Matt Tolmach Explained

Birth Name:Matthew Tolmach
Birth Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality:American
Occupation:Film producer
Education:Beloit College
Spouse:Paige Goldberg
Children:1
Family:Sam Jaffe (grandfather)
Adeline Schulberg (great-aunt)

Matthew Tolmach (born 1964)[1] is an American film producer and former co-president of production at Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Biography

Tolmach first became interested in film after hearing stories from his grandfather, producer and film executive Sam Jaffe. He is of Jewish descent. After moving to Los Angeles, he landed a job with Frank Marshall to make a documentary about Lance Armstrong that was directed by Alex Gibney. In 2008, he was named co-president of production at Sony Pictures Entertainment with Doug Belgrad (whom he had been working with since 2003) where he managed the Spider-Man franchise.[2] [3] In 2010, he left Sony Pictures Entertainment to produce the next installment of Spider-Man. Belgrad was named as sole president of the studio and Hanna Minghella was named president of production.

Personal life

Tolmach is married to director Paige Goldberg.[4] They have one child.

Filmography

Producer

Executive producer

Special thanks

Notes and References

  1. https://deadline.com/2010/10/matt-tolmach-discusses-his-sony-pictures-prexy-exit-to-produce-spider-man-80070/ Deadline: "Matt Tolmach Discusses Exit As Sony Pics Prez And Segue To Producing 'Spider-Man'" by Mike Fleming Jr
  2. Borys Kit Matt Tolmach Steps Down From Columbia Pictures to Produce Spider-Man hollywoodreporter.com, Retrieved on November 27, 2013
  3. Web site: Longtime Columbia Pictures Chiefs Matt Tolmach And Doug Belgrad Transition Into New Roles. Moviecitynews.com. November 27, 2013. October 31, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101031105204/http://moviecitynews.com/2010/10/longtime-columbia-pictures-chiefs-matt-tolmach-and-doug-belgrad-transition-into-new-roles/. dead.
  4. https://deadline.com/2017/10/what-haunts-us-sexual-predator-documentary-filmmaker-says-we-can-stop-this-from-happening-1202193031/ Deadline: "‘What Haunts Us’ Documentary Director On Sexual Predators: “We Can Stop This From Happening”" by Anita Busch