Gregg 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.

Gregg Hoffman
Born	(1963-06-11)June 11, 1963 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Died	December 4, 2005 (2005-12-05) (aged 42) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
Occupations	Producer music supervisor
Years active	1991–2005
Spouse	Lucienne Hoffman ​ (before 2005)​
Children	2

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Scorchers	Music supervisor
1992	Only You	Music supervisor and co-producer
1993	Gross Misconduct	—	Thanked
2003	George of the Jungle 2	Producer
2004	Saw	Producer
2005	Saw II	Producer
2006	Saw III	Producer	Posthumous release
2007	Dead Silence	Producer	Dedicated to; posthumous release
2007	Catacombs	Producer	Posthumous release
2007	Saw IV	Producer	Posthumous release[4]
2008	Saw V	Producer	Posthumous release[4]
2009	Saw VI	Producer	Posthumous release[4]
2010	Saw 3D	Producer	Posthumous release[4]
2017	Jigsaw	Producer	Posthumous release[4][5]
2021	Spiral	Executive producer	Posthumous release
2023	Saw X	Executive producer	Posthumous release

References

1. "Saw II Production Notes". Lionsgate. Archived from the original (1.40MB .DOC file) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
2. Newman, Kim (December 15, 2005). "Obituary: Gregg Hoffman". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
3. "Saw movie producer dies aged 42". BBC News. December 7, 2005. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
4. N'Duka, Amanda (30 January 2017). "'Mandela Van Peebles cast in 'Saw: Legacy'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
5. Collis, Clark. "Jigsaw first look: Directors tease next installment in Saw saga". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

External links

• Gregg Hoffman at IMDb