Rodney Rothman
Rodney Rothman | |
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 Rothman at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con | |
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| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, writer |
Rodney Rothman is an American filmmaker and author. He is known for his work on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, 22 Jump Street, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek, Undeclared, and Late Show with David Letterman.
He has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, and also wrote the scripts for Grudge Match, 22 Jump Street and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which served as his feature directorial debut.
Rothman is the author of the best-selling nonfiction humor book Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement. His writing has also appeared in
His work on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse earned him the
Career
In 2005, Rothman wrote the book Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement.
In 2021, Rothman partnered with former
In August 2022, Rothman revealed on Twitter that he was the person who Chris Farley picked up and threw into a dumpster during Farley's appearance on Late Show with David Letterman in February 1996. Rothman was a writer at the Late Show at the time.[3]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 1995–2000 | Late Show with David Letterman | Yes | Yes | Apprentice writer (1995–1996); Staff writer (1996–1998); Head writer (1998–2000); Producer (1999–2000)[4] |
| 2001–2002 | Undeclared | Yes | supervising | |
| 2004 | Game Over | No | consultant | |
| $5.15/hr. | Yes | executive | TV pilot for HBO | |
| 2005 | Early Bird | No | executive | Creator; TV pilot for NBC |
Committed
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Yes | supervising | ||
| 2006 | Help Me Help You | Yes | executive | |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Yes | No | ||
| TBA | The Promised Neverland | No | executive | Director[5] |
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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| 2013 | Grudge Match
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No | Yes | |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | No | Yes | |
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Yes | Yes | Co-director with Bob Persichetti and Peter Ramsey |
Executive producer
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
- Year One (2009)
- The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse(TBA)
Producer
- Get Him to the Greek (2010)
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
References
- ^ 'Something' Discovered in Space... It's a Horror/Comedy!
- ^ Grobar, Matt (July 20, 2021). "Modern Magic: Adam Rosenberg & Rodney Rothman Launch Company Focused On Event Animation And Live-Action". Deadline.
- ^ @rodneyrothman (August 15, 2022). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Modest Proposal Interview
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (June 11, 2020). "Amazon Develops The Promised Neverland Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
External links
- Rodney Rothman at IMDb
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