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Matt Tolmach

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Matt Tolmach
Matt Tolmach speaking at the 2012 WonderCon in Anaheim, California
Born
Matthew Tolmach

1964 (age 59–60)
New York City, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationBeloit College
OccupationFilm producer
SpousePaige Goldberg
Children1
FamilySam 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.

Early life

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Tolmach first became interested in film after hearing stories from his grandfather, producer and film executive Sam Jaffe.[1] He is of Jewish descent.

Career

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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.[1] 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.[1][2][3] In 2010, he left Sony Pictures Entertainment to produce the next installment of Spider-Man.[2][3] Belgrad was named as sole president of the studio and Hanna Minghella was named president of production.[2][3]

Personal life

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

Filmography

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Producer

Executive producer

Special thanks

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Deadline: "Matt Tolmach Discusses Exit As Sony Pics Prez And Segue To Producing 'Spider-Man'" by Mike Fleming Jr Archived 2022-02-06 at the Wayback Machine October 29, 2010
  2. ^ a b c Borys Kit Matt Tolmach Steps Down From Columbia Pictures to Produce Spider-Man Archived 2015-03-26 at the Wayback Machine hollywoodreporter.com, Retrieved on November 27, 2013
  3. ^ a b c "Longtime Columbia Pictures Chiefs Matt Tolmach And Doug Belgrad Transition Into New Roles". Moviecitynews.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  4. ^ Deadline: "‘What Haunts Us’ Documentary Director On Sexual Predators: “We Can Stop This From Happening”" by Anita Busch Archived 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine October 23, 2017
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