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Charles Koppelman(1940-2022)

  • Music Department
  • Producer
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Charles Koppelman was born on 30 March 1940 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Cool as Ice (1991), The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) and Eyes of Laura Mars (1978). He was married to Gerri Kyhill Koppelman and Brenda Koppelman. He died on 25 November 2022 in Roslyn Harbor, New York, USA.
BornMarch 30, 1940
DiedNovember 25, 2022(82)
BornMarch 30, 1940
DiedNovember 25, 2022(82)
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Known for

Vanilla Ice and Kristin Minter in Cool as Ice (1991)
Cool as Ice
3.0
  • Producer
  • 1991
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
5.6
  • Music Department
  • 1981
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
Eyes of Laura Mars
6.2
  • Music Department(as Charles A. Koppelman)
  • 1978
Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
Fame
7.1
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Music Department

  • Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
    Fame
    7.1
    TV Series
    • songs: The Entertainment Company
    • 1982–1984
  • The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
    The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
    5.6
    • executive producer: soundtrack album
    • 1981
  • Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
    Eyes of Laura Mars
    6.2
    • musical supervisor (as Charles A. Koppelman)
    • 1978
  • Viva Max (1969)
    Viva Max
    6.0
    • music supervisor: Commonwealth United Music, Inc.
    • 1969

Producer

  • Vanilla Ice and Kristin Minter in Cool as Ice (1991)
    Cool as Ice
    3.0
    • executive producer
    • 1991
  • Play That Funky Music (1990)
    Play That Funky Music
    4.1
    Video
    • producer
    • 1990
  • This Week's Music
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer (1984)
    • 1984
  • Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
    Fame
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Charles A. Koppelman
  • Born
    • March 30, 1940
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 25, 2022
    • Roslyn Harbor, New York, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Gerri Kyhill KoppelmanOctober 29, 2011 - November 25, 2022 (his death)
  • Children
      Brian Koppelman

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Co-founder of SBK records (he's the 'K' in SBK Records).

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