Date of Birth
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06-April-1955
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Place of Birth
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New Jersey
(United States of America, Contiguous United States)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Robert P. Epstein, Robert Epstein, Robert P. Epstein, Robert P. Epstein, Robert Epstein, Robert P. Epstein, Robert Epstein
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Profession
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Screenwriter, Film Producer, Film director, Film Editor, Television Director, Television Producer
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Rob Epstein, also credited as Robert P. Epstein, is an American director, producer, writer and editor. Epstein has won two Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature, for the films The Times of Harvey Milk and Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt.
Recently, Epstein has transitioned from non-fiction documentaries into scripted narratives, producing such biopics as HOWL, his award-winning film about Allen Ginsberg’s controversial poem by the same name, and Lovelace, the story about the life and trials of pornographic superstar Linda Lovelace.
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