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Matt Tolmach

{{short description|Producer}}

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| caption = Matt Tolmach speaking at the 2012 WonderCon in Anaheim, California

| birth_name = Matthew Tolmach

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1964}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

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| nationality = American

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| occupation = Film producer

| education = Beloit College

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| spouse = Paige Goldberg

| children = 1

| relatives = Sam Jaffe (grandfather)
Adeline Schulberg (great-aunt)

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Matthew Tolmach (born 1964)[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206121535/https://deadline.com/2010/10/matt-tolmach-discusses-his-sony-pictures-prexy-exit-to-produce-spider-man-80070/ |date=2022-02-06 }} October 29, 2010 is an American film producer and former co-president of production at Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Early life

Tolmach first became interested in film after hearing stories from his grandfather, producer and film executive Sam Jaffe. He is of Jewish descent.

Career

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.Borys Kit [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/matt-tolmach-steps-down-columbia-33676 Matt Tolmach Steps Down From Columbia Pictures to Produce Spider-Man] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326181801/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/matt-tolmach-steps-down-columbia-33676 |date=2015-03-26 }} hollywoodreporter.com, Retrieved on November 27, 2013{{cite web|url=http://moviecitynews.com/2010/10/longtime-columbia-pictures-chiefs-matt-tolmach-and-doug-belgrad-transition-into-new-roles/|title=Longtime Columbia Pictures Chiefs Matt Tolmach And Doug Belgrad Transition Into New Roles|website=Moviecitynews.com|accessdate=November 27, 2013|archive-date=October 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031105204/http://moviecitynews.com/2010/10/longtime-columbia-pictures-chiefs-matt-tolmach-and-doug-belgrad-transition-into-new-roles/|url-status=dead}} 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.[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118022312/https://deadline.com/2017/10/what-haunts-us-sexual-predator-documentary-filmmaker-says-we-can-stop-this-from-happening-1202193031/ |date=2021-01-18 }} October 23, 2017 They have one child.

Filmography

Producer

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Executive producer

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Special thanks

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|0866157}}

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Category:American film producers

Category:1964 births

Category:20th-century American Jews

Category:Living people

Category:Beloit College alumni

Category:Jaffe family

Category:21st-century American Jews

Category:Jewish American film people

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