R. D. Robb (born March 31, 1972) is an American actor who appeared as Schwartz in the 1983 film ''

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''. He was nominated for an

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in 2005. In 2001 he co-wrote and directed the film ''

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''.

Acting

Robb has over 20 acting credits, the last of which were voice acting work for the Jade Empire video game. Other credits include roles in ''

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'' and '' The Brady Bunch Movie''. In 2017, he played a headshot photographer in an episode of '' The Goldbergs'', an episode which referred to his success as a child actor in ''

'' and his mother's job as an acting manager as central to the plot. In 2022, Robb reprised his role as Schwartz in the ''

'' sequel '' A Christmas Story Christmas'' for Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max (now

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Don's Plum

In 1995, Robb directed a film called ''

'' that starred then up-and-coming actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. Supposedly DiCaprio and Maguire agreed to star in the film if the film was never released in the United States; Robb disputed this claim. When Robb met with distributors, DiCaprio and Maguire sued. The two sides settled out of court, agreeing to never show the film in the United States or Canada.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1972 births Living people American film directors American male child actors American male film actors Male actors from Philadelphia 20th-century American male actors {{US-actor-stub