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Robert Zemeckis
Robert Lee Zemeckis, sometimes referred to as Bob Zemeckis, is an American filmmaker. Known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential films that often blend cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling, he has received accolades such as an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award.
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entertainment · American filmmaker (born 1951) · screenwriter · film producer · film director · writer · actor · science fiction writer · director · producer · also Robert Zemeckis, Robert Lee Zemeckis, Robert L. Zemeckis, Zemeckis
Born 14 May 1952 · Q187364
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 3 entries
collider: 10 Years Ago, Robert Zemeckis Directed the Most Unexpected and Passionate Twin Towers Tribute
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It was announced Zemeckis would direct the thriller The Last Mrs
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The Guardian: Here review – Hanks and Wright add folksy charm to Robert Zemeckis single-place drama
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2024· 9 entries
Deadline.com: Lisa Kudrow Criticizes Robert Zemeckis Film ‘Here’ As “Endorsement For AI”
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BroadwayWorld: Robert Zemeckis' HERE Sets Digital and Physical Release Dates
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Yahoo: Robert Zemeckis: Roger Rabbit 2 Has a Great Script That Disney Won’t Make
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Variety: Robert Zemeckis Says Studio Keeps Asking for ‘Back to the Future 4’ but He’d Rather Direct the Musical Adaptation: ‘I Floated That to Universal. They Don’t Get It’
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AV Club: The world has turned, leaving Robert Zemeckis (and his gimmicks) Here
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Deadline.com: ‘Here’ Misfires With $5M; Robert Zemeckis Says “Theatrical Movie Business Is In A Stressful Situation Right Now”: What Happened With ‘Forrest Gump’ Reteam At B.O.
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Variety: Robert Zemeckis Breaks Down the Cutting Edge Tech That Powered ‘Here’: ‘We Could Not Have Made This Movie Five Years Ago’
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The Hollywood Reporter: Robert Zemeckis Says There’s a “Good” ‘Roger Rabbit 2’ Script That Will “Never” Get Made Because of Jessica Rabbit
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Zemeckis, during an appearance on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast to promote Here, hinted at his plans to produce and direct a film adaptation of the stage musical version of Back to the Future that would also
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2022· 2 entries
The Guardian: Pinocchio review – Zemeckis and Hanks reunite for well-made yet cold remake
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Zemeckis signed on to direct Here, an adaptation of the graphic novel by Richard McGuire, with Tom Hanks set to star and Forrest Gump screenwriter Eric Roth working on the screenplay with Zemeckis
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2019· 1 entry
It was announced that Zemeckis was in talks to direct Disney's live-action adaptation of Pinocchio
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2016· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of Arts and Letters (2016).
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2015· 1 entry
Directed The Walk, about Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his ambition to tightrope walk between the towers of New York City's World Trade Center
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2014· 1 entry
It was announced that a stage musical adaptation of Zemeckis's first Back to the Future film was in production
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2012· 1 entry
Zemeckis is a private pilot who has logged approximately 1,600 hours of flight time as of October 2012, flying a Cirrus SR22.
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2010· 1 entry
With Zemeckis's biggest Disney ally, former chairman Dick Cook, gone, and amid drastic cost-cutting by the new management team, Disney announced that it was ending its relationship with ImageMovers Digital
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2009· 2 entries
To mixed reviews and grossed $325 million at the box office
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It was reported that Zemeckis and his company were in talks with Apple Corps Ltd
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2007· 1 entry
To mostly positive reviews and grossed $196 million worldwide
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2004· 2 entries
Zemeckis received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in Motion Picture at 6925 Hollywood Blvd
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Zemeckis re-collaborated with Hanks for The Polar Express, based on Chris Van Allsburg's children's book of the same name
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2001· 1 entry
Married actress Leslie Harter in Venice
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2000· 1 entry
And they had a son together named Alexander Francis
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1999· 1 entry
Zemeckis donated $5 million towards the Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts at USC, a 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) center
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1998· 1 entry
Zemeckis received the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's Special Achievement Award
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1997· 1 entry
Zemeckis directed Contact, a long-gestating project based on Carl Sagan's 1985 novel of the same name
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1996· 2 entries
Zemeckis received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member George Lucas
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Zemeckis had begun developing a project titled The Castaway with Tom Hanks and writer William Broyles Jr
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1995· 2 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Director (1995).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Director (1995).
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1992· 1 entry
Zemeckis directed the black comedy Death Becomes Her, starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Bruce Willis
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1990· 1 entry
Zemeckis commented, when asked if he would want to make non-comedies, "I would like to be able to do everything
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation for Back to the Future (1986).
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1973· 1 entry
And he and Gale co-wrote the unproduced screenplays Tank and Bordello of Blood, which they pitched to John Milius, the latter of which was later developed into a film that was released in 1996
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1952· 1 entry
Born 1952-05-14.
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1951· 1 entry
The son of Italian-American mother Rosa (née Nespeca) and Lithuanian-American father Alphonse Zemeckis
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