Robert Lee "Bob" Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning American film director, producer and screenwriter. Zemeckis first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of the comedic time-travel Back to the Future films as well as the live-action/animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), though in the 1990s he diversified into more dramatic fare, including 1994's Forrest Gump, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director. His films are characterized by an interest in state-of-the-art special effects, including the early use of match moving in Back to the Future Part II (1989) and the pioneering performance capture techniques seen in The Polar Express (2004). Though Zemeckis has often been pigeonholed as a director only interested in effects, his work has been defended by several critics, including David Thomson, who wrote that "No other contemporary director has used special effects to more dramatic and narrative purpose." (via Wikipedia)

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About Robert Zemeckis

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Spouse: Mary Ellen Trainor (1980-2000)
Leslie Harter Zemeckis (2001-)

Occupation: Film director, producer & writer

Years Active: 1972-present

Golden Globe Awards: Best Director - Motion Picture
1994 Forrest Gump

Academy Awards: Best Director
1994 Forrest Gump

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Name At Birth: Robert Lee Zemeckis

Awards: Saturn Award for Best Direction
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Also Known As: Bob

Birth Date: May 14, 1952

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