Rob Weiss
Encyclopedia
Rob Weiss is an American
television
and film producer
, screenwriter
, actor
, and director
. His break came in 1993 when he wrote and directed the 1993 film Amongst Friends
. The film was well received at film festivals and scored Weiss a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Weiss was born in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York
. He attended the Parsons School of Design, studying fashion and film, but never graduated. Unemployed, he ended up living with his father in Lawrence
in the Five Towns
. He has attended both film and design school and worked as a promoter on Long Island
, in New York City
.
Weiss attended Woodmere Academy with Doug Ellin, creator of the HBO series Entourage
, and now writes for the show. He wrote (or co-wrote) episodes including Aquamansion, The Bat Mitzvah and The Sundance Kids.
In an Aug. 2007 New York Observer interview with Ellin, he confirms that Weiss was the basis for the character of Billy Walsh (played by Rhys Coiro
), a perfectionist filmmaker who is a recurring character on the series. Ellin even asked Weiss if he’d play “Walsh,” but Weiss declined. Instead, the role went to Rhys Coiro, to whom Weiss bears little outward resemblance.
Weiss is currently an executive producer of the HBO comedy-drama, How to Make It in America
.
actress Shannen Doherty
. They met in 1994; announced engagement December 1995; reportedly separated April 1996", around the time she was filming the movie Mallrats
, and was claimed by the film's director, Kevin Smith
, to be a disruptive long distance presence. Smith has theorized that this may be the reason for three separate jabs at him on Entourage, coming in the second, third, and fifth seasons respectively. They reconciled and re-affirmed engagement February 1997; separated in 1998.
People of the United States
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television
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. His break came in 1993 when he wrote and directed the 1993 film Amongst Friends
Amongst Friends
Amongst Friends is a 1993 film written and directed by Rob Weiss. The film portrays the conspicuous consumption and aggressive upward mobility among the mobsters and drug dealers living among the affluent communities in the Five Towns in southwestern Nassau County, New York...
. The film was well received at film festivals and scored Weiss a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Weiss was born in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York
Baldwin, Nassau County, New York
Baldwin is a hamlet located in the town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 24,033 at the 2010 census.Baldwin is also a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road....
. He attended the Parsons School of Design, studying fashion and film, but never graduated. Unemployed, he ended up living with his father in Lawrence
Lawrence, Nassau County, New York
Lawrence is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 6,483.The Village of Lawrence is in the southwest corner of the Town of Hempstead, adjoining the border with the New York City borough of Queens to the west and near the...
in the Five Towns
Five Towns
The Five Towns is an informal grouping of villages and hamlets in Nassau County, New York, United States on the South Shore of western Long Island adjoining the border with Queens County in New York City. Despite the name, none of the communities is a town...
. He has attended both film and design school and worked as a promoter on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, in New York City
New York City
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.
Weiss attended Woodmere Academy with Doug Ellin, creator of the HBO series Entourage
Entourage (TV series)
Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
, and now writes for the show. He wrote (or co-wrote) episodes including Aquamansion, The Bat Mitzvah and The Sundance Kids.
In an Aug. 2007 New York Observer interview with Ellin, he confirms that Weiss was the basis for the character of Billy Walsh (played by Rhys Coiro
Rhys Coiro
Rhys Coiro is an American film, television and stage actor. Coiro may be best known for his role on the HBO original series Entourage as Billy Walsh.-Personal life:...
), a perfectionist filmmaker who is a recurring character on the series. Ellin even asked Weiss if he’d play “Walsh,” but Weiss declined. Instead, the role went to Rhys Coiro, to whom Weiss bears little outward resemblance.
Weiss is currently an executive producer of the HBO comedy-drama, How to Make It in America
How to Make It in America
How to Make It in America is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on February 14, 2010. The series follows the lives of Ben Epstein and his friend Cam Calderon as they try to succeed in New York City's fashion scene...
.
Personal life
Weiss was engaged to CharmedCharmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
actress Shannen Doherty
Shannen Doherty
Shannen Maria Doherty is an American actress, producer, author and television director, known for her work as Heather Duke in Heathers , as Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 and its spinoff series 90210, and as Prue Halliwell in Charmed .-Early life and career:Doherty was born in Memphis,...
. They met in 1994; announced engagement December 1995; reportedly separated April 1996", around the time she was filming the movie Mallrats
Mallrats
Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's View Askewniverse series of interlocking films set mostly in New Jersey, although the movie was filmed in Eden Prairie Center and Osowski's Flea Market which are located in Minnesota...
, and was claimed by the film's director, Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...
, to be a disruptive long distance presence. Smith has theorized that this may be the reason for three separate jabs at him on Entourage, coming in the second, third, and fifth seasons respectively. They reconciled and re-affirmed engagement February 1997; separated in 1998.
Entourage episodes
The following were episodes written or co-written by Weiss:- Date Night (episode 104), with Doug EllinDoug EllinDouglas Reed Ellin is the creator of the HBO television series Entourage. Ellin also serves as executive producer and head writer for the series. He attended Tulane University.-Life and career:...
- The Scene (episode 107)
- Aquamansion (episode 203)
- The Sundance Kids (episode 207), with Stephen Levinson
- The Bat Mitzvah (episode 209), with Doug Ellin
- Good Morning, Saigon (episode 212), with Stephen Levinson
- The Abyss (episode 214), with Doug Ellin
- Dominated (episode 303)
- Guys and Doll (episode 304), with Doug Ellin
- Sorry, Ari (episode 312), with Doug Ellin
- Dog Day Afternoon (episode 314), with Doug Ellin
- Gotcha (episode 316), with Doug Ellin
- The Prince's Bride (episode 319)
- Malibooty (episode 403)
- The Day Fuckers (episode 407)
- No Cannes Do (episode 411), with Doug Ellin
- The All Out Fall Out (episode 503)
- Gotta Look Up to Get Down (episode 507) with Ally Musika
- First Class Jerk (episode 508) with Doug Ellin and Rob Diggery
- Play'n With Fire (episode 511) with Doug Ellin
External links
- http://blogs.trb.com/entertainment/tv/cable/blog/2007/08/qa_with_entourage_writerproduc.html