Matthew Tolmach (born 1964)Deadline: "Matt Tolmach Discusses Exit As Sony Pics Prez And Segue To Producing 'Spider-Man'" by Mike Fleming Jr
October 29, 2010 is an American

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and former co-president of production at

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Biography

Tolmach first became interested in film after hearing stories from his grandfather, producer and film executive

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. He is of

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descent. After moving to Los Angeles, he landed a job with Frank Marshall to make a documentary about Lance Armstrong that was directed by

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. In 2008, he was named co-president of production at

with

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(whom he had been working with since 2003) where he managed the Spider-Man franchise.Borys Ki
Matt Tolmach Steps Down From Columbia Pictures to Produce Spider-Man
hollywoodreporter.com, Retrieved on November 27, 2013 In 2010, he left Sony Pictures Entertainment to produce the next installment of ''

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''. 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.Deadline: "‘What Haunts Us’ Documentary Director On Sexual Predators: “We Can Stop This From Happening”" by Anita Busch
October 23, 2017 They have one child.

Filmography

References

American film producers 1964 births 20th-century American Jews Living people Beloit College alumni Jaffe family 21st-century American Jews Jewish American film producers {{US-film-producer-stub