Rawson Marshall Thurber
Rawson Marshall Thurber | |
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| Born | February 9, 1975 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Rawson Marshall Thurber (born February 9, 1975) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
Life and career
Thurber was born on February 9, 1975 in San Francisco, California.[citation needed] He is the son of multimillionaire attorney, real estate professional, and inspirational speaker Marshall Thurber.[1] Thurber is a 1997 graduate of Union College (Schenectady, New York), where he was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity and played wide receiver on the football team for two years. He is also a graduate of the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC.
He worked as an assistant to screenwriter John August, beginning with the television program D.C.[2] In 2002, he wrote and directed the original Terry Tate: Office Linebacker commercials for Reebok. In 2004, he wrote and directed the hit comedy film, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story.[3] In January 2006, he signed on to write and direct a Magnum P.I. feature film, which is still in pre-production. He also wrote and directed the film version of Michael Chabon's novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, that was released in 2008.[4]
Thurber directed the 2013 hit We're the Millers which starred Jason Sudekis and Jennifer Aniston. In June 2014 he was rumored to replace Edgar Wright to direct Ant-Man, but later turned the job down.[5]
Thurber is attached make a new original film entitled Skyscraper starring Dwayne Johnson and produced by Legendary Pictures and will be released through Universal Pictures [6]
Filmography
- Films
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Role |
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| 2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Obnoxious Las Vegas Homophobe |
| 2007 | The Nines | No | No | No | Yes | Game Night Guest |
| 2008 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2010 | Easy A | No | No | No | Yes | Quiznos Guy |
| 2013 | We're the Millers | Yes | No | No | Yes | The Ultimate Border Guard |
| 2016 | Central Intelligence | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Handsome Pants-Catcher |
| TBA | We're the Millers 2 | Yes | No | No | No |
References
- ^ Andrew, Douglas R. (2008). Missed Fortune 101: A Starter Kit to Becoming a Millionaire. Grand Central Publishing. p. 19.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Johnaugust.com". Johnaugust.com. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ^ New York Times
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Denofgeek.com
- ^ Kit, Borys (May 26, 2016). "Legendary Wins Bidding War for China-Set Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Action Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
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