Biography
A former attorney who achieved executive status at RKO before taking on Mike Medavoy's job at Orion when the latter moved to TriStar. While at Orion Platt was responsible for the development of such features as "Mermaids" (1990), "Silence of the Lambs" and "Little Man Tate" (both 1991). He also played a hand in developing the box-office smash "The Addams Family" (1991) which was made by Orion but released by Paramount in the US and …
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Career Milestones
| Began career as an entertainment attorney in New York | ||
| Formed his own production company, Marc Platt Productions | ||
| Served as vice president of production for RKO Pictures | ||
| Worked with agent Sam Cohn at ICM in New York | ||
1987 | Joined Orion as vice president for production | |
1990 | Named president of production of Orion on February 20 | |
1992 | Became president of TriStar Pictures | |
1996 | Left position as president of TriStar in July | |
1996 | Named president of production at Universal Pictures in August | |
1998 | Left Universal in April, reportedly after clashing with motion picture group chief Casey Silver | |
1998 | Signed production deal with Universal | |
2001 | Executive produced "Legally Blonde" (2001) starring Reese Witherspoon and it's sequel "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde" (2003) | |
2003 | Producer the Broadway hit musical "Wicked" with songs and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman | |
2005 | Produced the two-part mini-series "Empire Falls" that aired on HBO | |
2006 | Executive produced the two-part docudrama "The Path to 9/11" (ABC) | |
2008 | Produced the family drama "Rachel Getting Married"; earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Feature | |
Awards
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in Empire Falls |
2009 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature in Rachel Getting Married |
2011 | BAFTA Award for Best Film in Drive |