Jordan Roberts (writer)
| Jordan Roberts | |
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| Occupation |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) | Marianne Larsen |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Bobbi Jordan (mother) |
Jordan Roberts is an American screenwriter and film director, known for co-writing the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning animated Disney film Big Hero 6 (2014), for which he was nominated for the Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production.[1]
Personal life
Roberts is the son of the late actress Bobbi Jordan,[2] and the stepson of the late television screenwriter Bill Jacobson.[3] He had one brother, who died in the 1980s of a heroin overdose,[4] and one older stepsister, Jessie Jacobson.[2] Roberts has never publicly named his biological father, whom he said left the family when Roberts was 3 years old.[4] He is married to Danish poet Marianne Larsen, whom he met in 1989.[4] They have one child, Cameron Roberts.
Career
In 1997, Roberts wrote the script for the comedy film The Debtors, directed by Evi Quaid and starring Michael Caine.[5] However, The Debtors remains unreleased due to legal troubles with the director and her husband, Randy Quaid, who co-starred in the film.[6] Roberts is known for writing and directing the road movie Around the Bend (2004),[7] and the comedy film 3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom (2012).[8]
In 2005, Roberts wrote the narration for the U.S. version of the French documentary March of the Penguins, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and for which Roberts was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay.[9] In 2011, he had a minor role as a Maitre d' in the critically acclaimed independent film Fly Away, directed by Janet Grillo. In 2014, he co-wrote the Hilary Swank-starring drama film You're Not You with Shana Feste.[10] He is directing Vera Farmiga and Virginia Madsen in the upcoming adventure film Burn Your Maps.[11]
References
- ↑ Gray, Tim (February 14, 2015). "'Big Hero 6' Director Talks Sequel, Key to Film's Success". Variety.
- 1 2 "Actress Bobbi Jordan dies". Variety. November 26, 2012.
- ↑ Barnes, Mike (August 5, 2011). "Bill Jacobson, Comedy Writer From TV's Golden Era, Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter.
- 1 2 3 Tallmer, Jerry (October 6, 2004). "A film that's 'hard not to keep thinking about'". The Villager.
- ↑ "Miramax in talks with 'Debtors'". Variety. July 31, 1997.
- ↑ Archerd, Army (January 27, 2000). "Quaid's are real-life 'Debtors'". Variety.
- ↑ Saenger, Diana. "Jordan Roberts on 'Around the Bend'". ReelTalk Reviews. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ Barnes, Brooks (October 1, 2012). "New Director Is Outrunning His Hard Luck: Jordan Roberts and His Comedy '3, 2, 1 Frankie Go Boom'". The New York Times.
- ↑ Vary, Adam B. (February 1, 2006). "Jordan Roberts, 'March of the Penguins'". Variety.
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (October 9, 2014). "First a Tremor, Then a Wheelchair, Then Some Tougher Choices: 'You're Not You' Stars Hilary Swank as a Pianist With A.L.S.". The New York Times.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (July 23, 2015). "Vera Farmiga, Virginia Madsen Starring in Comedy-Drama 'Burn Your Maps'". Variety.