Marc Handler is a renowned American producer, writer, voice director, and story editor, recognized for his pivotal role in introducing anime to Western audiences. With an extensive career spanning multiple decades, Handler has worked as a creative executive for Sony, Japan, and an executive producer for Disney, China.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Handler earned two Master's degrees from the University of Southern California in directing theatre and writing for film and television. His impressive educational background laid the foundation for his future success in the entertainment industry.
Handler's work encompasses a wide range of projects, including American animation series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Denver the Last Dinosaur. He has also written original episodes for these series and has been involved in the English language adaptations of various anime shows, including Voltron, Transformers, Cowboy Bebop, Fooly Cooly, Ghost in the Shell, and Steamboy.
In addition to his work in the United States, Handler has collaborated with international companies, such as CCTV, UYoung, BRB, and Sunwoo, on projects in China, Korea, and Europe. He has also worked on live-action TV dramas for Disney, China, from 2015 to 2018.
Handler's accolades include awards from the Tokyo Animation Fair in Japan, the Shanghai TV Festival, SMG International cooperation awards, and CCG forum in China, as well as the Premios Midia Awards in South America, the American Anime Awards, L.A. Dramalogue awards, and San Francisco Playwrights awards in the United States.
In addition to his work in the entertainment industry, Handler has presented at the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China and professional forums in Shanghai, Ningbo, and Hangzhou. He has also served as a judge for the Canadian BANFF awards, a guest lecturer at Tokyo University, a featured speaker at San Diego Comic-Con and Anime L.A, and an organizer and workshop leader at the annual Disney-SART training events in Burbank.
Handler is the author of the instructional books "Perfect Writing" and "Perfect Presentations," which were published by Freelec Publishers in Korea and Beijing University Press in China.
