Matthew Kaplan (born April 14, 1984) is an American film producer. He is known for producing young adult films including the To All the Boys film series. He is the founder and CEO of Ace Entertainment and former president of Awesomeness Films.[1]
Kaplan grew up in Los Angeles. "Football and movies, that's about all I did."[2] He graduated from Columbia University in Manhattan, New York.[3] He was a quarterback on the Columbia Lions football team.[4][5]
After college, he was hired by CBS President and CEO Les Moonves as an intern and became director of digital development for the company.[6][7] He jumped to Lionsgate Films, rising to SVP Development and Production, overseeing projects including They Came Together starring Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd.[8] Kaplan founded Chapter One Films in 2013 and signed a first-look deal with Blumhouse Productions to produce movies including The Darkness and The Lazarus Effect.[8] In 2015, Jeffrey Katzenberg chose him to head the film division of Awesomeness.[6] Kaplan began Ace Entertainment in 2017, producing the film To All the Boys I've Loved Before and its sequels.[9]
Kaplan's net worth in 2024 is estimated to be anywhere from three to fifty million dollars earned from producing films, TV shows, and his other business ventures.[10]
From 2001 to 2004, while attending Columbia University, Kaplan dated designer Ashley Olsen.[4] In 2016, he married Australian actress Claire Holt, but filed for divorce a day before their anniversary in 2017.[11]
He and Alexandra Cooper, the host of podcast Call Her Daddy, were engaged in March 2023. They married on April 6, 2024.[12]
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