Robert Zemeckis

About Robert Zemeckis

Acclaimed film director and screenwriter whose best known films include Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Contact, Flight and the Back to the Future series. He won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his work on the 1994 picture Forrest Gump.

Robert Lee Zemeckis is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter who is frequently credited as an innovator in visual effects. He first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of Romancing the Stone and the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future film trilogy, as well as the live-action/animated comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In the 1990s, he directed Death Becomes Her and then diversified into more dramatic fare, including 1994's Forrest Gump, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director; the film itself won Best Picture. The films he has directed have ranged across a wide variety of genres, for both adults and families.

Years active	1972–present
Nationality	American
Occupation	Film director, film producer, screenwriter
Born	Robert Lee Zemeckis, May 14, 1952, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	University of Southern California (B.F.A, 1973)
Children	4
Notable work	Romancing the Stone, Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Beowulf, The Polar Express, Contact, Flight

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Robert Zemeckis before fame

He studied cinematic arts at the University of Southern California and earned a Student Academy Award for his short film A Field of Honor.

Achievement of Robert Zemeckis

Thir13en Ghosts, Gothika, Ghost Ship, and House of Wax are among the horror films he has produced.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$60 Million

Robert Zemeckis family life

From 1980 to 2000, he was married to actress Mary Ellen Trainor. He married Leslie Harter in 2001. Alexander, Zane, and Rhys are his three sons.

Associations of Robert Zemeckis

In Forrest Gump, Cast Away, and The Polar Express, he directed Tom Hanks.

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