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Mark Freedman is a licensor who eventually was the president and founder of Surge Licensing. He discovered the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book and pitched the idea of licensing the Turtles to Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird for merchandising, specifically as a toy line.
mark freedman, the savvy licensing agent who led the teenage mutant ninja turtles to global stardom, opens his ‘tmnt’ vault. by rhonda reinhart
Aug 14, 2014 · The transformation began when licensing agent Mark Freedman, acting on his own initiative, connected Eastman and Laird with a little-known toy company called Playmates.
Mark Freedman is known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), Street Sharks (1994) and Fiona: Everything You Do (You're Sexing Me) (1989).
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Surge Licensing is a licensing corporation started by Mark Freedman in 1986. Freedman had heard of Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles through Palladium Books, and became convinced that he could spin the property into a viable franchise.
Most noted for his discovery and launch of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book property into TV, Film, Live Entertainment, and a global consumer products licensing business, Freedman was able to steer the “Turtles” franchise into a $3 billion dollar mega-brand success culminating in the sale of the IP to Viacom’s Nickelodeon ...
Nov 6, 2020 · Eastman and Laird were joined by Mark Freedman as a business partner, who began to strike deals with various companies to expand the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand.
