Rob Margolies

Rob Margolies
Born (1983-02-28) February 28, 1983 (age 41)
Rumson, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Film producer
Years active2005–present
Websitedevelopyourmovie.com

Rob Margolies (born February 28, 1983) is an American film producer and director.

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]

  1. ^ 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."
  2. ^ NYFA alumni list. Accessed February 19, 2003
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Weight the Movie". WeighttheMovie.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  5. ^ "NORTHEAST FILM FESTIVAL 2018 AWARD WINNERS". NEFilmFestival.com. Northeast Film Festival. Retrieved 21 September 2018.