Marc Provissiero is a Personal Manager, American film and television producer and a founding partner at Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment. He is best known for producing Nobody, No Hard Feelings, Pen15, and Lucky Hank.

Life and career

After ten years as a literary agent, he left the William Morris Agency to start a management/production company, which soon led to the forming of Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment with Naomi Odenkirk. [1] Provissiero's list of clients includes Bob Odenkirk, Tim Robinson, Anna Konkle, and Randall Einhorn, among other creators.

As a film producer, Provissiero produced the action thriller Nobody for Universal Pictures[2] as well as the Sony comedy No Hard Feelings starring Jennifer Lawrence by filmmaker Gene Stupnitsky.[3]

In television, Provissiero won the Gotham Award for "Breakthrough series" and was nominated for Emmy as Executive Producer for the Hulu show PEN15[4] (winner of the Gotham Independent Film Awards)[5] and for Outstanding Comedy Series[6][7][8]). Series was created by and starred Anna Konkle and Maya Erskine. Sam Zvibleman is also a c-creator. Provissiero is also an executive producer on the Bob Odenkirk-led series Lucky Hank for AMC based on the novel Straight Man by Richard Russo.[9][10][11]. He has produced over five seasons of animation at Netflix, primarily for Paradise PD.

Next up is the sequel to Nobody, to be shot for Universal Pictures.

He has served as a board member and advocate for 20 years for Food on Foot, a charitable organization that rehabilitates the downtrodden, by mentoring and placing graduates of the program into a sustaining job, an apartment, and sense of purpose.

Provissiero founded Tennis for Tots in 2000. Still thriving, the tennis charity event has raised well over $1 million for the Alliance for Children's Rights, a foster care advocacy group serving Southern California.

Awards and Nominations

Provissiero has nine nominations and one win for Pen15. The win was Gotham Spirit Award - Breakthrough Series.


In his personal life, Marc is married to Sara Provissiero. They have one child. He is an alumnus of University of Richmond.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Schneider, Michael (April 23, 2009). "Pair set comedy shingle". Variety.
  2. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (January 11, 2018). "Bob Odenkirk To Produce & Star In STX Action Thriller 'Nobody' From 'Atomic Blonde', 'John Wick' Producers". Deadline.
  3. ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (October 13, 2021). "Sony Pictures Wins 'No Hard Feelings,' R-Rated Comedy Vehicle For Jennifer Lawrence; Gene Stupnitsky Directing His Script". Deadline.
  4. ↑ "Riot Girls". Television Academy.
  5. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (December 3, 2019). "'PEN15′ Co-Creator & Star Anna Konkle Reacts To Series' Gotham Award".
  6. ↑ "Emmy Nominees List 2021". The New York Times. 17 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "PEN15". Television Academy.
  8. ↑ Shanfeld, Haley Bosselman,Jordan Moreau,Ethan; Bosselman, Haley; Moreau, Jordan; Shanfeld, Ethan (July 13, 2021). "Emmys 2021: Complete Nominations List".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "LUCKY HANK | Sony Pictures Entertainment". www.sonypictures.com.
  10. ↑ White, Peter (April 6, 2022). "Bob Odenkirk To Star In Series Adaptation Of 'Straight Man' In The Works At AMC From Aaron Zelman & Paul Lieberstein".
  11. ↑ Otterson, Joe (April 6, 2022). "Bob Odenkirk to Star in Dramedy Series 'Straight Man' in Development at AMC".
  12. ↑ Team, The Deadline (June 4, 2013). "Bob Odenkirk To Write, Star In 'Girlfriend's Day' For 'Best Worst Movie' Helmer".
  13. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 4, 2018). "Netflix Orders Cop Animated Comedy Series From 'Brickleberry' Creators; Voice Cast Includes Tom Kenny & Sarah Chalke".
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