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Rodney Rothman

Personal Information

Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birth DateJan 1, 1974 (52 years old)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
Career Span2001 – Present (26 yrs)
Known Credits20 Titles
Official Links
WritingPopularity Score 1.6

Rodney Rothman

Total Works

20

16 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

Biography

Rodney Rothman (born January 1, 1974) is an American filmmaker and author. He is known for his work on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) (which served as his feature directorial debut), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), 22 Jump Street (2014), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), and Get Him to the Greek (2010), as well as being part of the writing staff of the shows The 67 Movie and Late Show with David Letterman. He has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. Rothman is the author of the best-selling nonfiction humour book Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement. His writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, GQ, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, and McSweeney's Quarterly. His piece "My Fake Job" was included in The Best American Nonrequired Reading. He has also written for other books, Such as Camp Camp by Rodger Bennet. His work on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse earned him the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and Annie Awards for Directing and Writing in a Feature Production. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodney Rothman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
8.4
Role: Screenplay
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
8.4
Role: Executive Producer
22 Jump Street
6.8
22 Jump Street
2014•movie
Role: Screenplay
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
6.7
Role: Thanks

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 20 titles featuring Rodney Rothman

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
8.4

Role: Screenplay

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
8.4

Role: Executive Producer

22 Jump Street
6.8
22 Jump Street
2014•movie

Role: Screenplay

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
6.7

Role: Thanks

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
6.5

Role: Executive Producer

Year One
5.0
Year One
2009•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Get Him to the Greek
6.0

Role: Producer

The Five-Year Engagement
5.9

Role: Producer

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
6.6

Role: Producer

Grudge Match
6.1
Grudge Match
2013•movie

Role: Screenplay

GOAT
8.0
GOAT
2026•movie

Role: Producer

Outcome
5.4
Outcome
2026•movie

Role: Thanks

Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham
6.8

Role: Thanks

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3
1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003•series

as Self

Undeclared
7.3
Undeclared
2001•series

Role: Writer

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
6.7

as Self

Committed
5.4
Committed
2005•series

Role: Writer

Help Me Help You
4.5
Help Me Help You
2006•series

Role: Co-Executive Producer

24 Jump Street
24 Jump Street
2027•movie

Role: Director

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Role: Producer