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Robert Zemeckis

Overseeing the filming of Contact in 1997
Personal information
Birth nameRobert Lee Zemeckis
Birth dateMay 14, 1951(age 59)
Place of birthChicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationFilm director, producer, screenwriter
Years active1972-present
SpouseMary Ellen Trainor (1980-2000) &
Leslie Harter Zemeckis (2001-present)

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Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1951) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Zemeckis first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of the comedic time-travel Back to the Future movie series, as well as the Oscar-winning live-action/cartoon epic, Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), though in the 1990s he diversified into more dramatic fare, including 1994's Forrest Gump, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director.
His films are characterized by an interest in state-of-the-art special effects, including the early use of match moving in Back to the Future Part II (1989) and the pioneering performance capture techniques seen in The Polar Express (2004), Beowulf (2007) and A Christmas Carol (2009). Though Zemeckis has often been pigeonholed as a director interested only in effects, his work has been defended by several critics, including David Thomson, who wrote that "No other contemporary director has used special effects to more dramatic and narrative purpose."

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Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol Blu-ray Release Date Revealed - TheHDRoom Tweet this news
TheHDRoom--Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland may be fast-tracking its way to Blu-ray in under three months time, but -Robert Zemeckis-' A Christmas Carol is taking the ... - Date : Thu, 20 May 2010 00:24:10 GMT+00:00
The Beatles Zombies to Invade Movie Theaters? - Paste Magazine Tweet this news
Paste Magazine--And the Fab Four's story will continue to grace the silver screen in the near future if -Robert Zemeckis- and Liam Gallagher come through as planned. ... - Date : Thu, 13 May 2010 22:18:54 GMT+00:00
Mackie, Lilly to star in 'Real Steel' - Variety Tweet this news
Variety---...- Susan Montford and Levy are producing. Steven Spielberg, -Robert Zemeckis-, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Mary McLaglen and Josh McLaglen are exec producing.--- - Date : Wed, 12 May 2010 11:55:49 GMT+00:00

Year Film Oscar Nominations Oscar Wins BAFTA Nominations BAFTA Wins Golden Globe Nominations Golden Globe Wins Notes
1984 The Lift (Short)
1984 A Field of Honor (Short)
1978 I Wanna Hold Your Hand Also co-writer
1980 Used Cars Also co-writer
1984 Romancing the Stone 1 2 1
1985 Back to the Future 4 1 5 4 Also co-writer
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit 6 3 5 1 2
1989 Back to the Future Part II 1 1 1 Also story
1990 Back to the Future Part III Also story
1992 Death Becomes Her 1 1 1 1 1
1994 Forrest Gump 13 6 8 1 7 3 Academy Award for Best Director
1997 Contact 1 1
2000 What Lies Beneath
Cast Away 2 1 1 1
2004 The Polar Express 3 1 Also co-writer
2007 Beowulf
2009 A Christmas Carol also writer
2012 Yellow Submarine In development
Roger Rabbit 2 In development
Total 32 11 21 5 18 5 71 Nominations, 21 Wins

Year Film Notes
1979 1941 co-writer
1989-1996 Tales from the Crypt executive producer
1996 The Frighteners executive producer
2003 Matchstick Men executive producer
2006 Monster House executive producer



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