Jack Rapke is an American film producer who has produced such films as the 2000 Robert Zemeckis film Cast Away.[1][2]
Jack Rapke | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse | Laurie Ann Perlman (divorced) Sandra Zundell Scheinberg ( divorced) |
| Children | 2 (with Perlman) |
Biography
editRapke was born to a Jewish family and raised in Miami.[3] Rapke graduated from Nova High School in Davie, Florida in 1968 and New York University Film School in 1974.[4]
Rapke started his career from the mailroom of the William Morris Agency in 1975.[5] He then worked as a talent agent at the William Morris Agency and after four years started working at Creative Artists Agency.[3]
Rapke served seven years as co-chairman of CAA’s motion picture department,[6] where he handled filmmakers that included Robert Zemeckis, Chris Columbus, Jerry Bruckheimer, Ridley Scott, Michael Mann, Harold Ramis, Michael Bay, Terry Gilliam, Bob Gale, Bo Goldman, Steve Kloves, Howard Franklin, Scott Frank, Robert Mark Kamen, John Hughes, Joel Schumacher, Marty Brest, and Imagine Entertainment partners Ron Howard and Brian Grazer.[6]
Rapke left CAA in 1998 to form ImageMovers with Zemeckis.[7] Cast Away, directed by Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks was the company’s first feature film.[2]
Rapke is currently producing Here to be directed by Robert Zemeckis.[8]
He was married to Laurie Ann Perlman,[9] who was also Jewish;[3] they had two children before divorcing.[3] She remarried with Gerald M. Levin.[3][10] He married Sandra Scheinberg Rapke in 1991 - (divorced 2012 )
Filmography
editHe was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
edit| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | What Lies Beneath | |
| Cast Away | ||
| 2003 | Matchstick Men | |
| 2004 | The Polar Express | Executive producer |
| 2005 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | |
| 2006 | Last Holiday | |
| Monster House | ||
| 2007 | Beowulf | |
| 2009 | A Christmas Carol | |
| 2011 | Mars Needs Moms | |
| Real Steel | Executive producer | |
| 2012 | Flight | |
| 2015 | The Walk | |
| 2016 | Allied | Executive producer |
| 2018 | Welcome to Marwen | |
| 2020 | The Witches | |
| 2021 | Finch | |
| 2022 | Pinocchio | Executive producer |
| 2024 | Here | Producer |
- Thanks
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | The producers and director wish to thank |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011−13 | The Borgias | Executive producer | |
| 2018 | Elemental: Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg | Executive producer | |
| Medal of Honor | Executive producer | Documentary | |
| 2018−2023 | Manifest | Executive producer | |
| 2019–2020 | Project Blue Book | Executive producer | |
| 2019 | What/If | Executive producer |
References
edit- ^ Levy, Emmanuel (December 8, 2000). "Cast Away". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ a b "Jack Rapke". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2009. Archived from the original on January 21, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Levin, Laurie Ann (October 1, 2009). God, the Universe, and Where I Fit In. HCI. p. 245. ISBN 9780757314407.
- ^ "Jack Rapke: Making Award-Winning Films".
- ^ "Secrets of Hollywood Agency Mailrooms". The Hollywood Reporter. November 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "CAA'S MAD SCRAMBLE". Variety. April 8, 1997.
- ^ "Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke Ink Overall Deal at Fox TV Studios". The Hollywood Reporter. August 8, 2012.
- ^ "Robert Zemeckis' 'Here' With Tom Hanks and Robin Wright Lands November Release". uk.movies.yahoo.com. March 29, 2024.
- ^ Variety: "Levin heads for divorce" by Jill Goldsmith January 12, 2003
- ^ The Observer: "Hot Flash! Trophy Wife Models Are Passé: Rudy to Jack Welch, Remarrying Geezers Get Middle-Aged Babes With Power Dowries" by By Alexandra Wolfe and Anna Jane Grossman June 2, 2003
External links
edit- Jack Rapke at IMDb
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