Biography
Robert Rothbard graduated from Temple University's School of Radio, TV, Film and Theater. Between writing screenplays and shooting personal films, he worked as a Location Manager, Assistant Director and Production Manager on major motion pictures, with the likes of acclaimed Director's Sergio Leone, Brian De Palma, Dennis Hopper and George Stevens, Jr.
His directorial debut, "The Life and Times of Charlie Putz" was touted by film critic John Anderson of New York Newsday as"Wildly Ambitious, Hilariously Unhinged and Winner of the Audacity Achievement Award!" Video Business called the movie "A Capra-esque Sleeper Hit!"
His second feature film as co-writer/director was the Award-Winning romantic-mob comedy, "Pizza with Bullets". It stars two-time Academy Award®-nominated actress Talia Shire and SAG Award Winner Vincent Pastore ("The Sopranos"). The film garnered over twenty laurels including: Best Screenplay and Director's Citation for Best Picture from the Syracuse International Film Festival.
His latest production, "The Painting - the art of slaying" is a horror-comedy that celebrates the Grand Guignol style of filmmaking, and made its World Premiere at the 13th Annual Garden State Film Festival and won Best Horror Film Award, at Independent Filmmakers Showcase Film Festival 2016, in Los Angeles.
Films Rothbard has Production Managed include Redline, The Skulls, Point Of Origin, Deuces Wild, The Rat Pack, Lansky, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge; and television shows "The Office," "CSI: Miami," "Californication," "Barbershop," "Suburgatory," and "Sleeper Cell." He has been associated with classic films such as Glory, Once Upon A Time In America, Blow Out, and Dressed To Kill.
Rothbard lives with his family Los Angeles, California.
