Matthew Kaplan (14 April 1984) better known as Matt Kaplan is an American film producer and businessman. He is known for producing

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films, including ''To All the Boys'' film series. He is the founder and CEO of Ace Entertainment and former president of

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Biography

Kaplan graduated from

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, where he was a quarterback on the

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team. After college, he was hired by CBS President and CEO

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as an intern, before becoming director of digital development for the company. He then jumped to

Lionsgate Films Lionsgate Films (formerly known as Cinépix Film Properties) is an American film production and film distribution studio, headquartered in Santa Monica and founded in Canada, and is the flagship division of Lionsgate Entertainment. It is the larg ...

, rising to SVP Development and Production, overseeing projects such as ''

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'' starring

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and

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. Kaplan founded Chapter One Films in 2013 and signed a first-look deal with

Blumhouse Productions Blumhouse Productions (; also known as BH Productions or simply BH) is an American film and television production company founded in 2000 by Jason Blum. It is known mainly for producing horror films, such as ''Paranormal Activity'', ''Insidio ...

, during which he produced movies including '' 6 Miranda Drive'' and '' The Lazarus Effect''. In 2015, he was tapped by

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to head the film division of Awesomeness. He founded Ace Entertainment in 2017, which produced the film ''To All the Boys I've Loved Before'' and its sequels.

Filmography

Film

Producer * '' The Lazarus Effect'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2016) * ''

Shovel Buddies ''Shovel Buddies'' is a 2016 American drama film written by Jason Mark Hellerman, directed by Simon Atkinson and Adam Townley. It stars Alex Neustaedter, Kian Lawley, Bella Thorne and Anton Starkman. The film had its world premiere at South by Sou ...

'' (2016) * '' The Darkness'' (2016) * ''

Before I Fall ''Before I Fall'' is a 2010 young adult novel written by the American author Lauren Oliver. The novel is written in the first-person perspective of a teenage girl, Samantha Kingston, who is forced to relive the day of her death every day for a we ...

'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2017) * '' You Get Me'' (2017) * ''

Irreplaceable You ''Irreplaceable You'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film written by Bess Wohl and directed by Stephanie Laing. The film stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Michiel Huisman. It was released by Netflix on February 16, 2018. Plot Abbie and Sam hav ...

'' (2018) * ''

To All the Boys I've Loved Before ''To All the Boys I've Loved Before'' is a 2014 young adult fiction, young adult romance novel by American author Jenny Han, first published by Simon & Schuster and released on April 15, 2014. Han was inspired to write the book based on her own ...

'' (2018) * ''

The Perfect Date ''The Perfect Date'' is a 2019 American teen romantic comedy film, directed by Chris Nelson from a screenplay by Steve Bloom and Randall Green. It is based on the novel ''The Stand-In'' by Steve Bloom, published by Carolrohda Lab in October 2017. ...

'' (2019) * '' To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You'' (2020) * '' Body Cam'' (2020) * ''

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'' (2020) * '' To All the Boys: Always and Forever'' (2021) * '' Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between'' (2022) * ''

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight ''The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight'' is an upcoming American romance film, directed by Vanessa Caswill, from a screenplay by Katie Lovejoy, based upon the 2011 novel of the same name by Jennifer E. Smith. It stars Haley Lu Rich ...

'' (2022) * ''I Wish You All the Best'' (TBD)

Television

Executive producer * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Ascension'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2019–2021) * ''

XO, Kitty ''XO, Kitty'' is an American romantic comedy drama television series created by Jenny Han for Netflix that premiered on May 18, 2023. The series, a spin-off of the ''To All the Boys'' film series (itself an adaptation of Han's book trilogy ''T ...

'' (TBD)

Personal life

From 2001 to 2004, while attending Columbia University, Kaplan dated former actress and now fashion designer

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. He married actress

Claire Holt Claire Rhiannon Holt (born 11 June 1988) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles as Emma Gilbert in '' H2O: Just Add Water'', Samara Cook in ''Pretty Little Liars'', Chastity Meyer in ''Mean Girls 2'', Rebekah Mikaelson in ''The ...

in 2016 before divorcing in 2017.

References

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