Robert Ackerman (Oregon Politician)
Robert or Rob Ackerman may refer to: *Robert Allan Ackerman (1944–2022), American film director *Rob Ackerman (rugby) (born 1961), Welsh rugby player *Rob Ackerman (playwright) (born 1958), American playwright See also *Ackerman (surname) Acker comes from German or Old English, meaning "ploughed field"; it is related to or an alternate spelling of the word ''acre''. Therefore, Ackermann means " ploughman". Ackerman is also a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname of Yiddish origin with the ...

Robert Allan Ackerman
Robert Allan Ackerman (June 30, 1944 – January 10, 2022) was an American film and theatre director. He directed numerous films since 1992. Ackerman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 1944 and moved to Kew Gardens, Queens, when he was five. He died from kidney failure at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, on January 10, 2022, at the age of 77. Work After graduating from Adelphi University, he worked for seven years in Harlem as a school teacher. Ackerman directed Richard Gere in the Broadway production of Bent (play) and Al Pacino in Salome (play). Ackerman had five Emmy nominations and twice for the Golden Globes The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of t .... References External links * 1944 births 2022 deaths Film directors from New York City ...
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Rob Ackerman (rugby)
Robert Angus Ackerman (born 2 March 1961) is a Welsh former dual-code international rugby union and rugby league footballer. In 1983 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions whilst playing for London Welsh RFC. A centre, he also played club rugby for Newport RFC. He was educated at Christ College Brecon. He made his Welsh debut on 1 November 1980 against the All Blacks at Cardiff, at the age of 19. He also played rugby league, turning professional on 13 April 1986 when he signed for Whitehaven in Cumbria. He went on to play for Leeds, Carlisle Border Raiders, and finished his rugby league at Salford in 1993. He taught at Christ's College, Christchurch Christ's College, Canterbury is an independent Anglican secondary day and boarding school for boys, located in the city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand. Founded in 1850 by Reverend Henry Jacobs in Lyttelton as a school for early settlers, ..., New Zealand and coached the 1st XV in 2008. In 2012, Ac ...
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Rob Ackerman (playwright)
Rob Ackerman (born December 1, 1958) is a contemporary American playwright and screenwriter. His plays include ''Tabletop'', which won the 2001 Drama Desk Award The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Fo ... for Best Ensemble Performance, ''Volleygirls'', which won the New York Musical Theater Festival Best in Fest, ''Call Me Waldo'', ''Dropping Gumballs on Luke Wilson'' (directed by Theresa Rebeck in 2019 and produced by Working Theater at A.R.T. in New York), and ''Loyalty''. In 2021, Ackerman wrote an opinion piece for CNN called "I'm a prop master, and I see red flags everywhere", about the fatality on the movie set of '' Rust'' in New Mexico. Early life and education Ackerman was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Middlebury College, whe ...
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