Mark Burg
Burg at the Saw 3D premiere on October 28, 2010
Occupation(s)Film producer, manager, actor
Years active1986–present

Mark Burg is an American film producer, manager and actor. He is the co-founder of Evolution Entertainment and produced the Saw film series as well as the CBS television series Two and a Half Men.

Biography

Burg graduated from the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in 1981.[1]

In the 1990s, Burg worked for Island Pictures and Palm Pictures, producing such films as Basketball Diaries (1995), The Sandlot, The Cure, and Strictly Business (1991).[2] In 1998, Burg founded Evolution Entertainment along with his producing partner Oren Koules.[3]

In 2003, Burg and Oren Koules saw a seven-minute teaser of a film written by Australian screenwriters, Leigh Whannell and James Wan, and agreed to produce the film. The film would later become the original Saw film that was released in 2004.[4] The budget for the film was $1.2 million with $1 million of the funding coming direct from Burg and Koules. Production was done under a newly formed subsidiary of Evolution Entertainment called Twisted Pictures. The film turned in the Saw franchise with the sequel released in 2005 and the franchise making $420 million at the box office by 2007.[5] Evolution Entertainment was also responsible for the production of Two and a Half Men starting in 2003.[4]

Burg became the sole-owner of Evolution Entertainment in 2011, buying out co-founder Oren Koules.[6] He also became an advisor for Forest Road, a special-purpose acquisition company, in 2020.[7] Burg also co-produced Spiral, the ninth installment from the Saw Franchise. The franchise has grossed more than $1 billion from box office and retail sales as of 2021.[8]

He has received a ShoWest Awards,[9] People's Choice Awards, and has been nominated for four Emmy Awards.[10]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Film Credit Notes
1987Can't Buy Me LoveCo-producer
1988Bull Durham
1991Toy SoldiersExecutive producer
Strictly BusinessExecutive producer
1993The SandlotExecutive producer
1994Airheads
1995The Cure
1996Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the HoodExecutive producer
The Little DeathExecutive producer
Eddie
1997B.A.P.S.
How to Be a Player
1998The Gingerbread ManExecutive producer
Body Count
1999Black and WhiteExecutive producer
2000Lockdown
2001Good Advice
Diary of a Sex AddictDirect-to-video
2002Run Ronnie Run!
John Q.
MalevolentExecutive producer
2003Love Don't Cost a Thing
Dude... We're Going to RioExecutive producerDirect-to-video
2004Saw
2005Saw II
2006Saw III
2007Dead Silence
Catacombs
Saw IV
2008Repo! The Genetic Opera
Saw V
VlogExecutive producer
2009Saw VI
2010Lottery Ticket
The Tortured
Saw 3D
2013Texas Chainsaw 3DExecutive producer
Ain't Them Bodies SaintsExecutive producer
Grace UnpluggedExecutive producer
2014Catch HellExecutive producer
2016HavenhurstExecutive producer[11]
20179/11Executive producer
Jigsaw
2018TraffikExecutive producer
2019The Intruder
American Skin
2021Spiral: From the Book of Saw
2023Saw X
TBA
End of the Road
As an actor
Year Film Role Notes
1991Toy SoldiersHimself
'Mouthwash' Buyer		Uncredited
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role
1988WaxworkProduction consultant
Thanks
Year Film Role
1993Boxing HelenaThe producer wishes to thank
1995The Basketball DiariesSpecial thanks
1998Let's Talk About SexVery special thanks
2017Atomic BlondeThe producers wish to thank
TBA
He Helped Me: A Fan Film from the Book of SawSpecial thanks

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
2003The Three AmigosDocumentary
2004The Casino
2005−06Love, Inc.Executive producer
2008VlogExecutive producer
2011Comedy Central Roast of Charlie SheenCo-executive producerTelevision special
2003−12Two and a Half MenExecutive producer
2012−14Anger ManagementExecutive producer
2017Hit the RoadExecutive producer
2017−20LoudermilkExecutive producer

References

  1. ↑ Pirani, Steven (April 11, 2014). "Accomplished producer discusses business in film industry". The Ithacan. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ↑ "On The Film Front". Billboard. 16 May 1998. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (16 January 2013). "Evolution Entertainment Launches TV Division, Inks First Look Deal With Lionsgate". Deadline. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 Lidz, Franz (21 October 2009). "Limbs Pile Up, and Money, Too". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Barry, John (19 August 2007). "In Lightning trio, he's Mr. Hollywood". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Crowe, Deborah (23 June 2011). "Burg Buys Out Partner at Evolution Entertainment". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Goldsmith, Jill (30 November 2020). "Showbiz SPAC Closes $300M IPO; Forest Road With Tom Staggs, Kevin Mayer, Shaquille O'Neal Eyes Media Deals". Deadline. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (23 May 2021). "'Spiral' Pushes 'Saw' Franchise Past $1 Billion at Global Box Office". Variety. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (9 March 2007). "Burg, Koules to get ShoWest producing nod". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Awards by Mark Burg". Award Winners. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  11. ↑ Beale, Lauren (6 April 2015). "Producer Mark Burg sells in Sherman Oaks". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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