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Max Handelman | |
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Born | |
Education | Catlin Gabel School |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania University of California, Los Angeles (MBA) |
Occupation(s) | Producer, sportswriter, blogger |
Years active | 2006–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Max Handelman (born May 3, 1973) is an American sportswriter, producer, and blogger. He co-wrote the book Why Fantasy Football Matters: (And Our Lives Do Not) with Erik Barmack. [1] Handelman is married to actress Elizabeth Banks. Handelman co-founded the production company Brownstone Productions, whose first film, Surrogates , was released in 2009. [2] [3]
Handelman was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, in a Jewish family. [4] Handelman attended Catlin Gabel School, graduating in 1991. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995, where he was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, and received an MBA degree from UCLA in 2003. [5]
Handelman co-founded the production company Brownstone Productions alongside wife Elizabeth Banks. Their first film, Surrogates , was released in 2009. [2] [3] The company is best known for the Pitch Perfect films.
Handelman is a fan of fantasy football. He wrote Why Fantasy Football Matters: (And Our Lives Do Not), with his friend Erik Barmack. They also collaborated on a weblog covering the Portland Trail Blazers entitled Beyond Bowie. [6]
Handelman is married to actress Elizabeth Banks, his college girlfriend, whom he wed in 2003. [7] The couple live in Los Angeles. [3] He and his wife had their first child, a boy named Felix, via surrogacy in March 2011. [8] On November 14, 2012, they had a second boy, Magnus Mitchell Handelman, again via gestational surrogacy. [9] He is a fan of the Portland Trail Blazers. [10]