Robert Zemeckis

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  • Birth Name: Robert Lee Zemeckis
  • Birth Place: Chicago, IL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/14/1952, Taurus
  • Profession: Director; producer; screenwriter
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Robert Zemeckis Fast Facts:
  • Won a Special Jury Award for the 1973 short A Field of Honor at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Second Annual Student Film Awards.
  • Made his feature-film directing debut in 1978 with the Beatles-themed comedy I Wanna Hold Your Hand.
  • Was nominated for Best Director at the 1988 Directors Guild Awards for the live-action/cartoon hybrid Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and won in 1994 for Forrest Gump.
  • Received the Saturn Awards' George Pal Memorial Award in 1994.
  • Made What Lies Beneath (2000) while waiting for Tom Hanks to lose weight in the middle of filming Cast Away; he used the same crew for both movies.
  • Went into business with Disney when they opened ImageMovers Digital in 2007, but Disney closed the studio, which specialized in the director's pioneering motion-capture technology, in 2010 after disappointing box office for Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol (2009).
  • Robert Zemeckis Relationships:
  • Mary Ellen Trainor - Ex-wife
  • Alexander Francis Zemeckis - Son
  • Leslie Zemeckis - Wife
  • Zane Zemeckis - Son
  • Robert Zemeckis Awards:
  • 1986 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1995 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1994 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 1985 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1994 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
  • 1994 BAFTA Awards: The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction - Nominee
  • 1985 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
  • 1985 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Nominee
  • College:
  • University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, CA (BA in Film, 1973); attended Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
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