Robert Siegel (filmmaker)

Robert D. Siegel
Siegel in 2023
Born
Robert D. Siegel

(1971-12-11) 11 December 1971 (age 52)
Long Island, New York, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film director

Robert D. Siegel is an American screenwriter and film director.[1] He is most known for his work on The Wrestler and The Founder.[2]

The Wrestler won the Golden Lion at the 2008 Venice Film Festival and 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. Big Fan was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award, which honors features made for under $500K, at the Independent Spirit Awards 2010.

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.[3][4][5]

He is married to voice actress Jen Cohn and has a son with her.[5]

  1. ^ Indiewire (August 25, 2009). "A DIY Believer: "Big Fan" Director Robert Siegel". Indiewire. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Big Fan - Robert Siegel Interview (Interview). The Big J Show. August 28, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Louie, Elaine (June 20, 2004). "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS: VOWS; Jen Cohn and Robert Siegel". The New York Times. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  4. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (December 2, 2008). "The comic writer Robert Siegel visits his darker side". The New York Times.
  5. ^ a b Louie, Elaine (June 20, 2010). "Checking In on a Couple in the Vows Column". The New York Times.