Rodney Rothman
Writing

Rodney Rothman

January 1, 1974 (52 years old) Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Rodney Rothman (born January 1, 1974) is an American filmmaker and author. He is known for his work on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) (which served as his feature directorial debut), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), 22 Jump Street (2014), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), and Get Him to the Greek (2010), as well as being part of the writing staff of the shows The 67 Movie and Late Show with David Letterman. He has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.

Rothman is the author of the best-selling nonfiction humour book Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement. His writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, GQ, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, and McSweeney’s Quarterly. His piece “My Fake Job” was included in The Best American Nonrequired Reading. He has also written for other books, Such as Camp Camp by Rodger Bennet.

His work on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse earned him the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and Annie Awards for Directing and Writing in a Feature Production.

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Known For

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 • TV

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

2021 • Movie

Movie Credits (13)

Acting

2021

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

as Self

Crew

2010

Get Him to the Greek

Producer

2008

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Executive Producer

2009

Year One

Executive Producer

The Something

Director

The Something

Writer

2023

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Executive Producer

2012

The Five-Year Engagement

Producer

Stepdude

Writer

2018

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Director

2016

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Producer

TV Credits (3)

Acting

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

Crew

2001

Undeclared

Writer

2005

Committed

Writer

Personal Info

Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 1, 1974 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity
0.6

Career Stats

13
Movies
3
TV Shows