Gregg Hoffman
Born(1963-06-11)June 11, 1963
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 2005 (2005-12-05) (aged 42)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeMount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
Occupations
  • Producer
  • music supervisor
Years active1991–2005
Spouse
Lucienne Hoffman
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(before 2005)​
Children2

Gregg Hoffman (June 11, 1963 – December 4, 2005) was a film producer responsible for developing Saw and Saw II.[1] He studied communications, law and economics at American University in Washington, D.C.[2] Hoffman was working on Saw III and Crawlspace when he died in a hospital in Hollywood, California of natural causes. He was 42 years old at his death.[3] The movie Dead Silence (2007) was dedicated to him. He was also thanked in the film Gross Misconduct, mentioned as dedicatee for Saw III, and posthumously credited with producing the Saw films from 2007 through 2023.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Scorchers Music supervisor
1992 Only You Music supervisor and co-producer
1993 Gross Misconduct — Thanked
2003 George of the Jungle 2 Producer
2004 Saw Producer
2005 Saw II Producer
2006 Saw III Producer Posthumous release
2007 Dead Silence Producer Dedicated to; posthumous release
2007 Catacombs Producer Posthumous release
2007 Saw IV Producer Posthumous release[4]
2008 Saw V Producer Posthumous release[4]
2009 Saw VI Producer Posthumous release[4]
2010 Saw 3D Producer Posthumous release[4]
2017 Jigsaw Producer Posthumous release[4][5]
2021 Spiral Executive producer Posthumous release
2023 Saw X Executive producer Posthumous release

References

  1. ^ "Saw II Production Notes". Lionsgate. Archived from the original (1.40MB .DOC file) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Newman, Kim (December 15, 2005). "Obituary: Gregg Hoffman". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "Saw movie producer dies aged 42". BBC News. December 7, 2005. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e N'Duka, Amanda (30 January 2017). "'Mandela Van Peebles cast in 'Saw: Legacy'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. ^ Collis, Clark. "Jigsaw first look: Directors tease next installment in Saw saga". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

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