Born Marc Milecofsky in East Brunswick, New Jersey, Ecko was raised in a Jewish middle-class family of Polish descent in Lakewood, New Jersey. His mother was a real estate broker and his father was a pharmacist. He has older sister Shari as well as a twin sister. He is also an alumnus of Rutgers University.
Ecko resides in Bernardsville, New Jersey with his wife Allison Rojas, whom he married in October 2000. They have three children.
He started selling T-shirts in the mid 1980s, and founded his clothing brand ecko in 1993.
Marc Ecko Enterprises has grown to include many separate ecko unltd. apparel and accessories lines, the contemporary Marc Ecko “Cut & Sew” collection (clothing line similar to Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale and Hollister), G Unit Clothing Company (folded in 2008), Avirex Sportswear, Complex Magazine and Marc Ecko Entertainment, a full service production company, with a focus on interactive entertainment.
In 2004, Marc Ecko Enterprises reported international sales of approximately $1 billion. The Company also signed a deal about 2 years ago with MTV Films for the film adaptation of Marc Ecko's first video game project, "Getting Up Contents Under Pressure". Ecko Enterprises signed a fragrance licensing agreement with Parlux Fragrances, maker of Parish Hilton and Jessica Simpson branded perfumes.
Ecko has been included in New York magazine’s “Influentials” list, Detail magazine's list of “Most Powerful Men Under 38”, DNR’s “Power 100 List” Crain’s New York Business “40 Under 40” list, and Vibe magazine's "Hot List".
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