Robert Siegel (filmmaker) 2 credits

Born November 12, 1971 in New York City

Robert D. Siegel (born November 12, 1971) is an American writer and film director. He is most known for his work on The Wrestler and The Founder. The Wrestler won the Golden Lion at the 2008 Venice Film Festival and 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 Patton Oswalt being typecast as a comedic character. Big Fan was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award, which honors features made for under $500K, at the Independent Spirit Awards 2010.

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