Kipp Marcus
Encyclopedia
Kipp Marcus is an American actor
, screenwriter
, producer
, and digital media
executive. He is best known for his role as the oldest brother Kip Cleaver on the revival television series The New Leave It To Beaver
. He has also received critical acclaim for his screenwriting and acting in the film Let It Snow
.
. The family members had artistic interests: Marcus' great-grandfather was in vaudeville, grandmother and mother were both singers, father is an abstract painter, one uncle was a filmmaker and the other an actor, his older brother Adam Marcus
is a film director. Marcus was committed to producing theatre from a young age, and directed and acted in many theatrical productions during his school years, winning the Young Playwrights of New England Award for Best Play at the age of 16.
's Tisch School for the Arts from 1989 to 1992 and graduated with a BFA degree. In 1991, he was invited to train at the Maly Theater in Moscow as a student with Circle In The Square Theater in New York.
as a Workhouse boy and in Fagin's gang.
In that same year, Marcus appeared in the role of Ward 'Kip' Cleaver, the eldest son of the adult Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver, in the television sitcom The New Leave It To Beaver
, Marcus' role was one of the central characters on the show, he appeared in over 100 episodes during 1984–1989.
Marcus had his first film role in the 1992 Sundance Film Festival cult comedy "Aisle Six", directed by David Wain
.
A year later, in 1993, Marcus was featured in the horror franchise Friday the 13th when he played the role of Officer Randy Parker in the New Line Cinema film Jason Goes to Hell
, directed by Marcus's brother Adam Marcus
.
Marcus returned to Broadway in 1995 in the roles of Marius, Jean-Prouvaire and Joly in the musical Les Misérables
. He performed in the musical for 800 performances, including the 10th Anniversary production in 1997, under the direction of Royal Shakespeare Company's Trevor Nunn
and John Caird
.
In 1999, Marcus appeared as the male lead James Ellis in the movie Let It Snow
, which he also wrote and produced.
In 1999, Marcus wrote and produced the comedy Let It Snow
. His screenwriting won him a Best New Writer Award from the American Film Institute
at the Los Angeles Film Festival
in 1999, as well as producing honors at the Deauville International Film Festival, where it was nominated for best film and was an official selection at the Sundance International Film Festival in 2000. The movie was distributed in the United States, Europe and Asia and received favorable reviews.
During 2000–2003 Marcus wrote television pilots for Imagine Entertainment, Warner Bros, Fox and NBC.
More recently, Marcus wrote screenplay about Buster Keaton
.
company iAmplify that was launched by internet entrepreneurs Jack and Murray Hidary
. Marcus has served as the Senior VP of Business / Chief Amplifier.
co-star, Alice Dylan. Their first son, Keaton Wilder Marcus was born on June 29, 2005. Their second son, Quinn Topper Marcus was born on February 9, 2007. Their third son, Hudson James Marcus was born on January 10, 2011.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, and digital media
Digital media
Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital form. It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital (as opposed to analog) form. It can refer to the technical aspect of...
executive. He is best known for his role as the oldest brother Kip Cleaver on the revival television series The New Leave It To Beaver
The New Leave It to Beaver
The New Leave It to Beaver is an American sitcom sequel to the 1950s and '60s series, Leave It to Beaver. The New Leave It to Beaver began with the 1983 CBS TV movie Still the Beaver, and was picked up in 1984 as a Disney Channel series with the same name; however, it only lasted one season...
. He has also received critical acclaim for his screenwriting and acting in the film Let It Snow
Let It Snow (film)
Let It Snow is a 2001 romantic comedy movie. The story involves a young man who finds love during "snow days" time off from high school, but spends years finding his true self...
.
Early life
Kipp Marcus was born in Manhattan, New York, to parents Wayne and Susan Marcus and is the younger brother of Adam MarcusAdam Marcus
Adam Marcus is an American film director, writer and actor.Marcus was born in Westport, Connecticut in the U.S.. He is the brother of Young Artist Award-nominated actor Kipp Marcus...
. The family members had artistic interests: Marcus' great-grandfather was in vaudeville, grandmother and mother were both singers, father is an abstract painter, one uncle was a filmmaker and the other an actor, his older brother Adam Marcus
Adam Marcus
Adam Marcus is an American film director, writer and actor.Marcus was born in Westport, Connecticut in the U.S.. He is the brother of Young Artist Award-nominated actor Kipp Marcus...
is a film director. Marcus was committed to producing theatre from a young age, and directed and acted in many theatrical productions during his school years, winning the Young Playwrights of New England Award for Best Play at the age of 16.
Education
Marcus studied acting at NYUNew York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's Tisch School for the Arts from 1989 to 1992 and graduated with a BFA degree. In 1991, he was invited to train at the Maly Theater in Moscow as a student with Circle In The Square Theater in New York.
Acting
Kipp Marcus began his professional acting career in 1984 at the age of 14 in the Broadway production of Lionel Bart's Oliver!Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
as a Workhouse boy and in Fagin's gang.
In that same year, Marcus appeared in the role of Ward 'Kip' Cleaver, the eldest son of the adult Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver, in the television sitcom The New Leave It To Beaver
The New Leave It to Beaver
The New Leave It to Beaver is an American sitcom sequel to the 1950s and '60s series, Leave It to Beaver. The New Leave It to Beaver began with the 1983 CBS TV movie Still the Beaver, and was picked up in 1984 as a Disney Channel series with the same name; however, it only lasted one season...
, Marcus' role was one of the central characters on the show, he appeared in over 100 episodes during 1984–1989.
Marcus had his first film role in the 1992 Sundance Film Festival cult comedy "Aisle Six", directed by David Wain
David Wain
David Benjamin Wain is an American comedian, writer, actor and director. He is most widely known for the feature films Role Models and Wet Hot American Summer, the 1990s' sketch comedy series The State and for producing/directing/writing the Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital...
.
A year later, in 1993, Marcus was featured in the horror franchise Friday the 13th when he played the role of Officer Randy Parker in the New Line Cinema film Jason Goes to Hell
Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday is a 1993 slasher film, the ninth—and, as the title suggests, intended final—installment in the Friday the 13th film series and the first sequel to be distributed by New Line Cinema....
, directed by Marcus's brother Adam Marcus
Adam Marcus
Adam Marcus is an American film director, writer and actor.Marcus was born in Westport, Connecticut in the U.S.. He is the brother of Young Artist Award-nominated actor Kipp Marcus...
.
Marcus returned to Broadway in 1995 in the roles of Marius, Jean-Prouvaire and Joly in the musical Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
. He performed in the musical for 800 performances, including the 10th Anniversary production in 1997, under the direction of Royal Shakespeare Company's Trevor Nunn
Trevor Nunn
Sir Trevor Robert Nunn, CBE is an English theatre, film and television director. Nunn has been the Artistic Director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and, currently, the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. He has directed musicals and dramas for the stage, as well as opera...
and John Caird
John Caird (director)
John Newport Caird is a British stage director and writer of plays, musicals and operas. He is an Honorary Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, a regular director with the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain and the Principal Guest Director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre,...
.
In 1999, Marcus appeared as the male lead James Ellis in the movie Let It Snow
Let It Snow (film)
Let It Snow is a 2001 romantic comedy movie. The story involves a young man who finds love during "snow days" time off from high school, but spends years finding his true self...
, which he also wrote and produced.
Screenwriting and Producing
While Marcus was studying at NYU, he wrote and produced the comedy So you like this girl, which received Tisch School's Best Picture award in 1990.In 1999, Marcus wrote and produced the comedy Let It Snow
Let It Snow (film)
Let It Snow is a 2001 romantic comedy movie. The story involves a young man who finds love during "snow days" time off from high school, but spends years finding his true self...
. His screenwriting won him a Best New Writer Award from the American Film Institute
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
at the Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles Film Festival
The Los Angeles Film Festival, presented by the Los Angeles Times is an event held annually in June in downtown Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Film Festival began as the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival in 1995. The first LAIFF took place over the course of five days in a single...
in 1999, as well as producing honors at the Deauville International Film Festival, where it was nominated for best film and was an official selection at the Sundance International Film Festival in 2000. The movie was distributed in the United States, Europe and Asia and received favorable reviews.
During 2000–2003 Marcus wrote television pilots for Imagine Entertainment, Warner Bros, Fox and NBC.
More recently, Marcus wrote screenplay about Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face".Keaton was recognized as the...
.
Digital media
In 2005, Marcus joined the new mediaNew media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
company iAmplify that was launched by internet entrepreneurs Jack and Murray Hidary
Murray Hidary
Murray Hidary is an entrepreneur, composer, and fine art photographer.Hidary attended New York University between 1989 and 1993 and majored in Music and Composition.- EarthWeb/Dice Inc. :...
. Marcus has served as the Senior VP of Business / Chief Amplifier.
Film and Television Acting
- The New Leave It to BeaverThe New Leave It to BeaverThe New Leave It to Beaver is an American sitcom sequel to the 1950s and '60s series, Leave It to Beaver. The New Leave It to Beaver began with the 1983 CBS TV movie Still the Beaver, and was picked up in 1984 as a Disney Channel series with the same name; however, it only lasted one season...
(1984–1989) - Aisle Six (1991)
- Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (1993)
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final FridayJason Goes To Hell: The Final FridayJason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday is a 1993 slasher film, the ninth—and, as the title suggests, intended final—installment in the Friday the 13th film series and the first sequel to be distributed by New Line Cinema....
(1993) - The Cosby MysteriesThe Cosby MysteriesThe Cosby Mysteries is a American television mystery series that starred Bill Cosby. It was the first television series to star Cosby since The Cosby Show and lasted only one season...
(1994) - Let It SnowLet It Snow (film)Let It Snow is a 2001 romantic comedy movie. The story involves a young man who finds love during "snow days" time off from high school, but spends years finding his true self...
(1999)
Film and Television Writing
- So you like this girl? (1990)
- Let It SnowLet It Snow (film)Let It Snow is a 2001 romantic comedy movie. The story involves a young man who finds love during "snow days" time off from high school, but spends years finding his true self...
(1999) - All of UsAll of UsAll of Us is an American sitcom that premiered on the now-defunct UPN network in the United States on September 16, 2003, where it aired for its first three seasons. October 1, 2006, the show moved to The CW, a new network formed by the merger of UPN and The WB All of Us is an American sitcom that...
(2003)
Awards
- Young Playwrights of New England award for Best Play, 1987
- Nomination for Best Young Actor Award in a Cable Series or Special category, 1988
- Nomination for Best Young Actor Award in Cable Family Series, 1989
- Best Picture, Best Cinematography and Acting Ensemble awards for "So you like this girl", NYU Tisch School for the Arts, 1989
- Best New Writer award for the movie Let It SnowLet It Snow (film)Let It Snow is a 2001 romantic comedy movie. The story involves a young man who finds love during "snow days" time off from high school, but spends years finding his true self...
, AFIAmerican Film InstituteThe American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
's Los Angeles Film FestivalLos Angeles Film FestivalThe Los Angeles Film Festival, presented by the Los Angeles Times is an event held annually in June in downtown Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Film Festival began as the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival in 1995. The first LAIFF took place over the course of five days in a single...
, 1999
Personal life
On October 11, 2003 Marcus married his Let It SnowLet It Snow (film)
Let It Snow is a 2001 romantic comedy movie. The story involves a young man who finds love during "snow days" time off from high school, but spends years finding his true self...
co-star, Alice Dylan. Their first son, Keaton Wilder Marcus was born on June 29, 2005. Their second son, Quinn Topper Marcus was born on February 9, 2007. Their third son, Hudson James Marcus was born on January 10, 2011.