Biography
Who is Robert Schwartzman?
Early life and family background
Robert Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles, United States, on December 24, 1982. His mother is actress Talia Shire and his father is film producer Jack Schwartzman. He grew up as part of a large family heavily involved in the entertainment industry. His brother Jason Schwartzman is also an actor and musician, while another brother, John Schwartzman, works as a cinematographer. His uncle is filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, making him part of a prominent filmmaking family.
As a student, Robert attended Windward School in Los Angeles. He later enrolled at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts in New York City during 2001. During his first semester at college, he wrote songs in his dorm room and flew home every month to share new material with his bandmates. This period helped him decide to return to California and pursue a professional career in music.
Music career with Rooney
Robert formed the band Rooney with friends in 1999 during his junior year of high school. In early 2002, the group signed a record deal with Geffen and Interscope Records. They recorded their self titled debut album in June 2002. During the summer of that year, Rooney opened for Weezer on their headlining tour, marking their first major national support slot. The group later toured with the Strokes and released their debut studio album in May 2003.
The debut album by Rooney went on to sell approximately 500,000 copies. Their music was featured in various media, including the video game soundtrack for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 and an episode of the soap opera All My Children. On November 16, 2004, the band released their first DVD titled Spit and Sweat, which included live performances and interviews. After touring through 2006, they recorded their second album, Calling the World, which debuted at number 42 on the Billboard Top 100 Albums chart in 2007.
Solo work and filmmaking
Aside from his work with Rooney, Robert pursued solo musical projects and film production. He released his first solo album titled Double Capricorn on October 25, 2011, with all profits donated to the Tibetan Healing Fund. He also composed the score for the 2013 film Palo Alto. Expanding into directing, he helmed the movie Dreamland, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 14, 2016. He later directed the comedy film The Unicorn, which had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 10, 2018.
In 2018, Robert co-founded Utopia Media, a film distribution company. The company later launched Altavod, a platform designed to help independent filmmakers distribute and profit from their movies. Through these ventures, he continued to support independent cinema by helping bring various restored and independent films to audiences on digital and physical formats.
Birthday and age
Robert Schwartzman was born on December 24, 1982, which makes Robert 43 years old today. That birthday falls under the Capricorn sign. Robert shares the date with 43 other famous people.
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