David Permut

Early life and education Permut was born in New York City, New York to a Jewish family, the son of entrepreneur Lee Permut. His father moved the family from Manhattan to Los Angeles while he was a teen. While a youth, he sold maps to the Hollywood homes of the stars and later mixed with them at the Palm Springs Racquet Club and the Tennis Club, after his father purchased a second home in Palm Springs in the 1970s. He went on to produce the 1987 films Dragnet and Blind Date. In 1986, he then signed a production agreement with United Artists, where he is planning on to produce films like an adaptation of the 1950s TV show Highway Patrol, but it never came to fruition. He later produced the John Woo film Face/Off. 29th Street (1991) released by Twentieth Century Fox, Permut worked with Bob Saget on the March of the Penguins parody film Farce of the Penguins in 2007. He produced the 2016 film Hacksaw Ridge, which was premiered at the Venice Film Festival. It was met with quality reception.

In addition to studio films, Permut has produced a number of independent films including Charlie Bartlett, Youth in Revolt, Struck by Lightning, and Match.

David was the co-producer alongside Ben Stiller of the 2009 documentary The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story, and later The Fabulous Allan Carr. He is slated to produce the film Chippendales, based on the all-women's nightclub of the same name. He is already producing a documentary about Chippendales.

Television

His television credits include 1984's Love Leads the Way, 1991's A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story, 1992's Breaking the Silence, 2009's series Prayers for Bobby, 2014's The Color of Rain, and 2023's Lawman: Bass Reeves.

Theatre

He has done theatre production, including the stage production of The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts. He is slated to produce the Broadway theatre stage production Behind the Candelabra.

Personal life , Permut has lived in Westwood, California. He has a second home in Palm Springs with his partner, John Seiber.

Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film Year Film Credit Notes 1975 Give 'em Hell, Harry! 1982 Fighting Back 1987 Blind Date Co-executive producer Dragnet Producer 1991 The Marrying Man Producer 29th Street Producer 1992 Captain Ron Producer Consenting Adults Producer 1993 The Temp Producer Three of Hearts Executive producer Money for Nothing Executive producer 1994 Surviving the Game Producer Trapped in Paradise Executive producer 1996 Eddie Producer 1997 Face/Off Producer 2001 Double Take Producer 2002 Route 52 Producer 2004 The Last Shot 2006 Local Color Producer Farce of the Penguins Producer 2007 Charlie Bartlett Producer 2008 My Mom's New Boyfriend Executive producer 2009 Youth in Revolt Producer 2012 Struck by Lightning Producer 2014 Match Producer 2016 Punching Henry Producer Hacksaw Ridge Producer 2017 The Polka King Producer 2019 The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts Producer 2023 Rustin Executive Producer 2025 Twinless Producer 2026 Being Heumann Producer 2026 The Invite Producer Untitled Face/Off Sequel Executive producer

Camera and electrical department

Year Film Role 1973 The Student Teachers Film loader

Miscellaneous crew

Year Film Role 1973 Your Three Minutes Are Up Production assistant

Television Year Title Credit Notes 1984 Love Leads the Way: A True Story Executive producer Television film His Mistress Television film 1987 Mistress Supervising producer Television film 1991 A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story Television film 1992 Breaking the Silence Executive producer Television film 2009 Prayers for Bobby Executive producer Television film 2014 The Color of Rain Executive producer Television film 2020 Visible: Out on Television Principal producer Television documentary series 2023 Lawmen: Bass Reeves Executive producer Television series