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Alexander IRL
''Alexander IRL'' is a 2017 American teen comedy-drama web film directed by K. Asher Levin and written by Brandon Cohen. It stars Nathan Kress, Brent Rivera, Ryan Newman (actress), Ryan Newman, Bo Mitchell, and Marcus Scribner. Produced by Rob Fishman, Levin, and Rivera, it follows a socially enclosed trio named Alexander Finn, Darius, and Stuart (Rivera, Mitchell and Scribner) trying to form their own alter ego by throwing a party and as Alex's brother EJ (Kress) begs him to make an app prototype involving his party. The latter word of the title is an Internet acronym for 'in real life'. The film was announced in July 2016, with filming occurring shortly after. Internet personalities like Rivera were cast to increase viewership of the film, primarily targeting teenagers. Coming-of-age films acted as creative inspirations. The cast expressed fun on set, though were frustrated at the set schedule, having only done impromptu YouTube videos prior. With technology being a recurring mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Fishman
Rob Fishman (born March 31, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and writer. Early life and education Fishman is from Scarsdale, New York and is a graduate of Cornell University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is the great-nephew of 60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt and Marilyn Berger. Career In 2013, Fishman's first company was sold to BuzzFeed, BuzzFeed's first acquisition. Subsequently, in 2013, Fishman co-founded Niche, a marketing company that was acquired by Twitter in 2015 for $50 million. In its first year of operations, Niche earned $1 million in revenue. As part of Twitter, Niche has become a "significant revenue driver" for the social network. In November 2016, Fortune reported that Fishman had confirmed his departure from Twitter. Fishman worked as social media editor for ''The Huffington Post'', contributing editor for BuzzFeed, and has written for ''Slate'', ''New York'', and The Daily Beast. Fishman's coverage of the Cornell gorge suicides i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |