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Robert Schwartzman Biography

Birth Name:Robert Coppola Schwartzman

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Producer, Actor, Director, Writer, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Committed to donating all the profits from his first solo album, "Double Capricorn," to the Tibetan Healing Fund, an organization dedicated to providing healthcare and education to women and children in rural Tibet
  • Is the brother of actor Jason Schwartzman
  • Is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola, and the cousin of actor Nicholas Cage and director Sofia Coppola
  • Wrote many of the songs on Rooney's first album in his dorm room while attending Eugene Lang College in New York City
  • Quote: "I've always loved working alone․ I find it very inspiring and liberating․"
  • Formed the band Rooney
  • Well known for his role in the film "The Princess Diaries․"

Awards

  • 2016Best Director 1st Feature-: winner
  • 2016Jury Award-Best U.S. Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2018Cinema Dulce – Best of Fest-Best of Fest: winner
  • 2018SXSW Grand Jury Award-Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2023Golden Heynal-International DocFilmMusic Competition: nominated
  • 2023Audience Award-Best Documentary Feature: winner