Marc E. Platt

For other people named Marc Platt, see Marc Platt (disambiguation).

Marc E. Platt
Born	March 1957 (age 54) Pikesville, Maryland
Education	University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	film, television and theatre producer

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

Life and career

Platt was raised in Pikesville, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. He was an avid member of the Penn 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.^[1]

He started producing in theatre, before moving into film. He has served as president of production for three movie studios: Orion, Tristar, and Universal. 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 TV mini-series Empire Falls.^[2]

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^[1] and the 2008 Broadway revival of the musical Pal Joey with the Roundabout Theatre Company.^[3]

Platt lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife and their five children. He and his wife, Julie (also a Penn graduate), 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.^[4]

Platt stated in a 2008 issue of Variety magazine that he is talking with several directors about remaking a film version of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. On July 31, 2009, Risky Biz Blog reported that Platt has talked to director Marc Webb, who is currently in negotiations to direct the remake.^[5] He also has an adaptation of Wicked in the works.

Filmography^[6]

Producing filmography

• Campus Man (1987) (executive producer) (as Marc E. Platt)
• Closure (2001/I) (producer)
• Legally Blonde (2001) (producer)
• Josie and the Pussycats (2001) (producer)
• "MDs" (2002) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
• Honey (2003) (producer)
• Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) (producer)
• Mr. Ambassador (2003) (TV) (executive producer)
• Legally Blonde (2003) (TV) (executive producer)
• Once Upon a Mattress (2005) (TV) (executive producer)
• The Perfect Man (2005) (producer)
• Empire Falls (2005) (TV) (executive producer)
• The Seeker (2005) (producer)
• Happy Endings (2005) (co-producer)
• The Path to 9/11 (2006) (TV) (executive producer)
• The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007) (producer)
• Rachel Getting Married (2008) (producer)
• Wanted (2008) (producer)
• Nine (2009) (producer)
• Love and Other Impossible Pursuits (2009) (producer)
• Legally Blondes (2009) (V) (producer)
• "Taking the Stage" (executive producer) (1 episode, 2009 - Dance Off)
• Cop Out (2010) (producer)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) (producer)
• The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud (2010) (producer)
• Wicked (2010) (announced) (producer)
• Wanted 2 (2011) (pre-production) (producer)
• Drive (2011) (producer)

In production

• Wanted 2
• Tag
• The Red Star
• Sweet Valley High
• Sweet Relief
• The Leading Man
• The Stolen Child
• Family Bond
• Book of Leo
• The Power of Duff
• Untitled Kristin Chenoweth/Dusty Springfield Project
• 2 Guns
• Nappily Ever After
• Talent
• The Knights Templar
• Jesus Christ Superstar
• How to Get Divorced by 30

Cameo appearances

• Max on Set: Wanted (2008) (TV)
• ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)
• "Broadway: The American Musical" episode "Putting It Together" (2004)
• Wicked: The Road to Broadway (2004) (Video)
• The Hair That Ate Hollywood (2003) (Video)
• Inside 'Legally Blonde' (2001) (Video)
• Backstage Pass (2001) (TV)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Hughes, Samuel. "COVER STORY: Passion Plays". Pennsylvania Gazette. May/June 2006.
2. ^ Empire Falls cast biography. HBO Films.
3. ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Hoff Is Broadway's New Pal Joey, With Stockard Channing and Martha Plimpton, at Studio 54". Playbill.com. June 19, 2008.
4. ^ "Lead Gift Creates a Permanent Home for Student Performing Arts at Penn". University of Pennsylvania. September 2005.
5. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
6. ^ Marc E. Platt at the Internet Movie Database

External links

• Internet Broadway Database listing
• Wicked biography

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Name	Platt, Marc E.
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Date of birth	March 1957
Place of birth	Pikesville, Maryland
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