Rodney Vaccaro

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Rodney Patrick Vaccaro (born April 24, 1952) is an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote Three to Tango, a 1999 film which starred Matthew Perry, Neve Campbell, and Dylan McDermott,[1] and in 2001 won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special for Run the Wild Fields.[2] He has also written several plays and novels.[1]

Personal life[]

Vaccaro was born in Omaha, Nebraska.[3] When he was 12, his family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Vaccaro became involved in the local theater. Vaccaro credits his time spent at the Grand Rapids Actors' Theatre with making him into an artist and a writer.[1]

Vaccaro also spent time in France, where he worked with Francine Pascal, and in New York, where he studied at the Actors Studio and the .[1] In 1990 he moved to Los Angeles, California. However, he continued to be involved in theater in Grand Rapids.[2]

Vaccaro is a graduate of Grand Rapids Junior College and of Western Michigan University. He has two daughters.[1]

Career[]

In 2001, Vaccaro won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special for Run the Wild Fields (tied with A Storm in Summer[3]).[2] He was also nominated that year for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for A Children's Special for the same film.[3]

Works[]

Films (screenwriter)[]

Films (co-producer)[]

Plays[]

  • American Still Life[1]
  • Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One[1]
  • Brown Red Yellow[1]
  • Home of the Brave[1]
  • Screenplay By[1]
  • The Up System[1]

Television[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o ""Actors' Theatre made me into a writer": an Interview with Rodney Vaccaro".
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Curt Wozniak. "Three Tales of Local Stardom".
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Award Winners: Rodney Patrick Vaccaro".
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rodney Patrick Vaccaro Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
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