Rob Marshall Biography
Summary
"Rob Marshall" (born October 17, 1960) is an American theater, film director and choreographer. He is a six-time Tony Award nominee, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe nominee and Emmy winner whose most noted work includes the 2002 film "Chicago" and the 1998 Broadway revival of "Cabaret".
Marshall was born in Madison, Wisconsin and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He debuted in the film industry with the TV adaptation of the musical " Annie" by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin. After that he went on to direct the much anticipated adaptation of the Kander and Ebb musical "Chicago" in 2002 for which he received his first Academy Award nomination for directing. More recent work of his include the Geisha drama "Memoirs of a Geisha" based on the best-selling book of the same name by Arthur Golden. The film went on to win three Academy Awards from six nominations, including a nomination for the famous score by John Williams. Marshall's next film, due December 2009, is the adaptation "Nine" from the Broadway production with the same name starring amongst others Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench and Daniel Day-Lewis. Marshall has confirmed that he is directing Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides the fourth chapter of "Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean" film series starring Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush.
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