Melvin Mar

📖 Biography

Melvin Mar is an influential American film and television producer known for producing high-profile studio blockbusters and groundbreaking network television. As the longtime producing partner of filmmaker Jake Kasdan and co-founder of The Detective Agency, Mar served as Executive Producer on Sony Pictures' multi-billion-dollar franchise reboots Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). Renowned for championing diverse narratives and leading major studio projects, Mar's extensive television and film credits include producing groundbreaking hit series such as ABC's Fresh Off the Boat, Speechless, Disney+'s Doogie Kamealoha, M.D., and American Born Chinese, alongside feature films including Bad Teacher, Sex Tape, and the holiday action-adventure feature Red One.