Rob Margolies (born February 28, 1983) is an American film producer and director.
Rob Margolies | |
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| Born | February 28, 1983 Rumson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter Film producer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | developyourmovie.com |
Margolies grew up in Rumson, New Jersey and graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in the class of 2001 [1] before going on to study filmmaking at the New York Film Academy.[2]
In 2005, he produced We All Fall Down, a short subject about the Great Plague of 1666. In 2008 he directed Wherever You Are. He directed the 2010 movie Life-ers which stars Kevin Ryan, from the Barry Levinson BBC TV show Copper. He directed the film She Wants Me (2012) starring Josh Gad, Hilary Duff and Kristen Ruhlin with a cameo by Charlie Sheen, who was also an executive producer.[3] He also directed the independent thriller Roommate Wanted (2015), a.k.a. 2BR/1BA, starring Spy Kids star Alexa Vega, Kathryn Morris and CW Greek star Spencer Grammer.
Margolies later directed Weight (2018),[4] which earned him two awards at the 2018 Northeast Film Festival, including "Best Feature Film".[5]
Directing credits
edit- Wherever You Are (2008)
- She Wants Me (2012)
- Roommate Wanted (2015)
- Weight (2018)
- Yes (2019)
- Immortal (2019)
- Bobcat Moretti (2022)
- In Fidelity (2024)
References
edit- ^ Burton, John. "Rumson Native’s Second Star-Studded Film To Be Shown Locally", The Two River Times, April 27, 2012. Accessed February 19, 2013. "Rob Margolies has been behind the movie camera again. The 29-year-old Rumson native, who is a 2001 graduate of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, is in the process of showing and negotiating distribution for his new feature film."
- ^ NYFA alumni list. Accessed February 19, 2003
- ^ Ditzian, Eric (2 March 2011). "Charlie Sheen's Recent Director Hopes Star 'Gets The Help He Needs'". mtv.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Weight the Movie". WeighttheMovie.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "NORTHEAST FILM FESTIVAL 2018 AWARD WINNERS". NEFilmFestival.com. Northeast Film Festival. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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