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David A. Permut is a Jewish-American film producer. He has worked on dozens of films over 40 years, and has received both Academy and Emmy Awards.

Early life and education
Permut was born on March 23, 1954 in New York City, New York to a Jewish family, His family moved from Manhattan to Los Angeles during Permut's teenage years. His early career involved selling maps to celebrity's homes. Permut worked on independent short films, and attended the University of California Los Angeles. He later became a production assistant for director Roger Corman before getting a job for a talent agency in Beverly Hills.

Feature films
Early in his career, Permut produced the 1975 film Give 'em Hell, Harry! He went on to produce the 1987 films Dragnet and Blind Date. He later produced the John Woo film Face/Off. He has produced a number of other films, including 1991's The Marrying Man and 29th Street, 1992's Captain Ron and Consenting Adults, 1993's The Temp, 1994's Surviving the Game, and others. 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, and 2014's The Color of Rain.

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.