Gregg Hoffman
Birth dateJune 11, 1963
Birth placePhoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Death dateDecember 4, 2005 (aged 42)
Death placeLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Producer
  • music supervisor
Years active1991–2005
Resting placeMount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
SpouseLucienne Hoffman

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991ScorchersMusic supervisor
1992Only YouMusic supervisor and co-producer
1993Gross MisconductThanked
2003George of the Jungle 2Producer
2004SawProducer
2005Saw IIProducer
2006Saw IIIProducerPosthumous release[2]
2007Dead SilenceProducerPosthumous release[2]
2007CatacombsProducerPosthumous release[2]

References

  1. ^ "Saw II Production Notes" (1.40MB .DOC file). Lionsgate. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Newman, Kim (December 15, 2005). "Obituary: Gregg Hoffman". The Guardian. Archived November 10, 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "Saw movie producer dies aged 42". BBC News. December 7, 2005. Retrieved September 28, 2011.