![]() Other books from Steve include “Secrets of the Great Science Fiction Films”, “Combat Films: American Realism 1945-2010,” “The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia,” and “The Cat Who Lived With Anne Frank,” his first children’s picture book, co-written with David Lee Miller.Īs a marketing executive with a specialty in publicity and promotion, Steve Rubin spent 25 years working on campaigns for over 150 movies and television series. Marine: The Untold True Story of Guy Gabaldon.” And in 2019, he served as executive producer on the documentary “The Coolest Guy Movie Ever.” He wrote, directed and produced the documentary, “East L.A. He served as executive producer on “My Suicide,” an indie teen dramedy that won the Best Picture award in its class at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival, and 19 other Best Picture awards around the world. That same year, for the Hallmark Channel, he produced the true World War II drama “Silent Night,” starring Linda Hamilton, which was nominated for four Canadian Television Academy Awards. He made his producing debut for Showtime in 2002 on the baseball comedy “Bleacher Bums,” starring Peter Riegert, Brad Garrett, Wayne Knight and Charles Durning. Steve began his motion picture writing career when he acquired the theatrical remake rights to the ABC TV series “Combat!” subsequently selling his screenplay and the rights to Savoy Pictures and later Paramount. If you’re a James Bond fan, as I’ve been for my entire life, Steve Rubin’s books are indispensable. He was the first writer to publish a book that examines the backstage world of 007, called, “The James Bond Films: A Behind the Scenes History.” He followed that with “The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia,” the latest edition of which debuts this fall, 2020. He’s recognized internationally as the world’s leading authority on the James Bond movie series. ![]() Beyond his credits and upcoming projects, we talked about his experience co-writing an HBO special with Joe Piscopo, his mid-1980s meeting with Van Halen’s David Lee Roth, and what it was like being under television and film studio’s infamous “holding deals.” More on Ingraffia is here, here and here.Steven Jay Rubin is a screenwriter, producer, film historian, author, documentarian, and promoter. On February 15, 2022, I had pleasure of speaking with Sam Ingraffia via Zoom, as embedded below. He is also a novelist, having written the novel The Right Stiff. His award-winning plays have been produced in theaters around the country. His prolifc writing and producing credits include feature films, television, pilots, comedy specials and Internet series. Over 100 film and television performances have afforded Ingraffia with the opportunity to work as an actor with such acclaimed directors as John Schlesinger, Ron Howard, Mike Newell, Oliver Stone, Danny DeVito and Robert Zemeckis. Besides The Good Place, Schur also helped create Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Parks & Recreation and was a writer and producer for The Office. Simply put: almost all authors are writers, but not all writers are authors. The word writer encompasses a wider set of people, whether they publish books or blog posts, write professionally or scribble down musings. Would Sam help him out and do the role? At the first rehearsal, Ingraffia realized he knew what he was supposed to do with his life and promptly quit graduate school. The biggest distinction is that an author tends to be a full-time professional writer and often has multiple publications. A director friend called and said he was having difficulty casting a small part in a play. After graduating with honors from UCLA, he was completing a Masters Degree in Finance. Sam Ingraffia’s entry into show business was a bit unusual. By Darren Paltrowitz 0 Sam Ingraffia On His 40+ Years As An Actor, Writer, Producer & Director, Upcoming Projects, Joe Piscopo, Writing Books & More
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