Name Marc Platt Spouse Julie Platt | Role Film producer Children Ben Platt | |
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Occupation film, television and theatre producer Books Doctor Who: Battlefield, Doctor Who: Ghost Lights, Loups-Garoux Movies Similar People David Stone, Ben Platt, Jonathan Demme, John DeLuca, Joe Mantello | ||
Marc E. Platt (born April 14, 1957) is an American film, television, and theatre producer.
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Early life and education
Platt was born and raised in Pikesville, Maryland, to a schoolteacher mother and a father who worked in the retail shoe business. His family is Jewish. He graduated from Pikesville High School in 1975 and 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.
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.
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 and the 2008 Broadway revival of the musical Pal Joey with the Roundabout Theatre Company.
Personal life
Platt lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife, Julie (Beren), and their five children, including actors Ben Platt, of Pitch Perfect, The Book of Mormon, and Dear Evan Hansen, and Jonah Platt, who starred as Fiyero in Wicked on Broadway. He and his wife, also a Penn graduate and trustee of the university, 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.
Producing filmography
Cameo appearances
