GOETZMAN, Gary 1952–

(Gary Getzman)

PERSONAL

Full name, Gary Michael Goetzman; born November 6, 1952, in Los Angeles, CA.

Addresses: Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor, producer, music supervisor, composer, and director. Playtone Productions (a production company), Santa Monica, CA, partner; Clavius Base (a production company), cofounder (with Tom Hanks), 1993. Wrote and/or produced songs for such musical artists as Smokey Robinson, Natalie Cole, Chaka Khan, Staple Singers, and the Manhattans. Began acting at the age of five.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding non–fiction special (informational), 2002, for We Stand Alone Together; Emmy Award (with others), outstanding miniseries, 2002, for Band of Brothers; Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award nomination (with Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks), PGA Golden Laurel Awards, 2003, for My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Jonathon Harmon, Divorce American Style, Columbia, 1967.

Greg Beardsley, Yours, Mine and Ours, United Artists, 1968.

Sparky, Caged Heat (also known as Caged Females and Renegade Girls), 1974.

RV salesman, Handle with Care (also known as Citizen's Band and The Great American Citizen's Band), Paramount, 1977.

(As Gary Getzman) Tour guide, Last Embrace, 1979.

Melvin's cousin Fred Smith, Melvin and Howard, Universal, 1980.

Store manager, Bustin' Loose, Universal, 1981.

Newscaster, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, Universal, 1981.

"Swing Shift" bandleader, Swing Shift, Warner Bros., 1984.

Guido Paonessa, Something Wild, Orion, 1986.

Undercover cop, Modern Girls, 1986.

Al Lawrence, And God Created Woman, Vestron, 1988.

The guy at the piano, Married to the Mob, Orion, 1988.

Hotel desk clerk, Miami Blues, Orion, 1990.

Guido Paonessa, Philadelphia, TriStar, 1993.

Irate driver, Family Prayers, 1993.

Film Work:

Unit production manager, Caged Heat (also known as Caged Females and Renegade Girls), 1974.

Radio source music, Jinxed!, 1982.

Producer and sound rerecording mixer, Stop Making Sense, 1984.

Producer, Modern Girls, 1986.

Music consultant, Something Wild, Orion, 1986.

Music consultant, Colors, Orion, 1988.

Music supervisor, And God Created Woman, Vestron, 1988.

Music supervisor, Married to the Mob, Orion, 1988.

Music supervisor, The Prince of Pennsylvania, 1988.

Music supervisor, Lost Angels (also known as The Road Home), 1989.

Music supervisor, Little Monsters, 1989.

Music supervisor, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, Cinecom, 1989.

Music supervisor, A Shock to the System, Corsair Pictures, 1990.

Music supervisor, Reversal of Fortune, Warner Bros., 1990.

Music supervisor, The Hot Spot, Orion, 1990.

Music supervisor, Catchfire (also known as Backtrack, Catchfire, and Do It the Hard Way), 1990.

Producer, Miami Blues, Orion, 1990.

Executive producer, The Silence of the Lambs, Orion, 1991.

Music supervisor, Queens Logic, Seven Arts Pictures, 1991.

Music supervisor, Point Break, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1991.

Music supervisor, Freejack, Warner Bros., 1992.

Executive producer, Philadelphia, TriStar, 1993.

Producer, Amos & Andrew, Columbia, 1993.

Producer, The Complex Sessions, 1994.

Producer, Devil in a Blue Dress, TriStar, 1995.

Producer, That Thing You Do!, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1996.

Producer, Beloved, Buena Vista, 1998.

Executive producer, Storefront Hitchcock, Orion/Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1998.

Producer, My Big Fat Greek Wedding (also known as Mariage a la grecque), IFC Films, 2002.

Producer, The Polar Express, Warner Bros., 2004.

Television Work; Miniseries:

Co–executive producer, Band of Brothers, HBO, 2001.

Television Work; Specials:

Co–executive producer, We Stand Alone Together (documentary; also known as We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company), HBO, 2001.

Television Work; Pilots:

Executive producer, West Point, ABC, 2003.

Executive producer, Big Love, HBO, 2004.

Executive producer, Lloyd, What Happened?, HBO, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Security guard, Hot Rod (also known as Rebel of the Road), ABC, 1979.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Produced Neil Young's The Complex Sessions and Bruce Springsteen's Murder Incorporated.

Music Videos:

Directed Jane Child's "Don't Want to Fall in Love."

WRITINGS

Film Songs:

Swing Shift, Warner Bros., 1984.

"Boppin' Tonight," Fright Night, Columbia, 1985.

"Game of Love" and "Lucky in Love," Dominick and Eugene, 1988.

"The Same Melody,""Burger World Town," and "Tony the Tiger," Married to the Mob, Orion, 1988.

"Arrow thru My Heart," The Rescue, Buena Vista, 1988.

"Island Blues" and "Floatin," Miami Blues, Orion, 1990.

"Mr. Downtown,""Voyage around the Moon,""Hold My Hand Hold My Heart," and "Will You Marry Me?," That Thing You Do!, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1996.

Television Theme Music; Series:

Hot City Disco, syndicated, 1978.