Roman François Coppola (born April 22, 1965) is an American director, screenwriter, producer and the son of

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (; ; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the major figures of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Coppola is the recipient of five A ...

and

Eleanor Coppola Eleanor Jessie Coppola (''née'' Neil; born May 4, 1936) is an American documentary filmmaker, artist, and writer. She is married to director Francis Ford Coppola. She is most known for her 1991 documentary film '' Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmake ...

. For the 2012 film ''

Moonrise Kingdom ''Moonrise Kingdom'' is a 2012 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson, written by Anderson and Roman Coppola, and starring Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzm ...

'', he and co-writer

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were nominated for the

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. His television series ''

Mozart in the Jungle ''Mozart in the Jungle'' is an American comedy-drama streaming television series developed by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Alex Timbers, and Paul Weitz for the video-on-demand service Amazon Prime Video. It received a production order in M ...

'' won the 2016

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. In 2019, Coppola was invited to join the

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. Coppola serves as president of the San Francisco-based film company

American Zoetrope American Zoetrope (also known as Omni Zoetrope from 1977 to 1980 and Zoetrope Studios from 1980 until 1990) is a privately run American film production company, centered in San Francisco, California and founded by Francis Ford Coppola and Georg ...

. He is also the founder and owner of The Directors Bureau, a commercial and music video production company.

Early life

Roman Coppola is the son of documentary filmmaker, artist, and writer

(née Neil) and director

Career

Coppola began his directing career by overseeing

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visual effects and second unit direction for Francis Ford Coppola's ''Bram Stoker’s Dracula'', which garnered a

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nomination for Visual Effects. He has continued to do second unit direction throughout his career, including his father's ''

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'', '' The Rainmaker'', '' Youth Without Youth'', and ''

Tetro ''Tetro'' is a 2009 American-Argentine drama film written, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich and Maribel Verdú. Filming took place in 2008 in Buenos Aires, Patagonia, and Spain. An intern ...

''; collaborator Wes Anderson's ''

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' is a 2004 American adventure comedy-drama film written by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach and directed by Anderson. It is Anderson's fourth feature-length film and was released in the United States on Decembe ...

'' and ''

The Darjeeling Limited ''The Darjeeling Limited'' is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson, which he co-produced with Scott Rudin, Roman Coppola, and Lydia Dean Pilcher, and co-wrote with Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman. The film stars Owen W ...

''; and his sister

Sofia Coppola Sofia Carmina Coppola (; born May 14, 1971) is an American filmmaker and actress. The youngest child and only daughter of filmmakers Eleanor Coppola, Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola, she made her film debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed ...

's ''

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'' and ''

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''. In the 1990s, Coppola established himself as an influential music video and commercial director. Through his production company, The Directors Bureau, he directed all four music videos for

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' 2001 debut album, ''

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'', as well as " 12:51" for ''

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''. His other music videos include clips for

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Lilys Lilys are an American indie rock band formed in Washington, D.C in 1988. The only constant member is Kurt Heasley, with the line-up changing regularly. Several of the band's tracks have been used in television advertisements, including the band' ...

Moby Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the ...

, The Presidents of the United States of America,

Ween Ween is an American rock band from New Hope, Pennsylvania, formed in 1984 by Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, better known by their respective stage names, Gene and Dean Ween. Generally categorized as an alternative rock band, the band a ...

Green Day Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, together with bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt. For most of the band's career, they have been a powe ...

, and

Fatboy Slim Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist f ...

. His music video for

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's "Funky Squaredance" was invited into the permanent collection at the New York

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. He has also been a supporter of cousin

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's musical side project, Coconut Records. He also directed a commercial for '' Levi's White Tab'' in 1997. His first feature film, '' CQ,'' premiered at the

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and was well-received critically. Set in Paris in 1969, ''CQ'' centers on a young film editor trying to juggle his personal and professional life while simultaneously juggling a science fiction adventure and his own personal art film. Coppola's second feature, ''

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III ''A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III'' is a 2012 American comedy film written, directed, and produced by Roman Coppola. It stars Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Katheryn Winnick and Patricia Arquette. It premiered at th ...

'', debuted in 2012 at the Rome Film Festival.

Charlie Sheen Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as ''Platoon'' (1986), ''Wall Street'' (1987), '' Young Guns'' (1988), '' The Rookie'' (1990), ''The Thr ...

starred as the title character, a graphic designer dealing with a break-up. The cast also included

Bill Murray William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his deadpan delivery. He rose to fame on ''The National Lampoon Radio Hour'' (1973–1974) before becoming a national presence on ''Saturday Nigh ...

and

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commercial.

Directors Bureau special projects

Coppola is also an inventor and entrepreneur, responsible for the Photobubble Company, Pacific Tote Company, and a number of projects through the "Special Projects" arm of his production company, Directors Bureau. His company, Pacific Tote Company, a line of beach bags. The bags are handmade in

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and known for their signature multicolor designs.

Filmography

Feature films

Additional directing credits

Acting credits

Television

Short films

Music videos

Commercials and promotional videos

References

External links

Roman Coppola Studio

The Directors Bureau

The Directors Bureau Special Projects
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The Darjeeling Limited Interview with Roman Coppola
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Living people Tisch School of the Arts alumni People from Neuilly-sur-Seine American male screenwriters Advertising directors