Roger Kumble

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Roger Kumble
Born (1966-05-28) May 28, 1966 (age 55)
Harrison, New York, U.S.
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Years active1994–present
Spouse(s)Mary Mehagian

Roger Kumble (born May 28, 1966) is an American film director, screenwriter, and playwright.[1]

Life and career[]

Kumble was raised in Harrison, New York, and attended Harrison High School. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1988,[2] where he wrote for the "Waa Mu" show. He began his career as a playwright and director in 1993 with the Hollywood satire "Pay or Play", which garnered him the LA Weekly Theater Award for Best Comic Writing.[3] His second play, 1997's "d girl", starring David Schwimmer, earned him four Dramalogue Awards.[4] In 2003, Kumble completed his Hollywood trilogy with the critically acclaimed "Turnaround", again starring David Schwimmer, which sold out its entire run in Los Angeles. He returned to the theater in 2011 with his all female play "Girls Talk" starring Brooke Shields and Constance Zimmer. Los Angeles Times critic Margaret Gray voted "Girls Talk" the best new play of 2011.

Kumble made his feature-film-directorial debut with 1999's Sony Pictures box-office hit, Cruel Intentions, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair.[5] His screenplay transposed the French novel Dangerous Liaisons to modern New York.[6] In 2015, Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical was adapted from his film, and had an extended run off-Broadway.

He followed with the Sony Pictures comedy The Sweetest Thing, starring Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Jason Bateman and Thomas Jane, and New Line Cinema's Just Friends, starring Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris and Amy Smart. Both Sweetest Thing and Just Friends were voted two of the top twenty underrated films of the decade by the New York Post.[citation needed]

He also directed Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symoné and Donny Osmond in Disney's 2008 successful family-comedy College Road Trip. He followed that with 2010's Furry Vengeance, starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields.

In the world of television he has directed episodes of Entourage, Suits, Pretty Little Liars, Revenge and The Goldbergs. In 2019, Kumble directed two films. Netflix's Falling Inn Love starring Christina Milian and Adam Demos, followed by Voltage Picture's After We Collided. After We Collided was released in 2020 and became one of the biggest international box office successes of 2020.

Filmography[]

Year Title Director Writer
1994 Unveiled No Yes
1995 National Lampoon's Senior Trip No Yes
1998 Provocateur No Yes
1999 Cruel Intentions Yes Yes
2000 Cruel Intentions 2 Yes Yes
2002 The Sweetest Thing Yes No
2005 Just Friends Yes No
2008 College Road Trip Yes No
2010 Furry Vengeance Yes No
2019 Falling Inn Love Yes No
2020 After We Collided Yes No

Theater Productions[]

  • "" (1993- Hudson Theater, Los Angeles)
  • "" (also directed by Kumble) (1997-Century City Playhouse, Los Angeles)
  • "Turnaround" (2003-Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles)
  • "Girls Talk" (2011-Lee Strasberg Theater - Los Angeles)

References[]

  1. ^ "Roger Kumble". Nndb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  2. ^ "2008 Annual Report" (PDF). Northwestern University, School of Communications. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  3. ^ Cox, Dan (1997-02-05). "SCHWIMMER GETS 'D GIRL' AT PLAYHOUSE". Variety. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  4. ^ "Roger Kumble and His Girls Talk About a New Play ‹ @ This Stage". thisstage.la. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  5. ^ "Overview for Roger Kumble". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  6. ^ "Roger Kumble biography and filmography". Tribute.ca. 1996-05-28. Retrieved 2010-08-20.

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