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{{Short description|American filmmakers}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Shari Springer Berman<br>and Robert Pulcini
| image              = Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman at Sundance 2015.jpg
| caption            = Robert Pulcini (left) and Shari Springer Berman at the [[2018 Sundance Film Festival]]
| birth_date         = {{small|'''Springer Berman:'''}} {{birth date and age|1963|07|13}}<hr>{{small|'''Pulcini:'''}} {{birth date and age|1964|08|24}}
| alma_mater         = {{small|'''Springer Berman:'''}} [[Wesleyan University]]<br>[[Columbia University]]<hr> {{small|'''Pulcini:'''}} [[Rutgers University-Camden]]<br>[[Columbia University]]
| occupation         = [[Film director]]s, [[screenwriter]]s
| spouse             = (married 1994)
}}

'''Shari Springer Berman''' (born July 13, 1963) and '''Robert Pulcini''' (born August 24, 1964) are an American team of filmmakers.

== Biographies ==
Both Springer Berman and Pulcini were born in [[New York City|New York]], [[New York (state)|New York]].{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} Springer Berman graduated from [[Wesleyan University]] ([[Phi Beta Kappa]]) and Pulcini graduated from [[Rutgers University-Camden]]. Both filmmakers received master's degrees in film from [[Columbia University]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Published: June 12, 1994 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/12/style/weddings-shari-berman-robert-pulcini.html |title=WEDDINGS; Shari Berman, Robert Pulcini - New York Times |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1994-06-12 |access-date=2013-06-11}}</ref> The couple married in 1994. Springer Berman is [[Jewish]], and Pulcini is of [[Italians|Italian]] descent.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pfefferman |first=Naomi |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/comic_book_icon_battles_everyday_life_20030815 |title=Comic Book Icon Battles Everyday Life &#124; Arts |publisher=Jewish Journal |date=2003-08-14 |access-date=2013-06-11}}</ref>

The two have a "rule" in which they often alternate whose name comes first in the credits of their movies, of which Berman says "There’s no meaning behind it. It’s very random!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://creativescreenwriting.com/follow-the-books-lead-berman-and-pulcini-on-10000-saints/|title='Follow the Book's Lead: Berman and Pulcini on 10,000 Saints|last=McKittrick|first=Christopher|date=August 10, 2015|publisher=Creative Screenwriting|access-date=August 10, 2015}}</ref>

==Career==
They received critical acclaim and an [[Academy Award]] nomination for their 2003 film ''[[American Splendor (film)|American Splendor]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chiao |first=Peggy |url=http://bombsite.com/issues/84/articles/2570 |title=BOMB Magazine: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini by Bette Gordon |publisher=Bombsite.com |access-date=2013-06-11}}</ref>

In 2010, ''[[The Extra Man (film)|The Extra Man]]'' premiered at the [[Sundance festival]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Breznican |first=Anthony |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/sundance/2009-12-03-2010-premiere-lineup_N.htm |title=Sundance premieres big-budget and low-budget films |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=2009-12-03 |access-date=2013-06-11}}</ref> The [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]-winning ''[[Cinema Verite]]'', a 2011 [[HBO]] Drama film directed by Berman and Pulcini, premiered on April 23, 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Brody |first=Richard |url=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2011/04/an-american-movie.html |title=An American Movie |magazine=The New Yorker |date=25 April 2011 |access-date=2013-06-11}}</ref>

The pair branched out into directing for television in 2019.

== Awards and nominations ==
With their first feature film ''[[American Splendor (film)|American Splendor]]'', Springer Berman and Pulcini earned an [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]].

'''Awards won for ''American Splendor'' '''
*[[Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2003|Boston Film Critics]] (Best Screenplay)
*Central Ohio Film Critics (Best Adapted Screenplay)
*[[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2003|Chicago Film Critics]] (Most Promising Performers)
*[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2003|Los Angeles Film Critics]] (Best Screenplay)
*[[National Society of Film Critics Awards 2003|National Society of Film Critics]] (Best Screenplay)
*[[New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2003|New York Film Critics]] (Best First Film)
*[[Online Film Critics Society Awards 2003|Online Film Critics]] (Best Breakthrough Filmmakers)
*[[San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2003|San Diego Film Critics]] (Best Adapted Screenplay)
* [[Sundance Grand Jury Prize]] (Dramatic)
*[[Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2003|Toronto Film Critics]] (Best First Feature)
*[[Writers Guild of America Awards 2003|Writers Guild of America (WGA)]] (Best Adapted Screenplay)

== Filmography ==
===Movies===
*''[[Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's]]'' (1997)
*''The Young and the Dead'' (2000) 
*''Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches'' (2002)
*''[[American Splendor (film)|American Splendor]]'' (2003)
*''[[Wanderlust (2006 film)|Wanderlust]]'' (2006)
*''[[The Nanny Diaries (film)|The Nanny Diaries]]'' (2007)
*''[[The Extra Man (film)|The Extra Man]]'' (2010)
*''[[Cinema Verite]]'' (2011)
*''[[Girl Most Likely]]'' (2012)
*''[[Ten Thousand Saints]]'' (2015)
*''[[Things Heard & Seen]]'' (2021)

=== Television ===
* ''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]'' season 9, episode 12 "You'll Know the Bottom When You Hit It" (2019)
* ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]'':
** season 2, episode 4 "Safe Room" (2019)
** season 3, episode 4 "Lion in the Meadow" (2021)
** season 4, episode 7 "[[Tailgate Party (Succession)|Tailgate Party]]" (2023)
*''[[Night Sky (TV series)|Night Sky]]'': season 1, episode 4 "Boilermakers" (2022)
* ''[[WeCrashed]]'' season 1, episode 8 "The One With all the Money" (2022)
* ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]'' 
** season 3, episode 8 "Sitzprobe" (2023)
** season 4, episode 7 "Valley of the Dolls" (2024)
** season 4, episode 8 "Lifeboat" (2024)
* ''[[The Four Seasons (TV series)|The Four Seasons]]'' 
** season 1, episode 1 "Lake House" (2025)
** season 1, episode 2 "Garden Party" (2025)

=== Actor ===
: '''Robert Pulcini'''
*''[[American Splendor (film)|American Splendor]]'' (2003) - "Bob the Director"

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0075849|Shari Springer Berman}}
*{{IMDb name|0700301|Robert Pulcini}}
*[http://www.cinematical.com/2007/08/23/interview-robert-pulcini-and-sheri-springer-berman-directors-o/ "Interview: Robert Pulcini and Sheri Springer Berman, Directors of 'The Nanny Diaries'"], ''Cinematical'', Ryan Stewart, Aug 23rd 2007
*[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1384544 "Filmmakers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini"], ''NPR''
*[http://www.allbusiness.com/media-telecommunications/movies-sound-recording/7868808-1.html "Splendid misery: an interview with Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman."] ''Cineaste'', Gilbert, Anne; West, Dennis; West, Joan M., September 22, 2003
*"Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, Paul Giamatti & Harvey Pekar; [[Raymond Strother]]; Eugenia Zuckerman", ''Charlie Rose'', (August 19, 2003)

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