Rob Weiss
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Rob Weiss is an American television and film producer, screenwriter, director, and actor. His break came in 1993 when he wrote and directed Amongst Friends. The film was well received, and Weiss was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Life and career
Weiss, the eldest son of Lydia and Carl Weiss, was born in Baldwin, New York. He studied fashion and film at the Parsons School of Design but never graduated. Unemployed, he ended up living with his father in Lawrence in the Five Towns.[1] He worked briefly as a nightclub promoter on Long Island.[2]
Weiss attended Woodmere Academy with Doug Ellin, creator of the HBO series Entourage, and wrote for the show. He wrote or co-wrote episodes, including "Aquamansion", "The Bat Mitzvah", and "The Sundance Kids". He served as an executive producer or co-executive producer on 67 episodes.
In an August 2007 New York Observer interview with Ellin, he confirms that Weiss was the basis for the character of Billy Walsh, a perfectionist filmmaker who was a recurring character on the series. Ellin even asked Weiss if he'd play Walsh, but Weiss declined. Instead, the role went to Rhys Coiro, who looks similar to Weiss.
Weiss was an executive producer on the HBO series How to Make It in America.[3]
In 2014, Weiss partnered with Davidoff to create the signature cigar line BG Meyer Cigar Co.;[4] its launch was lauded by Cigar Aficionado.[5] Deadline also reported Weiss was tapped by Sonny Barger and Fox 2000 to write and direct the feature film Hells Angels.[6]
Weiss wrote the story and produced the 2015 film adaptation of Entourage. He also served as an executive producer on 47 episodes of the HBO series Ballers from 2015-2019.
Filmography
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1993 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Amongst Friends | Writer, Director, and Executive producer | Bobby | |
1994 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Jimmy Hollywood | Himself | ||
2000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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American Psycho | Co-producer | ||
2006 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Farce of the Penguins | Pissed Penguin | Voice role; direct-to-video | |
2015 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Entourage | Writer and Producer | ||
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| Year | Title | Credit | Episodes | Notes |
2000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Hendrix | Writer | TV movie | |
2003 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Punk'd | Producer | 17 episodes | Season 1 and 2 only |
2004-2011 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Entourage | Writer: 20 episodes Executive producer: 44 episodes Co-executive producer: 20 episodes Producer: 15 episodes Co-producer: 7 episodes |
96 episodes | Role: Audition producer (season 1, episode 8) |
2010-2011 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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How to Make It in America | Writer: 4 episodes Executive producer: 13 episodes |
16 episodes | |
2015-2019 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Ballers | Executive producer | 47 episodes | |
References
External links
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- http://blogs.trb.com/entertainment/tv/cable/blog/2007/08/qa_with_entourage_writerproduc.html
- ↑ Lyall, Sarah. "FILM; 'Amongst Friends' Tops Off a Journey Of Self-Discovery", The New York Times, July 18, 1993. Accessed September 18, 2008. "Born in Baldwin, near the Five Towns, Mr. Weiss dropped out of the Parsons School of Design, where he studied fashion, then film. He found himself out of work and living goallessly back at his divorced father's house in Lawrence, smack in the Five Towns."
- ↑ Amongst Friends (1993) – Trivia
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- Living people
- American screenwriters
- American television writers
- Film directors from New York (state)
- Film producers from New York (state)
- Lawrence Woodmere Academy alumni
- Parsons School of Design alumni
- People from Baldwin, Nassau County, New York
- People from Lawrence, Nassau County, New York
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- Television producers from New York (state)