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Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Actor
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Brooklyn, New York City, NY
Biography:Gen-X'ers will almost invariably recall actor Brian Robbins; he began his career by starring in a multi-season run as Eric Mardian, a self-styled slickster forced into the same high-school class with a group of nerdy brainiacs, in the Howard Hesseman ABC sitcom Head of the Class (1986-1991). Robbins also appeared in other projects at around the same time, including episodes of Growing Pains, the sci-fi exploitation outing C.H.U.D. 2: Bud the C.H.U.D. (1989) and the family-friendly telemovie Camp Cucamonga (1990).

Around 1993, Robbins abandoned acting by stepping behind the camera, as a director, producer, and eventually, executive-level Hollywood studio producer -- and thus achieved far greater success in that venue than he did as a young star. Among other endeavors, Robbins was responsible for such blockbuster series as Smallville, What I Like About You, and One Tree Hill, and features such as the... Full Biography

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Director Brian Robbins, left, and Eddie Murphy on the set of "Meet Dave" (20th Century Fox)
Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and director Brian Robbins
Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Brian Robbins, director at the The Perfect Score premiere in...
Director Brian Robbins
Brian Robbins, director with Laura Cathcart at the The Perfect Score premiere in Hollywood on...
Brian Robbins, director, Leonardo Nam, Paramount's Sherry Lansing, Chris Evans and Erika Christensen...
Erika Christensen and Brian Robbins, director at the The Perfect Score premiere in Hollywood on...
Filmography
Tulia (2009) Jailhouse Rock (2009) Meet Dave (2008) Wild Hogs (2007) Norbit (2007) The Bronx is Burning (2007) The Shaggy Dog (2006) Crumbs [TV Series] (2006)
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