Marshall Jay Kaplan
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Marshall Jay Kaplan | |
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| Born | July 24, 1965 |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer, television director, film producer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Marshall Jay Kaplan (born July 24, 1965) is a TV and film producer and director. His notable projects include CNN's History of the Sitcom and the documentary film, Viewer Direction Advised (which played in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto film festivals). He was also the creator, executive producer and host of the celebrity-based show Totally Tracked Down.[1][2][3][4]
Career
Caricatures and Publications
Kaplan started drying celebrity caricatures at the age of 7. These early caricatures included Charlie Chaplin, Groucho Marx, W.C. Fields and Laurel and Hardy. In 1980 at the age of 15, Kaplan's first celebrity caricature illustration was published in a local newspaper. In 1983, at the age of seventeen, Kaplan had his first gallery showing of his celebrity caricatures. The showing was focused on films of the day, including Dustin Hoffman as Tootsie. By the age of 21, Kaplan's caricatures were seen across Canada including the The Toronto Star, The Toronto Sun, Southam Inc., and the The Globe and Mail. By 1991, Kaplan was writing the entertainment column, 'Where Are They Now?', and supplying the accompanying celebrity caricature. At it's peak, his 'Where Are They Now?' was syndicated in 65 newspapers across North America including the Miami Herald, the Las Vegas Review-Journal The Sacramento Bee and the Detroit Free Press. [5]
Kaplan's style of caricature is greatly influenced by Al Hirschfeld. Kaplan corresponded with Hirschfeld for a few years, becoming a protege. [6]
In 1991, Kaplan's work was exclusively used for the international board game, 'Who's Zat', manufactured and distributed by Irwin Toy. [7]
In 1999, he was commissioned by Garth Drabinsky to illustrate the cover of the The Phantom of the Opera Playbill, commemorating the closing night's performance of Colm Wilkinson that played at the Pantages Theatre (now Ed Mirvish Theatre). That night, Colm Wilkinson was present with both an original caricature from Marshall, as well as, an original caricature from Al Hirschfeld. [8]
References
- ^ Briuox, Bill (2021-07-10). "The TV format that's 'comfort food for your soul' gets its close-up in 'History of the Sitcom'". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ Stern, Cara (2010-08-26). "Nice Jewish boy takes on Hollywood stars". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ Parker, Andrew (2019-05-05). "TJFF 2019 Review: Viewer Direction Advised". The Gate. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ Brioux, Bill (2019-05-03). "Father and son doc shows TV is still All in the Family". Brioux TV. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ Pasternak, Sean B. (1999-02-01). "MARSHALL KAPLAN HUNTS DOWN THE STARS". Thornhill Month. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ Strickler, Lon (2005-06-08). "Celebrity autographed caricature prints produced by famed illustrator Marshall Jay Kaplan now featured for sale". PRWEB. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ Mortensen, Eric (2015-02-11). "Whozat Board Game Review = [[geekyhobbies]]". Retrieved 2015-02-11.
{{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ Henry, Alan (2019-09-20). "Flashback: Toronto's Legendary PHANTOM Production Opened 30 Years Ago Today". Broadway World. Retrieved 2019-09-20.