Brian Robbins

Brian Robbins
Born	Brian Levine November 22, 1963 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, film director, film producer, television director, television producer, occasional screenwriter
Years active	1982–present
Spouse(s)	Laura Cathcart (?-?; 2 children)[1] Tracy James

Brian Levine (born November 22, 1963), best known as Brian Robbins is an American actor, film director, film producer, television director, television producer and occasional screenwriter. He often collaborates with producer Michael Tollin.

Life and career

Robbins was born Brian Levine in Brooklyn, New York on November 22, 1963. As an actor, he is perhaps best known from his role as Eric Mardian on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class. He also hosted the children's version of the TV game show Pictionary in 1989. In the 1990s, he started producing All That and its spin-offs on Nickelodeon. He has produced several sports films including Coach Carter and Hardball (2001). He produced Smallville and also produced One Tree Hill.

Robbins is the founder of AwesomenessTV, a YouTube channel aimed at teenagers, which has spun off into a TV series, of which Robbins is the executive producer.^[2] DreamWorks Animation acquired the company in 2013.^[3]

Robbins is married to publicist Laura Cathcart, with whom he has two children, Miles and Justin.

Film directing credits

Film	Year	Budget	Domestic gross	Worldwide gross	Rotten Tomatoes rating
The Show	1995	N/A	$2,702,578	$2,702,578[4]	80%[5]
Good Burger	1997	$9 million	$23,712,993	$23,712,993[6]	31%[7]
Varsity Blues	1999	$16 million	$52,894,169	$54,294,169[8]	40%[9]
Ready to Rumble	2000	$24 million	$12,394,327	$12,452,362[10]	25%[11]
Hardball	2001	$32 million	$40,222,729	$44,102,389[12]	38%[13]
The Perfect Score	2004	$40 million	$10,391,003	$10,876,805[14]	17%[15]
The Shaggy Dog	2006	$50 million	$61,123,569	$87,134,280[16]	27%[17]
Norbit	2007	$60 million	$95,673,607	$159,313,561[18]	9%[19]
Meet Dave	2008	$60 million	$11,803,254	$58,650,079[20]	19%[21]
A Thousand Words	2012	$40 million	$18,450,127	$20,558,836[22]	0%[23]

Actor Harper Valley PTA (1 episode, 1982) Archie Bunker's Place (1 episode, 1982) The Facts of Life (1 episode, 1982) Three's Company (1 episode, 1983) Knight Rider (1 episode, 1983) Diff'rent Strokes (1 episode, 1984) Newhart (1 episode, 1984) Charles in Charge (1 episode, 1985) Growing Pains (1 episode, 1985) The Gladiator (1986) Mr. Belvedere (1 episode, 1986) Kids Incorporated (1 episode, 1987) Cellar Dweller (1988) C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. (1989) Camp Cucamonga (1990) Head of the Class (114 episodes, 1986–1991) Full House (2 episodes, 1992) Kenan & Kel (1 episode, 1997)

Director All That (Unknown episodes, 1994) The Show (1995) Kenan & Kel (2 episodes, 1996) Good Burger (1997) Varsity Blues (1999) Popular (1 episode, 1999) Ready to Rumble (2000) Hardball (2001) The Nightmare Room (1 episode, 2001) Birds of Prey (1 episode, 2002) The Perfect Score (2004) The Shaggy Dog (2006) Norbit (2007) Meet Dave (2008) A Thousand Words (2012)

Producer / Executive producer Cousin Skeeter (4 episodes, 1999–2001) The Amanda Show (9 episodes, 2000–2001) Summer Catch (2001) Smallville (196 episodes, 2001–2011) The Nick Cannon Show (5 episodes, 2002) What I Like About You (53 episodes, 2002–2006) One Tree Hill (152 episodes, 2004–2012) Crumbs (2 episodes, 2006) Wild Hogs (2007) Old Dogs (2009) Sonny with a Chance (2009) Blue Mountain State (2010) Fred: The Movie (2010) Supah Ninjas (2011) AwesomenessTV (Nickelodeon TV Series) (2013–2015) Before I Fall (2016)

Writer Head of the Class (1 episode, 1988) All That (33 episodes, 1997–2005) Big Fat Liar (2002) All That's 10th Anniversary Reunion Special (2005)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Film or series
1993	Heartland Film Festival	Won	Crystal Heart Award	Hardwood Dreams (Shared with Mike Tollin)
1995	Emmy Award	Nominated	Outstanding Informational Special	Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (Shared with Debra Martin Chase, Fredric Golding, Dorian Harewood, David Houle, Tom McMahon, Pat Mitchell, Jack Myers, Vivian Schiller, Mike Tollin, Denzel Washington)
1996	CableACE Award	Won	Children's Special - 7 and Older	Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (Shared with Leonard Armato, Bruce Binkow, Robert Mickelson, Shaquille O'Neal, Mike Tollin, For the special "4 Points")
1997	Directors Guild of America Award	Nominated	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (For the special "4 Points")
1998		Won	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (Shared with W. Alexander Ellis, Cynthia Riddle, Brad Uecker: for episode "First Time")
2005	Black Movie Awards	Nominated	Outstanding Motion Picture	Coach Carter (Shared with David Gale, Mike Tollin)
2008	Golden Raspberry Award	Nominated	Worst Director	Norbit

References

1. "Brian Robbins". Turner Classic Movies.
2. Chmielewski, Dawn C. YouTube channel AwesomenessTV attracts outside funding. Los Angeles Times (August 7, 2012).
3. Lieberman, David. DreamWorks Animation Agrees To Pay $33M+ For AwesomenessTV. Deadline.com (May 1, 2013).
4. The Show at Box Office Mojo
5. The Show at Rotten Tomatoes
6. Good Burger at Box Office Mojo
7. Good Burger at Rotten Tomatoes
8. Varsity Blues at Box Office Mojo
9. Varsity Blues at Rotten Tomatoes
10. Ready to Rumble at Box Office Mojo
11. Ready to Rumble at Rotten Tomatoes
12. Hardball at Box Office Mojo
13. Hardball at Rotten Tomatoes
14. The Perfect Score at Box Office Mojo
15. The Perfect Score at Rotten Tomatoes
16. The Shaggy Dog at Box Office Mojo
17. The Shaggy Dog at Rotten Tomatoes
18. Norbit at Box Office Mojo
19. Norbit at Rotten Tomatoes
20. Meet Dave at Box Office Mojo
21. Meet Dave at Rotten Tomatoes
22. A Thousand Words at Box Office Mojo
23. A Thousand Words at Rotten Tomatoes

External links

• Brian Robbins at the Internet Movie Database
• Brian Robbins at AllMovie