Rob Schrab

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Rob Schrab
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Born
Robby Christopher Schrab

(1969-11-12) November 12, 1969 (age 51)
OccupationComic book creator, screen writer, producer, director
Notable work
Scud: The Disposable Assassin
Monster House
The Sarah Silverman Program
Channel 101

Robby Christopher Schrab (born November 12, 1969) is an American comic book creator, screen writer, director, and producer. He is the creator of the comic book Scud: The Disposable Assassin, co-writer of the feature film Monster House, co-creator of the competitive film festival Channel 101, and the co-creator of Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program. He has directed three seasons of The Sarah Silverman Program and episodes of Childrens Hospital, Blue Mountain State, Community, Parks and Recreation, The Mindy Project, Workaholics, and the second season of the Netflix reboot of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Education and early career[]

Schrab is a graduate of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. In the 1990s, he wrote and illustrated the critically acclaimed independent comics series Scud: The Disposable Assassin.

Film and television[]

In 2002, Schrab wrote and directed Robot Bastard![1] a 17-minute sci-fi/action/comedy film.

Schrab and long-time writing partner Dan Harmon wrote the 2006 feature film Monster House – later rewritten by Pamela Pettler[2] – based on a pitch they had originally made in 1998,[3] their first feature deal. He continued to collaborate with Dan Harmon, directing multiple episodes of Community.

Schrab worked as a writer and producer on three seasons of The Sarah Silverman Program on Comedy Central. He also played the cross-dressing host of Cookie Party, Miniature "Mini" Coffee.[4]

Schrab was slated to direct The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part[5] as his first feature, but left the project in February 2017. He co-directed Mystery Science Theater 3000's season 12 along with Joel Hodgson, directed an episode of the Creepshow reboot for Shudder,[6] and worked with Harmon on Rick and Morty for Adult Swim.[7]

Other[]

Schrab is also a regular guest on the podcast and appeared regularly on the podcast Harmontown before it ended in late 2019.

Schrab won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2009 for co-writing Hugh Jackman's Opening Number for the 81st Annual Academy Awards.

References[]

  1. ^ Robot Bastard IMDB
  2. ^ "Monster House Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ^ "The Lost Projects of Dan Harmon". Vulture. 24 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Rob Schrab Interview". Trainwreck'd Society. 17 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Rob Schrab to Direct The LEGO Movie Sequel!". Comingsoon. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Shudder's 'Creepshow' Series Is Already Among Our Most Anticipated of 2019". Film School Rejects. 10 February 2019.
  7. ^ "'Rick and Morty': Dan Harmon Teases Rob Schrab's Season 5 (!!!) Ideas". Bleeding Cool. 25 May 2019.

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