Occupation Producer, actor Role Film producer | Name Gary Goetzman Years active 1967–present | |
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Full Name Gary Michael Goetzman Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Movies My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Mamma Mia!, Parkland, The Ant Bully, The Polar Express Similar People Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Steven Shareshian, Rita Wilson, Edward Saxon | ||
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Gary Michael Goetzman (born November 6, 1952) is an American film and television producer, and co-founder of Playtone with actor Tom Hanks.
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- Life and career
- Filmography
- References
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Life and career
Born in Los Angeles, Goetzman began his career as a child actor.
In 1984, he produced the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense with director Jonathan Demme. That initiated a successful run as a music supervisor, on such films as Something Wild, Colors, Modern Girls and Married to the Mob, among many others. In 1991, producer Goetzman and director Demme again collaborated to make The Silence of the Lambs, which garnered the top five Academy Awards including Best Picture.
In 1993, Goetzman was executive producer of Demme's Philadelphia, starring Tom Hanks, beginning a working relationship with Hanks. Goetzman co-produced Hanks's 1996 directorial debut, That Thing You Do!. The two then co-founded The Playtone Company in 1998. Since then, Goetzman has produced hit films including My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Polar Express, Charlie Wilson's War and Mamma Mia!. Goetzman has also received several Emmy Awards for HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, The Pacific, John Adams, Game Change and Olive Kitteridge.
Aside from producing films, Goetzman has been known to play small parts in movies he is connected to.
He has also enjoyed a successful parallel career as a music composer and producer, working with such artists as Smokey Robinson, Natalie Cole, Jane Child, Thelma Houston, and The Staples Singers.
He currently sits on the National board of directors for the Producers Guild of America.
Goetzman is executive producer (with Tom Hanks and Mark Herzog) of the CNN exclusive documentary miniseries The Sixties (2014), The Seventies (2015) and The Eighties (2016).
Filmography
Producer
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Beautiful (producer) (announced)
-
The Polar Express 2 (producer) (pre-production)
2024
Masters of the Air (TV Mini Series) (executive producer - 9 episodes)
- Part Nine (2024) - (executive producer)
- Part Eight (2024) - (executive producer)
- Part Seven (2024) - (executive producer)
- Part Six (2024) - (executive producer)
- Part Five (2024) - (executive producer)
- Part Four (2024) - (executive producer)
- Part Three (2024) - (executive producer)
- Part Two (2024) - (executive producer)
- Part One (2024) - (executive producer)
2024
The Bloody Hundredth (Documentary) (executive producer)
2023
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (producer - produced by)
2023
The 2010s (TV Mini Series documentary) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
- 2020: The Year That Changed Everything (2023) - (executive producer)
- The Social Media Boom (2023) - (executive producer)
- Taking It to the Streets (2023) - (executive producer)
- Trump: The Disruptor (2023) - (executive producer)
- Obama: Legacy on the Line (2023) - (executive producer)
- Music on Demand (2023) - (executive producer)
- Peak TV (2023) - (executive producer)
2022
A Man Called Otto (producer - produced by)
2022
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen (TV Special documentary) (executive producer)
2022
Mama's Boy (Documentary) (executive producer)
2020
News of the World (producer - produced by, p.g.a.)
2020
My Gift: A Christmas Special from Carrie Underwood (TV Special) (executive producer)
2020
Greyhound (producer - p.g.a)
2019
The Movies (TV Mini Series documentary) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
- The Golden Age (2019) - (executive producer)
- The Sixties (2019) - (executive producer)
- The Seventies (2019) - (executive producer)
- The 2000s to Today (2019) - (executive producer)
- The Nineties (2019) - (executive producer)
- The Eighties (2019) - (executive producer)
2019
The 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (TV Special) (executive producer)
2018
The 2000s (TV Mini Series documentary) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
- I Want My MP3 (2018) - (executive producer)
- Yes We Can (2018) - (executive producer)
- The Financial Crisis (2018) - (executive producer)
- The i Decade (2018) - (executive producer)
- Quagmire: Bush's Second Term (2018) - (executive producer)
- Mission Accomplished (2018) - (executive producer)
- The Platinum Age Of Television (2018) - (executive producer)
2018
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (producer - produced by)
2018
1968: The Year That Changed America (TV Series documentary) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
- Part Four: Fall (2018) - (executive producer)
- Part Three: Summer (2018) - (executive producer)
- Part Two: Spring (2018) - (executive producer)
- Part One: Winter (2018) - (executive producer)
2018
The 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (TV Special) (executive producer)
2018
Notes from the Field (TV Movie) (executive producer)
2017
The Nineties (TV Mini Series documentary) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
- Isn't It Ironic (2017) - (executive producer)
- The Information Age (2017) - (executive producer)
- Terrorism Hits Home (2017) - (executive producer)
- New World Order (2017) - (executive producer)
- Can We All Get Along? (2017) - (executive producer)
- Clinton: The Comeback Kid (2017) - (executive producer)
- The One About TV (2017) - (executive producer)
2017
The Power of Rock (Short) (executive producer)
2017
The Circle (producer - produced by)
2017
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (TV Special) (executive producer)
2016
Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids (Documentary) (producer)
2016
The Eighties (TV Mini Series documentary) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
- Technology Gets Personal (2016) - (executive producer)
- The Fight Against AIDS (2016) - (executive producer)
- Video Killed the Radio Star (2016) - (executive producer)
- Greed Is Good (2016) - (executive producer)
- Tear Down This Wall (2016) - (executive producer)
- The Reagan Revolution (2016) - (executive producer)
- Raised on Television (2016) - (executive producer)
2016
The 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (TV Special) (co-executive producer)
2016
A Hologram for the King (producer)
2016
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (producer - produced by, p.g.a.)
2015
Ithaca (executive producer)
2015
The Seventies (TV Mini Series documentary) (executive producer - 8 episodes)
- What's Goin' On (2015) - (executive producer)
- Terror at Home and Abroad (2015) - (executive producer)
- Battle of the Sexes (2015) - (executive producer)
- The State of the Union Is Not Good (2015) - (executive producer)
- Crimes & Cults (2015) - (executive producer)
- Peace with Honor (2015) - (executive producer)
- The United States vs. Nixon (2015) - (executive producer)
- Television Gets Real (2015) - (executive producer)
2015
Ricki and the Flash (producer)
2014
The Concert for Valor (TV Special) (executive producer)
2014
Olive Kitteridge (TV Mini Series) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
- Security (2014) - (executive producer)
- A Different Road (2014) - (executive producer)
- Incoming Tide (2014) - (executive producer)
- Pharmacy (2014) - (executive producer)
2014
The Sixties (TV Mini Series documentary) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
- Sex, Drugs and Rock N' Roll (2014) - (executive producer)
- The Times They Are A-Changin' (2014) - (executive producer)
- 1968 (2014) - (executive producer)
- The Space Race (2014) - (executive producer)
- The British Invasion (2014) - (executive producer)
- A Long March to Freedom (2014) - (executive producer)
- The War in Vietnam (2014) - (executive producer)
- The Assassination of President Kennedy (2014) - (executive producer)
- The World on the Brink (2014) - (executive producer)
- When Television Came of Age (2014) - (executive producer)
2013
The Assassination of President Kennedy (TV Movie documentary) (executive producer)
2013
Parkland (producer)
2013
The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (TV Special) (executive producer)
2012
Electric City (TV Series short) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
- The Voice of the City (2012) - (executive producer)
- Truth or Consequence (2012) - (executive producer)
2012
The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (TV Special) (executive producer)
2012
Game Change (TV Movie) (executive producer)
2011
He Has Seen War (Documentary) (executive producer)
2011
Larry Crowne (producer)
2011
The 3 Minute Talk Show (TV Series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
- Robin Williams (2011) - (executive producer)
- Jimmy Fallon/Rico Rodriguez (2011) - (executive producer)
- Wilmer Valderrama (2011) - (executive producer)
- Nia Vardalos (2011) - (executive producer)
- Lance Bass (2011) - (executive producer)
- Michael Cudlitz (2011) - (executive producer)
- Mike O'Malley (2011) - (executive producer)
- Stephen Moyer (2011) - (executive producer)
- Joe Jonas (2011) - (executive producer)
- Cedric the Entertainer (2011) - (executive producer)
- Tom Hanks (2011) - (executive producer)
- Bryan Cranston (2011) - (executive producer)
2006
Big Love (TV Series) (executive producer - 51 episodes)
- Where Men and Mountains Meet (2011) - (executive producer)
- Exorcism (2011) - (executive producer)
- The Noose Tightens (2011) - (executive producer)
- Til Death Do Us Part (2011) - (executive producer)
- D.I.V.O.R.C.E. (2011) - (executive producer)
- The Special Relationship (2011) - (executive producer)
- The Oath (2011) - (executive producer)
- Certain Poor Shepherds (2011) - (executive producer)
- A Seat at the Table (2011) - (executive producer)
- Winter (2011) - (executive producer)
- Blood Atonement (2010) - (executive producer)
- Under One Roof (2010) - (executive producer)
- Sins of the Father (2010) - (executive producer)
- The Mighty and Strong (2010) - (executive producer)
- Strange Bedfellows (2010) - (executive producer)
- The Greater Good (2010) - (executive producer)
- Free at Last (2010) - (executive producer)
- Sacrament (2009) - (executive producer)
- Outer Darkness (2009) - (executive producer)
- Rough Edges (2009) - (executive producer)
- Fight or Flight (2009) - (executive producer)
- Come, Ye Saints (2009) - (executive producer)
- For Better or for Worse (2009) - (executive producer)
- On Trial (2009) - (executive producer)
- Prom Queen (2009) - (executive producer)
- Empire (2009) - (executive producer)
- Block Party (2009) - (executive producer)
- Oh, Pioneers (2007) - (executive producer)
- Take Me as I Am (2007) - (executive producer)
- The Happiest Girl (2007) - (executive producer)
- Circle the Wagons (2007) - (executive producer)
- Kingdom Come (2007) - (executive producer)
- Good Guys and Bad Guys (2007) - (executive producer)
- Dating Game (2007) - (executive producer)
- Vision Thing (2007) - (executive producer)
- Rock and a Hard Place (2007) - (executive producer)
- Reunion (2007) - (executive producer)
- The Writing on the Wall (2007) - (executive producer)
- Damage Control (2007) - (executive producer)
- The Ceremony (2006) - (executive producer)
- Where There's a Will (2006) - (executive producer)
- The Baptism (2006) - (executive producer)
- A Barbecue for Betty (2006) - (executive producer)
- Easter (2006) - (executive producer)
- Eviction (2006) - (executive producer)
- Roberta's Funeral (2006) - (executive producer)
- Affair (2006) - (executive producer)
- Eclipse (2006) - (executive producer)
- Home Invasion (2006) - (executive producer)
- Viagra Blue (2006) - (executive producer)
- Pilot (2006) - (executive producer)
2010
The Pacific (TV Mini Series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
- Home (2010) - (executive producer)
- Okinawa (2010) - (executive producer)
- Iwo Jima (2010) - (executive producer)
- Peleliu Hills (2010) - (executive producer)
- Peleliu Airfield (2010) - (executive producer)
- Peleliu Landing (2010) - (executive producer)
- Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika (2010) - (executive producer)
- Melbourne (2010) - (executive producer)
- Basilone (2010) - (executive producer)
- Guadalcanal/Leckie (2010) - (executive producer)
2009
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert (TV Special) (executive producer)
2009
Where the Wild Things Are (producer - produced by)
2009
My Life in Ruins (executive producer)
2008
City of Ember (producer)
2008
Mamma Mia! (producer)
2008
David McCullough: Painting with Words (TV Movie documentary) (producer)
2008
John Adams (TV Mini Series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
- Peacefield (2008) - (executive producer)
- Unnecessary War (2008) - (executive producer)
- Unite or Die (2008) - (executive producer)
- Reunion (2008) - (executive producer)
- Don't Tread on Me (2008) - (executive producer)
- Independence (2008) - (executive producer)
- Join or Die (2008) - (executive producer)
2008
The Great Buck Howard (producer)
2007
Charlie Wilson's War (producer)
2007
Evan Almighty (executive producer)
2007
Big Love: In the Beginning (TV Series) (executive producer - 3 episodes)
- Post-Partum (2007) - (executive producer)
- Moving Day (2007) - (executive producer)
- Meet the Babysitter (2007) - (executive producer)
2006
Starter for 10 (producer)
2006
The Ant Bully (producer)
2006
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (Documentary) (executive producer)
2005
We're with the Band (TV Movie documentary) (executive producer)
2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (Documentary short) (producer)
2004
The Polar Express (producer)
2002
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (producer - produced by)
2001
We Stand Alone Together (TV Movie documentary) (co-executive producer)
2001
Band of Brothers (TV Mini Series) (co-executive producer - 10 episodes)
- Points (2001) - (co-executive producer)
- Why We Fight (2001) - (co-executive producer)
- The Last Patrol (2001) - (co-executive producer)
- The Breaking Point (2001) - (co-executive producer)
- Bastogne (2001) - (co-executive producer)
- Crossroads (2001) - (co-executive producer)
- Replacements (2001) - (co-executive producer)
- Carentan (2001) - (co-executive producer)
- Day of Days (2001) - (co-executive producer)
- Currahee (2001) - (co-executive producer)
2000
West Point (TV Series) (executive producer)
1998
Beloved (producer)
1998
Storefront Hitchcock (Documentary) (executive producer)
1996
That Thing You Do! (producer)
1995
Devil in a Blue Dress (producer)
1994
The Complex Sessions (Short) (producer)
1993
Philadelphia (executive producer)
1993
Amos & Andrew (producer)
1991
The Silence of the Lambs (executive producer)
1990
Miami Blues (producer)
1986
Modern Girls (producer - produced by)
1985
Joe Lamont: Secrets You Keep (Short) (producer)
1984
Stop Making Sense (Documentary) (producer)
Actor
2012
Electric City (TV Series short)
- The Time Has Come (2012) - (voice)
- The Saddest of Reasons (2012) - (voice)
- The Voice of the City (2012) - (voice)
- Survivors (2012) - (voice)
- We're Social Animals (2012) - (voice)
- What Aren't We Capable Of? (2012) - (voice)
- All in Service to All (2012) - (voice)
- Truth or Consequence (2012) - (voice)
- Young Daughter of God (2012) - (voice)
1993
Philadelphia as
Guido Paonessa
1993
Family Prayers as
Irate Driver
1991
The Silence of the Lambs as
Guido Paonessa (uncredited)
1990
Miami Blues as
Hotel Desk Clerk
1988
Married to the Mob as
The Guy at the Piano
1988
And God Created Woman as
Al Lawrence
1986
Something Wild as
Guido Paonessa
1986
Modern Girls as
Undercover Cop
1984
Swing Shift as
'Swing Shift' Bandleader
1981
Bustin' Loose as
Store Manager
1981
The Incredible Shrinking Woman as
Newscaster
1980
Melvin and Howard as
Melvin's Cousin Fred
1978
Family (TV Series) as
Steven / Sam
- Play on Love (1980) - Steven
- Magic (1978) - Sam
1979
Hot Rod (TV Movie) as
Security Guard
1979
Last Embrace as
Tour Guide (as Gary Getzman)
1977
Citizens Band as
RV Salesman
1974
Caged Heat as
Sparky (uncredited)
1968
Yours, Mine and Ours as
Greg Beardsley
1967
Divorce American Style as
Jonathan Harmon
1965
McHale's Navy (TV Series) as
Tonio
- The Boy Scouts of 73 (1965) - Tonio
Music Department
1992
Freejack (music supervisor)
1991
Until the End of the World (music supervisor)
1991
Point Break (music supervisor)
1991
Queens Logic (music supervisor)
1990
Reversal of Fortune (music supervisor)
1990
The Hot Spot (music supervisor)
1990
Catchfire (music supervisor)
1990
A Shock to the System (music supervisor)
1989
Little Monsters (music supervisor)
1989
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (music supervisor)
1989
Lost Angels (music supervisor)
1988
The Prince of Pennsylvania (music supervisor)
1988
Married to the Mob (music supervisor)
1988
Colors (music consultant)
1988
And God Created Woman (music supervisor)
1986
Something Wild (musical consultant)
1984
Swing Shift (lyricist: additional original songs)
1982
Jinxed! (radio source music)
Soundtrack
2000
Big Momma's House (writer: "Radio")
1996
That Thing You Do! (writer: "Mr. Downtown", "Voyage Around the Moon", "Hold My Hand, Hold My Heart", "Will You Marry Me?")
1993
Philadelphia (performer: "All The Way")
1990
Miami Blues (writer: "Island Blues", "Floatin'")
1988
Dominick and Eugene (writer: "Game of Love", "Lucky at Love")
1986
Something Wild ("Before the Next Teardrop Falls")
1986
Thrashin' (producer: "Don't Think Twice", "Dancin' in Jamaica") / (writer: "Arrow Through My Heart", "Dancin' in Jamaica")
1985
Fright Night (producer: "Boppin' Tonight") / (writer: "Boppin' Tonight")
1985
Just One of the Guys (writer: "Gone Too Far")
1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (producer: "Temporary Insanity") / (writer: "Dirty Work")
1984
Heavenly Bodies (producer: "At Last You're Mine")
1984
Kidd Video (TV Series) (writer: "Video Romeo")
Composer
1982
Smokey Robinson: Old Fashioned Love (Music Video)
1982
Smokey Robinson: Tell Me Tomorrow (Music Video)
Miscellaneous
2023
A Grammy Salute to the Beach Boys (TV Movie) (for: Tom Hanks)
2014
The Concert for Valor (TV Special) (tribute film executive producer)
Writer
2023
Mr. Downtown - Proof of Concept (Short) (based on a song by)
Production Manager
1974
Caged Heat (unit manager)
Sound Department
1984
Stop Making Sense (Documentary) (re-recording supervisor)
Thanks
2021
Licorice Pizza (special thanks)
2021
A Night in the Academy Museum (TV Special short) (filmmaker acknowledgement)
2019
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (the producers wish to thank)
2018
Hotel Artemis (special thanks)
2014
Inherent Vice (thank you)
2012
P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
- I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful (2012) - (special thanks)
2011
Neil Young Journeys (Documentary) (thanks)
2011
I'm Carolyn Parker (Documentary) (special thanks)
2010
Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud (Documentary) (very special thanks)
2009
I Hate Valentine's Day (special thanks)
2008
Surfer, Dude (very special thanks)
2005
The Wedding Date (thanks)
2002
The Truth About Charlie (very special thanks)
1992
Cousin Bobby (Documentary) (many thanks - as Goetzman)
1991
Fires Within (special thanks)
1991
Straight Out of Brooklyn (thanks)
1988
Martini Ranch: Reach (Music Video) (special thanks)
Self
2021
Hollywood Insider (TV Series) as
Self
- Full Commentary on 'News of the World' Reactions From Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Paul Greengrass (2021) - Self
2018
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: HBO First Look (TV Short documentary) as
Self
2015
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Winner
2012
Game Change: The Phenomenon (Video documentary short) as
Self
2009
Golden Globe Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Accepting Award for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
2008
Mamma Mia: The Making of Mamma Mia (Video documentary short) as
Self - Producer
2008
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special documentary) as
Self - Winner
2008
The Making of 'Charlie Wilson's War' (Video short) as
Self
1991
The Horror Hall of Fame II (TV Movie) as
Self
References
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