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David Permut
Born (1954-03-23) March 23, 1954 (age 70)[unreliable source?]
OccupationFilm producer
PartnerJohn Seiber[1]

David A. Permut is a Jewish-American film producer. He has worked on dozens of films over 40 years, and has received both Academy and Emmy Awards.

Early life and education

Permut was born on March 23, 1954 in New York City, New York to a Jewish family,[2][1] His family moved from Manhattan to Los Angeles during Permut's teenage years.[3] His early career involved selling maps to celebrity's homes.[1] Permut worked on independent short films, and attended the University of California Los Angeles. He later became a production assistant for director Roger Corman before getting a job for a talent agency in Beverly Hills.[1]

Career

Feature films

Early in his career, Permut produced the 1975 film Give 'em Hell, Harry![4] He went on to produce the 1987 films Dragnet and Blind Date. He later produced the John Woo film Face/Off.[4] He has produced a number of other films, including 1991's The Marrying Man and 29th Street, 1992's Captain Ron and Consenting Adults, 1993's The Temp, 1994's Surviving the Game, and others.[5] 29th Street (1991) released by Twentieth Century Fox,[6] Permut worked with Bob Saget on the March of the Penguins parody film Farce of the Penguins in 2007.[7] He produced the 2016 film Hacksaw Ridge, which was premiered at the Venice Film Festival.[8] It was met with quality reception.[9][10][11][12]

In addition to studio films, Permut has produced a number of independent films including Charlie Bartlett,[13] Youth in Revolt,[14] Struck by Lightning,[15] and Match.

David was the co-producer alongside Ben Stiller of the 2009 documentary The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story,[citation needed] and later The Fabulous Allan Carr.[16] He is slated to produce the film Chippendales, based on the all-women's nightclub of the same name.[17] He is already producing a documentary about Chippendales.[18]

Television

His television credits include 1984's Love Leads the Way, 1991's A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story, 1992's Breaking the Silence, 2009's series Prayers for Bobby, and 2014's The Color of Rain.[19]

Theatre

He has done theatre production, including the stage production of The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts.[20] He is slated to produce the Broadway theatre stage production Behind the Candelabra.[21]

Personal life

As of 2016, Permut has lived in Westwood, California. He has a second home in Palm Springs with his partner, John Seiber.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Fessier, Bruce (December 30, 2016). "Desert resident David Permut a hot Hollywood producer". Desert Sun.
  2. ^ Bloom, Nate (February 13, 2017). "The tribe goes to the Oscars". Jewish weekly.
  3. ^ Faughnder, Ryan (November 18, 2016). "How I Made It: 'Hacksaw Ridge' producer David Permut". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ a b "How I Made It: 'Hacksaw Ridge' producer David Permut". Los Angeles Times. 18 November 2016.
  5. ^ "The Worrying Man of 'Marrying Man' : Movies: Producer David Permut's feelings about his troubled comedy can be summed up in T-shirts he had made: 'I survived the reshoot of "The Marrying Man." '". Los Angeles Times. 5 April 1991.
  6. ^ "Producer Permut Moves Indie Setup To New Line". Variety. 29 April 1991.
  7. ^ Leydon, Joe (7 February 2007). "Farce Of The Penguins". Variety.
  8. ^ Kay, Jeremy. "The long, frustrating journey to bring 'Hacksaw Ridge' to the big screen". Screen.
  9. ^ "NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW ANNOUNCES 2016 AWARD WINNERS". National Board of Review. 29 November 2016.
  10. ^ "OSCAR WINNERS 2017: SEE THE COMPLETE LIST!". Oscar.go.com.
  11. ^ "Best Action Movie - Critics' Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter.
  12. ^ ""Hacksaw Ridge" a contender for Best Picture, Director, Actor at Golden Globes". InqPOP!. 6 January 2017.
  13. ^ "'Charlie' script was writing sample sent to Permut". The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. ^ "Cera takes up 'Revolt' for Dimension". The Hollywood Reporter.
  15. ^ "Why Most People Will See Chris Colfer's Movie 'Struck by Lightning' on Video". The Hollywood Reporter.
  16. ^ Harvey, Dennis (3 July 2017). "Film Review: 'The Fabulous Allan Carr'". Variety.
  17. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (11 February 2019). "'Chippendales' Docu Up Next For 'Knock Down The House' Producer And David Permut". Deadline.
  18. ^ "Dev Patel in Talks to Join Ben Stiller in Chippendales Murder Movie". Variety Magazine.
  19. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Sigourney Weaver Sounds Off On Gay Rights". HuffPost. 30 October 2013.
  20. ^ Haring, Bruce (29 June 2019). "'The Investigation' Read-Thru On Mueller Report Tops More Than A Million Livestreams". Deadline.
  21. ^ Riedel, Michael (9 March 2017). "Liberace's sordid life story is hitting the stage". New York Post.

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