Rob Epstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Rob Epstein

film director, producer

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1955

Place of Birth: New Jersey, United States

Profession: screenwriter, writer, film director, film producer, prosaist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Rob Epstein, also credited as Robert P.
Epstein, is an American director, producer, writer, and editor.
He has won two Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature, for the films The Times of Harvey Milk and Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt.In 1987, Epstein and his filmmaking partner, Jeffrey Friedman, founded Telling Pictures, a production company and team known for "groundbreaking feature documentaries."Epstein has transitioned from nonfiction documentaries into scripted narratives, producing such biopics as HOWL, his award-winning film about Allen Ginsberg's controversial poem by the same name (starring James Franco), and Lovelace, the story about the life and trials of pornographic superstar Linda Lovelace (starring Amanda Seyfried).
He is openly gay.Epstein is the currently the co-chair of the Film Program at California College of the Arts in San Francisco and Oakland, California.