Biography
Robert D. Siegel is an American screenwriter known for The Onion Movie and The Wrestler, as well as the writer and director of Big Fan. His movie The Wrestler won the Golden Lion at the 2008 Venice Film Festival and has earned several Best Picture nominations. Big Fan premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009. It was revealed in an online interview that Siegel attempted to write drafts for a comedy film but it ended up being a drama because of the conflicts in the film as well as avoiding ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Cruise
2018
Writer, Director
Set in the 1980s, a young Italian-American from the wrong side of the tracks falls for a Jewish girl from Long Island.
The Founder
2016
Writer
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California....
Turbo
2013
Screenplay
The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.
Within the Ring
2009
as Self
The making of The Wrester (2008).
Big Fan
2009
as Front-Lawn Reporter #1
Paul Aufiero, a 35-year-old parking-garage attendant from Staten Island, is the self-described "world's biggest New York Giants fan". One night, Paul ...
Big Fan
2009
Director, Writer, Casting
Paul Aufiero, a 35-year-old parking-garage attendant from Staten Island, is the self-described "world's biggest New York Giants fan". One night, Paul ...
The Wrestler
2008
as Autograph Fan #1
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly bru...
The Wrestler
2008
Screenplay
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly bru...
The Onion Movie
2008
Writer
Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation...
American Huckster
N/A
Screenplay
A New York hustler wheels and deals his way to the top of one of the most powerful and corrupt sports organizations in the world.