Robert Zemeckis

Directing · Born 1951-05-14 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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…

Filmography

• Spielberg as Self
• Citizen Steve as Screenwriter
• The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy as Self
• Persistence of Vision as Himself
• The Making of '1941' as Self
• Tom Hanks: The Nomad as Self (archive footage)
• Milius as Self
• Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump as Self
• Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
• The Making of 'The Frighteners' as Self

TV

• MADtv as Self
• The Oscars as Self
• The Director's Chair as Self
• Parker Lewis Can't Lose as Robert Zemeckis
• Reunited Apart as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
• LIGHT & MAGIC as Self - Director, Back to the Future