Mark Burg | |
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 Burg at the Saw 3D premiere on October 28, 2010 | |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, manager, actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | Shainaz Donnelly [1] |
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 .
Burg graduated from the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in 1981. [2]
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). [3] In 1998, Burg founded Evolution Entertainment along with his producing partner Oren Koules. [4]
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. [5] 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. [6] Evolution Entertainment was also responsible for the production of Two and a Half Men starting in 2003. [5]
Burg became the sole-owner of Evolution Entertainment in 2011, buying out co-founder Oren Koules. [7] He also became an advisor for Forest Road, a special-purpose acquisition company, in 2020. [8] 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. [9]
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Can't Buy Me Love | Co-producer | [10] |
| 1988 | Bull Durham | [11] | |
| 1991 | Toy Soldiers | Executive producer | [12] |
| Strictly Business | Executive producer | ||
| 1993 | The Sandlot | Executive producer | |
| 1994 | Airheads | ||
| 1995 | The Cure | ||
| 1996 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | Executive producer | |
| The Little Death | Executive producer | ||
| Eddie | |||
| 1997 | B.A.P.S. | ||
| How to Be a Player | |||
| 1998 | The Gingerbread Man | Executive producer | |
| Body Count | |||
| 1999 | Black and White | Executive producer | |
| 2000 | Lockdown | ||
| 2001 | Good Advice | ||
| Diary of a Sex Addict | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2002 | Run Ronnie Run! | ||
| John Q. | |||
| Malevolent | Executive producer | ||
| 2003 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | ||
| Dude... We're Going to Rio | Executive producer | Direct-to-video | |
| 2004 | Saw | ||
| 2005 | Saw II | ||
| 2006 | Saw III | ||
| 2007 | Dead Silence | ||
| Catacombs | |||
| Saw IV | |||
| 2008 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | ||
| Saw V | |||
| Vlog | Executive producer | ||
| 2009 | Saw VI | ||
| 2010 | Lottery Ticket | ||
| The Tortured | |||
| Saw 3D | |||
| 2013 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | Executive producer | |
| Ain't Them Bodies Saints | Executive producer | ||
| Grace Unplugged | Executive producer | ||
| 2014 | Catch Hell | Executive producer | |
| 2016 | Havenhurst | Executive producer [13] | |
| 2017 | 9/11 | Executive producer | |
| Jigsaw | |||
| 2018 | Traffik | Executive producer | |
| 2019 | The Intruder | ||
| American Skin | |||
| 2021 | Spiral: From the Book of Saw | ||
| 2023 | Saw X | ||
TBA | End of the Road |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Toy Soldiers | Himself 'Mouthwash' Buyer | Uncredited |
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Waxwork | Production consultant |
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Boxing Helena | The producer wishes to thank |
| 1995 | The Basketball Diaries | Special thanks |
| 1998 | Let's Talk About Sex | Very special thanks |
| 2017 | Atomic Blonde | The producers wish to thank |
TBA | He Helped Me: A Fan Film from the Book of Saw | Special thanks |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Three Amigos | Documentary | |
| 2004 | The Casino | ||
| 2005−06 | Love, Inc. | Executive producer | |
| 2008 | Vlog | Executive producer | |
| 2011 | Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen | Co-executive producer | Television special |
| 2003−12 | Two and a Half Men | Executive producer | |
| 2012−14 | Anger Management | Executive producer | |
| 2017 | Hit the Road | Executive producer | |
| 2017−20 | Loudermilk | Executive producer |
Burg has been nominated and won numerous awards. He received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on Two and a Half Men and won both a TV Land Award for his work on the same and a ShoWest Award for his work on the Saw film series .
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Two and a Half Men | Nominated | [14] |
| 2007 | Nominated | [15] | ||
| 2008 | Nominated | [16] | ||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | TV Land Future Classic Award | Two and a Half Men | Won | [17] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ShoWest Award of Excellence in Producing | Saw film series | Won | [18] |
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