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Robert Zemeckis

ロバート・ゼメキス　/　ろばーと・ぜめきす

American screenwriter

May 14, 1952 (age 74)　・　Chicago, Illinois, United States

Illinois
screenwriter
film producer
film director

My Take

Robert Zemeckis gets filed under crowd-pleaser, and I think that label undersells one of cinema's great experimentalists. Every era of his work bets the whole movie on a technical gamble — animation sharing frames with actors in Roger Rabbit, a hero inserted into historical footage in Forrest Gump, full motion-capture in The Polar Express. Back to the Future remains one of the most perfectly constructed screenplays Hollywood has ever produced, and his 1995 Oscar was thoroughly earned. Even his misfires are failures of ambition, never laziness. A Chicago kid who kept asking what the camera could do next — that is real auteurism.

Overview

Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1951), 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 two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Robert Zemeckis
Name (Japanese): ロバート・ゼメキス
Reading: ろばーと・ぜめきす
Born: May 14, 1952 (age 74)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Dragon
Origin: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: screenwriter / film producer / film director / writer / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Fenger Academy High School
University: University of Southern California

Awards & achievements

Directors Guild of America Award
1995 Academy Award for Best Director
1995 Golden Globe Award for Best Director
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
2016 Officer of Arts and Letters
Saturn Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
1986 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	Romancing the Stone	—
Notable work	Back to the Future	—
Notable work	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	—
Notable work	Cast Away	—
Notable work	The Polar Express	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BC%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B9

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