About

Known credits:
15
Birthday:
1971-11-12
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Robert D. Siegel

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2009 Within the Ring Actor Self N/A
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2009 Within the Ring Actor Self N/A
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2009 Big Fan Actor Front-Lawn Reporter #1 59
Average
2008 The Wrestler Actor Autograph Fan #1 73
Good

Directing
2018 Cruise Directing Director 58
Average
2009 Big Fan Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
2018 Cruise Writing Writer 58
Average
2016 The Founder Writing Writer 70
Good
2013 Turbo Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
2009 Big Fan Writing Writer 59
Average
2008 The Wrestler Writing Screenplay 73
Good
2008 The Onion Movie Writing Writer 59
Average
American Huckster Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2022 Welcome to Chippendales Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2009 Big Fan Production Casting 59
Average