Jack Rapke
Jack Rapke | |
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Born | United States |
Occupation | Film producer |
Spouse(s) | Laurie Ann Perlman (divorced) Sandra Zundell Scheinberg ( divorced) |
Children | 2 (with Perlman) |
Jack Rapke is an American film producer who has produced such films as the 2000 Robert Zemeckis film Cast Away.[1][2]
Biography[]
Upon his graduation from New York University Film School in 1974, Jack Rapke moved to Los Angeles to embark on a career in the entertainment industry. His first stop was the mailroom of the William Morris Agency in 1975. Four years later, Rapke joined Creative Artists Agency (CAA), where he rose, over the course of the next seventeen years, to become one of the most successful agents in Hollywood.
During a seven-year tenure as co-chairman of CAA's motion picture department, Rapke cultivated a high-profile client list that included Jerry Bruckheimer, Ridley Scott, Michael Mann, Harold Ramis, Michael Bay, Terry Gilliam, Bob Gale, Bo Goldman, Steve Kloves, Howard Franklin, Scott Frank, Robert Kamen, John Hughes, Joel Schumacher, Marty Brest, Chris Columbus, Ezra Sacks, and Imagine Entertainment partners Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. Instrumental in building production companies around his clients, it was only a matter of time before he decided to build one of his own with client Robert Zemeckis.
In 1998, Rapke departed CAA to form ImageMovers with Zemeckis. Primarily focused on theatrical motion pictures, the company's first feature was the critically acclaimed “Cast Away,” directed by Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks. Rapke went on to produce numerous hits including “What Lies Beneath” starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer, the Ridley Scott-directed “Matchstick Men” starring Nicolas Cage, “The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio” starring Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson, and “Last Holiday” starring Queen Latifah.
Rapke Executive Produced “The Polar Express” starring Tom Hanks for Warner Bros., which blazed a new trail for modern 3D filmmaking. He produced the Oscar-nominated “Monster House,” for Sony Pictures, “Beowulf,” starring Anthony Hopkins and Angelina Jolie for Paramount and “A Christmas Carol,” for The Walt Disney Studios, starring Jim Carrey and Colin Firth. He was also Executive Producer on the film “Real Steel,” starring Hugh Jackman, directed by Shawn Levy for DreamWorks.
Rapke Produced “Flight,” for Paramount Pictures starring Denzel Washington, which was nominated for two Academy Awards. He also Produced “The Walk,” which starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt for Sony Pictures and he Executive Produced the feature film “Allied,” which starred Brad Pitt, for Paramount Pictures.
Rapke served as Producer on “Welcome to Marwen” for Universal Pictures which starred Steve Carell and Produced “The Witches” for Warner Bros. Studios which starred Anne Hathaway and Octavia Spencer and he served as Producer on the upcoming “Finch” for DreamWorks/Universal starring Tom Hanks. He is also the producer on “Pinocchio” for the Disney Studios.
For Television, Rapke was Executive Producer for the three seasons of “The Borgias” starring Jeremy Irons for Showtime and Executive Producer on the documentary series “Medal of Honor,” for Netflix. He served as Executive Producer on “Blue Book” for the History Channel and has Executive Produced all three seasons of “Manifest” for NBC TV and Warner Bros. Studios.
Filmography[]
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film[]
Year | Film | Credit |
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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 | |
TBA | Pinocchio | Executive producer |
Steel Soldiers |
- Thanks
Year | Film | Role |
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1997 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | The producers and director wish to thank |
Television[]
Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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2011−13 | The Borgias | Executive producer | |
2018 | Elemental: Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg | Executive producer | |
Medal of Honor | Executive producer | Documentary | |
2018−present | Manifest | Executive producer | |
2019–present | Project Blue Book | Executive producer | |
2019 | What/If | Executive producer | |
TBA | Tooned Out | Executive producer |
References[]
- ^ Levy, Emmanuel (December 8, 2000). "Cast Away". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ "Jack Rapke". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2009. Archived from the original on January 21, 2009.
External links[]
- Jack Rapke at IMDb
- Living people
- American Jews
- American film producers
- American film biography stubs