Canton, Mark 1949-

PERSONAL

Born June 19, 1949, in New York, NY; son of Arthur (a publicist, producer, and film importer) and Shirley Canton; brother of Neil Canton (a producer); married Wendy Finerman (a producer), 1985 (divorced, 1999); children: Dorothy, Henry, additional child. Education: Attended University of California, Los Angeles, 1978.

Addresses:

Office—Atmosphere Entertainment MM LLC/Chiller Films, 4751 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010.

Career:

Studio executive. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, Culver City, CA, vice president and managing producer for motion picture development, 1978-79; Jon Peters Organization, Los Angeles, executive vice president, 1979; Warner Bros., Burbank, CA, vice president for production, 1980-83, senior vice president, 1983-85, president of worldwide theatrical production division, 1985-91, executive vice president, 1989-91; Columbia Pictures, Burbank, president, 1991-96; Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Companies, Culver City, chairperson, 1994-96; Canton Co., Burbank, producer, 1997-2002; Artists Production Group, partner, chairman, chief executive officer, 2002; Atmosphere Entertainment MM, Los Angeles, CA, co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer, 2003—; Chiller Films, Los Angeles, CA, partner. American Film Institute, vice chairperson of board of trustees.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Production aide, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (also known as Pelham 1-2-3 and El tomar de Pelham uno dos tres), 1974.

Executive in charge of production, Caddyshack, Orion, 1980.

(With Robby Benson) Producer, Die Laughing, Warner Bros., 1980.

Producer, Jack Frost (also known as Frost), Warner Bros., 1998.

Producer, Get Carter, Warner Bros., 2000.

Producer, Red Planet, Warner Bros., 2000.

Producer, Cherry Hills, Canton Co./Original Film, 2000.

Producer, Angel Eyes (also known as Ojos de angel), Warner Bros., 2001.

Producer, Six, Franchise Pictures, 2001.

Executive producer, Trapped (also known as 24 Stunden Angst), Columbia, 2002.

Producer, Taking Lives, Warner Bros., 2004.

Executive producer, Godsend (also known as Adam), Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Producer, Land of the Dead (also known as George A. Romero's "Land of the Dead," Land of the Dead—Le territoire des morts, and La terre des morts), Universal, 2005.

Producer, 300, Warner Bros., 2006.

Producer, Full of It, New Line Cinema, 2007.

Producer, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Paramount, 2008.

Film Appearances:

Himself, "Caddyshack": The 19th Hole, 1999.

Himself, Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—The Gathering Storm (documentary short), Warner Home Video, 2005.

Himself, Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—The Road to Gotham City (documentary short), Warner Home Video, 2005.

Himself, Land of the Dead: Bringing the Dead to Life (documentary short), Universal Studios Home Video, 2005.

Himself, Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight (documentary short), Warner Home Video, 2005.

Himself, Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—The Legend Reborn (documentary short), Warner Home Video, 2005.

Himself, Undead Again: The Making of "Land of the Dead" (documentary short), Universal Studios Home Video, 2005.

Himself, Land of the Dead: A Day with the Living Dead (documentary short), Universal Studios Home Video, 2005.

Television Work; Series:

Executive producer, Jack and Jill, The WB, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary, 1989.

Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (also known as Hello, He Lied), AMC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"300," HBO First Look, HBO, 2007.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Los Angeles, January, 1994, p. 62.

Premiere, December, 1991, p. 30.

Vanity Fair, December, 1991, p. 154.