Actor

Rodney Rothman

Writing

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.2

Low visibility

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Movies: 13Series: 4Crew credits: 15

TMDB ID: 59918

IMDb ID: nm0745247

Known for: Writing

Born: January 1, 1974

Age: 52

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2001 - 2026

Years active: 26

Average TMDB rating: 6.66

Wikidata: Q7357051

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Producer (4)Executive Producer (3)Screenplay (3)Thanks (2)Writer (2)Co-Executive Producer (1)

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Biography

Rodney Rothman (born January 1, 1974) is an American filmmaker and author. He is known for his work on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) (which served as his feature directorial debut), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), 22 Jump Street (2014), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), and Get Him to the Greek (2010), as well as being part of the writing staff of the shows The 67 Movie and Late Show with David Letterman. He has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. Rothman is the author of the best-selling nonfiction humour book Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement. His writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, GQ, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, and McSweeney's Quarterly. His piece "My Fake Job" was included in The Best American Nonrequired Reading. He has also written for other books, Such as Camp Camp by Rodger Bennet. His work on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse earned him the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and Annie Awards for Directing and Writing in a Feature Production.