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 directed the satirical black comedy Death Becomes Her (1992), the science fiction film Contact (1997), and the drama films Cast Away (2000), Flight (2012), The Walk (2015), and Allied (2016). His exploration of motion capture techniques can be seen in the animated films The Polar Express (2004) and A Christmas Carol (2009), as well as the action fantasy drama Beowulf (2007) and the drama Welcome to Marwen (2018). He has collaborated with film composer Alan Silvestri since 1984 and directed Tom Hanks in five films.
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Filmography
all 100
Movies 84
Producer 46
self 28
Director 18
TV Shows 16
Creator 1
Writer 1
Screenplay 1

Here (2024)

Tom Hanks: The Nomad (2023)

Pinocchio (2022)

Light & Magic (2022)

Finch (2021)

Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020)

WHAT / IF (2019)

Project Blue Book (2019)

Welcome to Marwen (2018)

Manifest (2018)

Elemental: Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg (2018)

Allied (2016)

Doc Brown Saves the World (2015)

The Walk (2015)

Flight (2012)

Bound by Flesh (2012)

Real Steel (2011)

Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Behind the Burly Q (2010)

A Christmas Carol (2009)

Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)

Looking Back to the Future (2009)

Beowulf (2007)

The Reaping (2007)

Monster House (2006)

Last Holiday (2006)

Le court des grands (2005)

House of Wax (2005)

The Polar Express (2004)

Gothika (2003)

Matchstick Men (2003)

Ghost Ship (2002)

Ritual (2002)

Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

Cast Away (2000)

What Lies Beneath (2000)

Contact (1997)

Perversions of Science (1997)

Bordello of Blood (1996)

The Frighteners (1996)

MADtv (1995)

W.E.I.R.D. World (1995)

MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special (1995)

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)

Forrest Gump (1994)

Johnny Bago (1993)

Trespass (1992)

The Public Eye (1992)

Death Becomes Her (1992)

Two-Fisted Tales (1992)

Back to the Future (1991)

Back to the Future: The Ride (1991)

Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990)

Back to the Future Part III (1990)

Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

Citizen Steve (1987)

Amazing Stories (1986)

Amazing Stories (1985)

Back to the Future (1985)

Used Cars (1980)

1941 (1979)

I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)

A Field of Honor (1973)

The Lift (1972)

School for Scumbags
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1952-05-14 (72 years old)
Birth NameRobert Lee Zemeckis
Birth PlaceChicago, United States
RelationshipsMary Ellen Trainor (1980 - 2000)
SpouseLeslie Zemeckis
ChildrenAlexander Zemeckis
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesCalifornia, United States
Also Known Asروبرت زيميكس, Роберт Земекис, 羅拔·湛米基斯, โรเบิร์ต เซเม็กคิส, ロバート・ゼメキス, 로버트 저메키스, رابرت زمکیس
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Officer of Arts and Letters, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, The George Pal Memorial Award, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Directors Guild of America Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Director, Saturn Award, Academy Award for Best Director
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