producers wish to thank the following for their assistance
Cameo appearances
Year
Film
Notes
2001
Inside 'Legally Blonde'
Documentary
2003
The Hair That Ate Hollywood
2004
Wicked: The Road to Broadway
2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2020
Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall
Concert film
Television
As an actor
Thanks
Cameo appearances
Year
Title
Notes
2001
Backstage Pass
2004
Broadway: The American Musical
Episode: "Putting It Together "
2008
Max on Set: Wanted
Documentary
Theatre
Awards and nominations
References
^ a b Berrin, Danielle (February 23, 2016). "Producer Marc Platt: The man behind "Wicked" and "Bridge of Spies" aspires to great art" . The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles . Platt grew up in an observant Conservative home in Maryland, where his family kept a kosher home, celebrated Shabbat and went to shul often.
^ Bloom, Nate (February 25, 2016). "The tribe at the Oscars, 2016" . Times of Israel .
^ Wolfsiz, Francine (February 27, 2017). "La La Land: Who knew it was so Jewish" . Times of Israel .
^ a b "On April 25, 2019, Sue Ellen Platt (née Sezzin); loving wife of Howard Platt; cherished mother of Dr. Jeffrey (Pamela) Platt, Marc (Julie) Platt, & Wendy (Scott) Newberger;" . The Baltimore Sun . April 26, 2019.
^ Hughes, Samuel. "COVER STORY: Passion Plays" . Pennsylvania Gazette . May/June 2006.
^ Empire Falls cast biography . HBO Films .
^ "Ben Platt Is Facing Backlash Over His Latest Comments About The "Dear Evan Hansen" Film" . BuzzFeed . Retrieved January 30, 2022 .
^ "Dear Evan Hansen: Ben Platt, 27, hits back at 'rando jerks' after he's mocked with memes for portraying a teenager" . The Independent . May 19, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2022 .
^ Jacobs, Julia (June 12, 2022). "Tony Awards 2022 Live Updates: 'A Strange Loop' Wins Best Musical" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved June 13, 2022 .
^ Galuppo, Mia (February 7, 2023). " 'La La Land' to Become a Broadway Musical" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ "UPenn Trustees" . University of Pennsylvania .
^ "Lead Gift Creates a Permanent Home for Student Performing Arts at Penn" Archived 2017-06-16 at the Wayback Machine . University of Pennsylvania (September 2005); accessed April 30, 2017.
External links
Awards for Marc Platt
1990s
Goodfellas – Martin Scorsese , Robert Chartoff , and Irwin Winkler (1990)
The Commitments – Alan Parker , Lynda Myles , and Roger Randall-Cutler (1991)
Howards End – James Ivory and Ismail Merchant (1992)
Schindler's List – Steven Spielberg , Branko Lustig , and Gerald R. Molen (1993)
Four Weddings and a Funeral – Mike Newell and Duncan Kenworthy (1994)
Sense and Sensibility – Ang Lee and Lindsay Doran (1995)
The English Patient – Anthony Minghella and Saul Zaentz (1996)
The Full Monty – Peter Cattaneo and Uberto Pasolini (1997)
Shakespeare in Love – Donna Gigliotti , Marc Norman , David Parfitt , Harvey Weinstein , and Edward Zwick (1998)
American Beauty – Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks (1999)
2000s
Gladiator – David Franzoni , Branko Lustig , and Douglas Wick (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Peter Jackson , Barrie M. Osborne , Tim Sanders , and Fran Walsh (2001)
The Pianist – Robert Benmussa, Roman Polanski , and Alain Sarde (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Peter Jackson , Barrie M. Osborne , and Fran Walsh (2003)
The Aviator – Sandy Climan , Charles Evans Jr. , Graham King , and Michael Mann (2004)
Brokeback Mountain – Diana Ossana and James Schamus (2005)
The Queen – Andy Harries , Christine Langan , and Tracey Seaward (2006)
Atonement – Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner , and Paul Webster (2007)
Slumdog Millionaire – Christian Colson (2008)
The Hurt Locker – Kathryn Bigelow , Mark Boal , Nicolas Chartier , and Greg Shapiro (2009)
2010s
The King's Speech – Iain Canning , Emile Sherman , and Gareth Unwin (2010)
The Artist – Thomas Langmann (2011)
Argo – Ben Affleck , George Clooney , and Grant Heslov (2012)
12 Years a Slave – Dede Gardner , Anthony Katagas , Jeremy Kleiner , Steve McQueen , and Brad Pitt (2013)
Boyhood – Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland (2014)
The Revenant – Steve Golin , Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Arnon Milchan , Mary Parent , and Keith Redmon (2015)
La La Land – Fred Berger , Jordan Horowitz , and Marc Platt (2016)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Graham Broadbent , Peter Czernin , and Martin McDonagh (2017)
Roma – Nicolás Celis , Alfonso Cuarón , and Gabriela Rodríguez (2018)
1917 – Pippa Harris , Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes , and Jayne-Ann Tenggren (2019)
2020s
Nomadland – Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand , Peter Spears , and Chloé Zhao (2020)
The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion , Iain Canning , Roger Frappier , Tanya Seghatchian , and Emile Sherman (2021)
All Quiet on the Western Front – Malte Grunert (2022)
Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan , Charles Roven , and Emma Thomas (2023)
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