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Robert F. Newmyer Biography

Birth Name:Robert Frederick Newmyer

Birth Place:Washington, D.C., United States

Profession Producer, Actor

Fast Facts

In 1982, he received a master's degree from Harvard Business School
Studied economics at Swarthmore College, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1978
Got a job as an assistant at Columbia Pictures after running into his old friend, the studio's vice president of finance, on a flight layover in Los Angeles
Worked as a property developer before becoming involved with filmmaking
Financed the filming of "Phat Girlz" himself before selling the movie to Fox Searchlight Pictures
Served as president of production and acquisitions at Columbia Pictures
In 1988, he formed his own film company, Outlaw Pictures