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Aliases: Robert Siegel , Rob Siegel

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 12

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

Biography

Robert D. Siegel is an American screenwriter known for The Onion Movie and The Wrestler, as well as the writer and director of Big Fan. His movie The Wrestler won the Golden Lion at the 2008 Venice Film Festival and has earned several Best Picture nominations. Big Fan premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 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. 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.

Most Famous Work

Pam & Tommy
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7

Pam & Tommy

(2022) Creator
The Founder
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7

The Founder

(2016) Writer
Turbo
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6

Turbo

(2013) Screenplay
Welcome to Chippendales
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7

Welcome to Chippendales

(2022) Creator
The Wrestler
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8

The Wrestler

(2008) Screenplay
The Onion Movie
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6

The Onion Movie

(2008) Writer
Cruise
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6

Cruise

(2018) Writer
Big Fan
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6

Big Fan

(2009) Writer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2009 Self
Front-Lawn Reporter #1
2008 Autograph Fan #1
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

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2022 Executive Producer
2009 Casting
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Creator
Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Director
2009 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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