Marc Platt
Marc Platt
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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.
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.
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.
Platt lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife and their five children. As a University of Pennsylvania graduate, he gives back to the Penn community. 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. He values Penn students as interns with his company, taking at least one a year since the company's inception.
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. He also has an adaptation of Wicked in the works.
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.
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.
Platt lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife and their five children. As a University of Pennsylvania graduate, he gives back to the Penn community. 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. He values Penn students as interns with his company, taking at least one a year since the company's inception.
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. He also has an adaptation of Wicked in the works.
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