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Martin Bregman , the manufacturer of such iconic films asScarfaceandSerpico , passed away at the age of 92 this weekend . His passing play was due to a cerebral hemorrhage .
Bregman was one of New York ’s most prominent film producers and is also credited with having discovered a untested Al Pacino in an off - Broadway gambol in the late ‘ 60s . It was Bregman who aid Pacino get his vocation off the ground , landing the young actor his first role in a feature pic with the 1971 dramaPanic in Needle Park . The two after process together in legion projects , includingDog Day Afternoon(1975 ) andSea of Love(1989 ) .
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The producer ’s kinfolk corroborate his death to NBC 4 in New York . His son , Michael Bregman , toldDeadline,“We were by his side when he clear at 5:45 PM Saturday . … It was straightaway and peaceful . ”The younger Bregman often worked with his father to create moving picture . The two shared producer ’s cite on films such asThe Bone CollectorandCarlito ’s Way .
Bregman was born in 1926 and grew up in the Bronx . He went to college at Indiana University and subsequently attended New York University . After holding a job in the insurance manufacture , he began his entertainment career by working as a club agent . Soon afterwards he start constitute actors , and his reputation skyrocketed as he began to represent endowment such as Liza Minnelli and Barbra Streisand . Despite his raiment of other far-famed clients , Bregman is still known best for his work with Al Pacino .
The producer wed his married woman , actress Cornelia Sharpe , in 1981 . In the early ' 90s , Bregman partner with Michael Caine , and they constitute their very own yield company , M&M Productions . The two went on to make Michael Caine ’s 1992 thrillerBlue Icewith the society . Other moving-picture show Bregman produced includeMatilda(1996 ) andThe Bone Collector(1999 ) . He also play around in television system production , serving as the executive manufacturer on the 1984 TV seriesThe Four Seasons . His most late project was producingthe Antoine Fuqua - directedScarface , which is currently in growth through Universal Pictures with Diego Luna as the movie ’s lead .
Bregman ’s career was certainly an telling one , and if it were not for his uncovering and support of Al Pacino , the American picture show industry would be without one of its finest doer . Bregman made vital donation to both the crime thriller and gangster genres , and his filmsSerpico , Scarface , andCarlito ’s Wayhave croak down in history as amongst the most memorable works not only of these two genre , but also of the cinematic fine art as a whole .
Bregman is survived by his married woman and three children Michael , Chris , and Marissa .
R.I.P. Martin Bergman: 1926 - 2018
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reference : Deadline
