Robert Simonds
| Robert Simonds | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Bruce Simonds, Jr. 1964 Phoenix, Arizona |
| Spouse | Anne Oughton Biondi (1999-)[1][2] |
Robert Bruce Simonds, Jr.[1] (born 1964) is one of Hollywood’s most prolific and profitable producers of motion picture comedies. His over 30 features have generated in excess of $3.5 billion in world wide revenue. Simonds focuses on two distinct demographic markets. The high-concept teen film is a genre he has dominated for over a decade, with films such as The Waterboy, Just Married, and Big Daddy. He also focuses on modestly budgeted family comedies such as Cheaper by the Dozen, Yours, Mine and Ours, The Pink Panther, and The Pink Panther 2 with Steve Martin.
Simonds was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Robert Bruce Simonds, Sr., a businessman.[1] He graduated summa cum laude from Yale with a degree in Philosophy. While there, he dated actress Jennifer Beals. He and his wife Anne live in Los Angeles with their four daughters.
[edit] Filmography
- Problem Child (1990) with John Ritter and Michael Oliver
- Problem Child 2 (1991) with John Ritter and Michael Oliver
- Airheads (1994) with Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, and Brendan Fraser
- Billy Madison (1995) with Adam Sandler
- Bulletproof (1996) with Adam Sandler and Damon Wayans
- Happy Gilmore (1996) with Adam Sandler
- Leave It to Beaver (1997) with Cameron Finley and Christopher McDonald
- That Darn Cat (1997) with Christina Ricci and Doug E. Doug
- Dirty Work (1998) with Norm Macdonald and Artie Lange
- Half Baked (1998) with Dave Chappelle and Jim Breuer
- The Waterboy (1998) with Adam Sandler
- The Wedding Singer (1998) with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore
- Big Daddy (1999) with Adam Sandler
- Little Nicky (2000) with Adam Sandler
- Screwed (2000) with Norm Macdonald and Dave Chappelle
- Corky Romano (2001) with Chris Kattan
- Head over Heels (2001) with Monica Potter and Freddie Prinze, Jr.
- Joe Dirt (2001) with David Spade
- See Spot Run (2001) with David Arquette
- Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) with Steve Martin
- Just Married (2003) with Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy
- Taxi (2004) with Jimmy Fallon and Queen Latifah
- Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) with Lindsay Lohan
- Rebound (2005) with Martin Lawrence
- Yours, Mine and Ours (2005) with Dennis Quaid
- The Pink Panther (2006) with Steve Martin and Beyonce
- The Shaggy Dog (2006) with Tim Allen
- License to Wed (2007) with John Krasinski, Mandy Moore, and Robin Williams
- I Dream of Jeannie (2009)
- The Pink Panther 2 (2009) with Steve Martin, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
- Hotel Transylvania (2012)
- This Means War (2012)
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