Kipp Marcus (born January 19, 1970) is an American

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

, producer, and

digital media In mass communication, digital media is any media (communication), communication media that operates in conjunction with various encoded machine-readable data formats. Digital content can be created, viewed, distributed, modified, listened to, an ...

executive. He is best known for his role as the oldest brother Kip Cleaver on the revival television series ''

The New Leave It To Beaver ''The New Leave It to Beaver'' (also known as ''Still the Beaver'') is an American sitcom sequel to the original 1957–1963 sitcom ''Leave It to Beaver''. The series began with the 1983 reunion television movie ''Still the Beaver'' that aired o ...

''. He has also received critical acclaim for his screenwriting and acting in the film ''

Let It Snow "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as simply "Let It Snow", is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945 in Hollywood, California, during a heatwave as Cahn and Styne imagined cooler conditions. ...

.''

Early life

Kipp Marcus was born in Manhattan, New York, to parents Wayne and Susan Marcus.''Tiger Beat: Star'' magazine, March 1987, p. 67 His relatives had artistic interests: Marcus' great-grandfather was in vaudeville, his grandmother and mother were singers, his father is an abstract painter, an uncle was a filmmaker and another an actor, and his older brother Adam Marcus is a film director. His family is Jewish. Marcus was committed to producing theatre from a young age, and directed and acted in many theatrical productions during his school years, winning the Young Playwrights of New England Award for Best Play at the age of 16.

Education

Marcus studied acting at

NYU New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a non-denominational all-male institutio ...

's Tisch School for the Arts from 1989 to 1992 and graduated with a BFA degree. In 1991, he was invited to train at the Maly Theater in Moscow as a student with Circle In The Square Theater in New York.

Career

Acting

Kipp Marcus began his professional acting career in 1984 at the age of 14 in the Broadway production of Lionel Bart's

Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel ''Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before opening in the W ...

as a Workhouse boy and in Fagin's gang. In that same year, Marcus appeared in the role of Kip Cleaver, the eldest son of the adult Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver, in the television sitcom ''

,'' Marcus' role was one of the central characters on the show, he appeared in over 100 episodes during 1984–1989. Marcus had his first film role in the 1992 Sundance Film Festival cult comedy " Aisle Six", directed by

David Wain David Benjamin Wain (born August 1, 1969) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and director. He has co-written and directed six feature films, including '' Wet Hot American Summer'' (2001), '' Role Models'' (2008), '' Wanderlust'' (2012), and ...

. A year later, in 1993, Marcus was featured in the horror franchise ''

Friday the 13th Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year ...

'' when he played the role of Officer Randy Parker in the New Line Cinema film ''

Jason Goes to Hell ''Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'' is a 1993 American supernatural slasher film directed by Adam Marcus from a screenplay by Dean Lorey and Jay Huguely, based on a story by Huguely and Marcus. The ninth installment in the ''Friday the 1 ...

'', directed by his brother, Adam Marcus. Marcus returned to Broadway in 1995 in the roles of Marius, Jean-Prouvaire and Joly in the musical ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' (, ) is a 19th-century French literature, French Epic (genre), epic historical fiction, historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. '' ...

''. He performed in the musical for 800 performances, including the 10th Anniversary production in 1997, under the direction of Royal Shakespeare Company's

Trevor Nunn Sir Trevor Robert Nunn (born 14 January 1940) is an English theatre director and lyricist. He has been the artistic director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and, currently, the Theatre Royal Haymarket. He has dir ...

and John Caird. In 1999, Marcus appeared as the male lead James Ellis in the movie ''

'', which he also wrote and produced.

Screenwriting and producing

While Marcus was studying at NYU, he wrote and produced the comedy ''So you like this girl'', which received Tisch School's Best Picture award in 1990. In 1999, Marcus wrote and produced the comedy ''

''. His screenwriting won him a Best New Writer Award from the

American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...

at the

Los Angeles Film Festival The LA Film Festival was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles, California, and usually took place in June. It showcased independent, international, feature, documentary and short films, as well as web series, music videos, episodi ...

in 1999, as well as producing honors at the Deauville International Film Festival, where it was nominated for best film and was an official selection at the Sundance International Film Festival in 2000. The movie was distributed in the United States, Europe and Asia and received favorable reviews. During 2000–2003 Marcus wrote television pilots for Imagine Entertainment, Warner Bros, Fox and NBC. More recently, Marcus wrote a screenplay about

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent films during the 1920s, in which he performed physical comedy and inventive stunts. He frequently ...

Filmography

Film and television acting

* ''

The New Leave It to Beaver ''The New Leave It to Beaver'' (also known as ''Still the Beaver'') is an American sitcom sequel to the original 1957–1963 sitcom ''Leave It to Beaver''. The series began with the 1983 reunion television movie ''Still the Beaver'' that aired o ...

'' (1984-1989) - Kip Cleaver * '' Aisle Six'' (1991) - Brad * ''

Politically Incorrect "Political correctness" (adjectivally "politically correct"; commonly abbreviated to P.C.) is a term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society. ...

'' (1993) * '' Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'' (1993) - Officer Randy Parker * ''

The Cosby Mysteries ''The Cosby Mysteries'' is an American mystery comedy television series starring Bill Cosby that aired on NBC from September 21, 1994, to April 12, 1995. 19 episodes were made. It was the first television series to star Cosby since ''The Cosby ...

'' (1994) - Photographer * ''

'' (1999) - James Ellis

Film and television writing

* ''So you like this girl?'' (1990) * ''

'' (1999) * ''

All of Us ''All of Us'' is an American sitcom that premiered on the UPN network in the United States on September 16, 2003, where it aired for its first three seasons. On October 1, 2006, the show moved to The CW, a new network formed by the merger of UP ...

'' (2003)

Producing

* ''So you like this girl?'' (1990) * ''

'' (1999)

Broadway

* ''

'' (1984) * ''

'' (1995–1997)

Awards

* Young Playwrights of New England award for Best Play, 1987 * Nomination for Best Young Actor Award in a Cable Series or Special category, 1988 * Nomination for Best Young Actor Award in Cable Family Series, 1989Nominees and Winners
Tenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1987-1988, accessed Nov. 4, 2010 * Best Picture, Best Cinematography and Acting Ensemble awards for "So you like this girl", NYU Tisch School for the Arts, 1989 * Best New Writer award for the movie ''

'',

AFI AFI may refer to: * Actual flip-angle imaging, a type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) * ''Address-family identifier'', a 16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol * AFI (band), an American rock band ** ''AFI'' (2017 album), the tenth ...

, 1999

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcus, Kipp Living people 1970 births American male child actors American male film actors American male screenwriters Tisch School of the Arts alumni