Robert D. Siegel is an American screenwriter and film director.
He is most known for his work on ''
The Wrestler The Wrestler may refer to:
* ''The Wrestler'' (1974 film), an American film directed by James A. Westman
* ''The Wrestler'' (2008 film), an American film directed by Darren Aronofsky
* "The Wrestler" (song), a song from the 2008 film written and ...
'' and ''
The Founder''.
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''The Wrestler'' won the
Golden Lion
The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguishe ...
at the 2008
Venice Film Festival and earned several Best Picture nominations.
''
Big Fan
''Big Fan'' is a 2009 American film written and directed by Robert D. Siegel, and starring Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Michael Rapaport, and Scott Ferrall. The story revolves around the bleak yet amiable life of the self-des ...
'' premiered at the
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...
in 2009. It was revealed in an online interview that Siegel attempted to write drafts for a comedy film but it ended up being a drama because of the conflicts in the film as well as avoiding
Patton Oswalt being typecast as a comedic character. ''Big Fan'' was nominated for the
John Cassavetes Award The Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award is presented to the creative team of a film budgeted at less than $500,000 by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It is named after ac ...
, which honors features made for under $500K, at the
Independent Spirit Awards 2010
The 26th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2010, were presented on February 26, 2011. The nominations were announced on November 30, 2010. The ceremony was hosted by Joel McHale.
Winners and nominees
Film ...
.
Siegel is a graduate of the
University of Michigan who later became senior editor of ''
The Onion'' from 1996 to 1999, and editor-in-chief from 1999 to 2003.
[
Onion print editions, July 3–10, 1996, Oct. 14–21, 1999
]
He is married to
voice actress Jen Cohn and has a son with her.
Filmography
Film
Television
Cameo Roles
References
External links
*
1971 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
American male screenwriters
American comedy writers
The Onion people
University of Michigan alumni
People from Long Island
Jewish American screenwriters
Comedy film directors
21st-century American Jews
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