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Aliases: روبرت زيميكس , Роберт Земекис , 羅拔·湛米基斯 , โรเบิร์ต เซเม็กคิส , ロバート・ゼメキス , 로버트 저메키스 , رابرت زمکیس

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

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Movie Involvements: 116

TV Involvements: 13


Most Famous Work

Biography

Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies. He often blends cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award. Zemeckis started his career directing the comedy films I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), and Romancing the Stone (1984). He gained prominence directing the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), the fantasy comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and the comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994), the latter of which won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. He has also directed the satirical black comedy Death Becomes Her (1992), the science fiction film Contact (1997), and the drama films Cast Away (2000), Flight (2012), The Walk (2015), and Allied (2016). His exploration of motion capture techniques can be seen in the animated films The Polar Express (2004) and A Christmas Carol (2009), as well as the action fantasy drama Beowulf (2007) and the drama Welcome to Marwen (2018). He has collaborated with film composer Alan Silvestri since 1984 and directed Tom Hanks in five films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Zemeckis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Tales from the Crypt
Average
8

Tales from the Crypt

(1989) Producer
Manifest
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8

Manifest

(2018) Producer
Allied
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7

Allied

(2016) Producer
Forrest Gump
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9

Forrest Gump

(1994) Director
Amazing Stories
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7

Amazing Stories

(1985) Director
Real Steel
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7

Real Steel

(2011) Executive Producer
Back to the Future
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8

Back to the Future

(1985) Writer
Roald Dahl's The Witches
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6

Roald Dahl's The Witches

(2020) Producer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020 Self
2017 Self
2015 Self
N/A
2014 Self
2013 Self
2012 Himself
2011 Self
2010 Self
2009 Self (archive footage)
Self
2003 Self
2002 Self
1999 Self
1998 Himself
1996 N/A
1995 Self
1994 Self
1990 Robert Zemeckis
Self
1989 Himself
Self
1987 Screenwriter
1986 Self
1953 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Producer
2022 Producer
2021 Executive Producer
2020 Producer
2019 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2018 Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
2016 Producer
2015 Producer
2012 Producer
Executive Producer
2011 Executive Producer
Producer
2010 Executive Producer
2009 Producer
2007 Producer
Producer
2006 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2005 Producer
Producer
2004 Producer
2003 Producer
Executive Producer
2002 Producer
Producer
2001 Producer
2000 Producer
Producer
1999 Producer
1997 Producer
Executive Producer
1996 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
1995 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
1993 Producer
1992 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
1989 Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Director
2022 Director
2020 Director
2018 Director
2016 Director
2015 Director
Director
2012 Director
2009 Director
2007 Director
2005 Director
2004 Director
2000 Director
Director
1999 Director
Director
1997 Director
1994 Director
1993 Director
1992 Director
Director
1990 Director
1989 Director
Director
1988 Director
1986 Director
1985 Director
Director
1984 Director
1980 Director
1978 Director
1973 Director
1972 Director
Director
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

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