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+ | |image = Robert Zemeckis.jpg |
| − | |born = Robert Lee Zemeckis<br>[[May 14]], [[1952]] (age |
+ | |born = Robert Lee Zemeckis<br>[[May 14]], [[1952]] (age 68)<br>[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]] |
|nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American |
|nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American |
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| + | |alternate names = Bob Zemeckis |
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|occupation(s) = Director, producer, screenwriter |
|occupation(s) = Director, producer, screenwriter |
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|years active = [[1972]]-present |
|years active = [[1972]]-present |
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|spouse = Mary Ellen Trainor ([[1980]]-[[2000]])<br>Leslie Harter Zemeckis ([[2001]]-present) |
|spouse = Mary Ellen Trainor ([[1980]]-[[2000]])<br>Leslie Harter Zemeckis ([[2001]]-present) |
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| + | |children = Alexander, Zane, and Rhys}} |
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| − | + | '''Robert Lee Zemeckis''' is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter known for founding the company ImageMovers. He is perhaps best known for directing and/or producing some of the greatest blockbuster movies of all time, most notably the [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future (franchise)|''Back to the Future'' film trilogy]], ''Forrest Gump'', ''[[Wikipedia:Beowulf (2007 film)|Beowulf]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:The Polar Express (film)|The Polar Express]]''. |
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+ | For Disney, he pioneered [[ImageMovers Digital|ImageMovers Digital Studios]] for the [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney Company]] and directed the films: ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' and ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''. He was also the producer of ''[[Mars Needs Moms]]''. |
| + | He and Bob Gale pitched ''Back to the Future'' to Disney, but they felt the story of a mother falling in love with her son was not appropriate for a family film under the Disney name. |
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| − | == Filmography == |
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| − | ===Films directed for Disney=== |
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| − | * [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit ]](1988) |
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| − | * [[A Christmas Carol ]](2009) |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| − | ===Films produced for Disney=== |
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| + | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small" widths="150"> |
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| − | *''[[Mars Needs Moms]]'' (2011) |
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| + | Robert Zemeckis Christmas Carol premiere.jpg|Robert Zemeckis at premiere of ''A Christmas Carol'' in October 2009. |
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| + | Robert Zemeckis 62nd DGA.jpg|Robert Zemeckis speaks onstage at the 62nd annual Directors' Guild of America Awards in January 2010. |
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| + | Robert Zemeckis WFRR 25th Anniversary Celebration.jpg|Robert Zemeckis attending the 25th anniversary screening of ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' in April 2013. |
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| + | Robert Zemeckis speaks at CinemaCon.jpg|Robert Zemeckis speaks onstage during the 2015 CinamaCon. |
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| + | Roger and Bob Zemeckis 1988.jpg|Promo shot of Robert Zemeckis with [[Roger Rabbit]] |
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| + | Bob, Roger and Robert together.jpg|Robert Zemeckis with [[Bob Hoskins]] and Roger Rabbit |
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| + | Robert Zemeckis on set with Doom and Jessica.jpg |
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| + | </gallery> |
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Revision as of 20:51, 17 May 2020
Robert Lee Zemeckis is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter known for founding the company ImageMovers. He is perhaps best known for directing and/or producing some of the greatest blockbuster movies of all time, most notably the Back to the Future film trilogy, Forrest Gump, Beowulf, and The Polar Express.
For Disney, he pioneered ImageMovers Digital Studios for the Walt Disney Company and directed the films: Who Framed Roger Rabbit and A Christmas Carol. He was also the producer of Mars Needs Moms.
He and Bob Gale pitched Back to the Future to Disney, but they felt the story of a mother falling in love with her son was not appropriate for a family film under the Disney name.
Gallery
Robert Zemeckis at premiere of A Christmas Carol in October 2009.
Robert Zemeckis speaks onstage at the 62nd annual Directors' Guild of America Awards in January 2010.
Robert Zemeckis attending the 25th anniversary screening of Who Framed Roger Rabbit in April 2013.
Robert Zemeckis speaks onstage during the 2015 CinamaCon.
Promo shot of Robert Zemeckis with Roger Rabbit
Robert Zemeckis with Bob Hoskins and Roger Rabbit
