Danny Rubin (born 1957) is an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

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. He wrote the original story, and then co-wrote with Harold Ramis the screenplay for the comedy film ''

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'' (1993), for which the two received a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. Rubin received a B.A. in biology from

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

and a

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in radio, television, and film from

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

. He has taught screenwriting at numerous universities and lectured on the topic at academic conferences since 1995. He was a Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on English at

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. Rubin is

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Filmography

Writer

* ''

'' (with Harold Ramis) (1993) * '' Hear No Evil'' (with Randall M. Badat and Kathleen Rowell) (1993) * '' S.F.W.'' (with Jefery Levy) (1994) * ''È già ieri'' (Italian remake of ''Groundhog Day'') (2004)

Stage

* ''

'' (2016 musical)

Awards

Nominated

Saturn Award The Saturn Awards are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, but have since grown to reward other films be ...

for Best writing 1994: ''Groundhog Day'' *

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual c ...

for Best Book 2017: ''Groundhog Day The Musical''

Won

* BAFTA Film Award for Best Screenplay 1994: ''Groundhog Day'' * ALFS Award for screenwriter of the year 1994: ''Groundhog Day''

Books

E-books

*How To Write "Groundhog Day", Boston: Triad Publishing (2012) Currently available on Nook,

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, and Kindle Store platforms.

References

External links

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Danny Rubin's Column

Interview about Groundhog Day and screenwriting
at

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1957 births Living people 20th-century American Jews American male screenwriters American musical theatre librettists 21st-century American dramatists and playwrights American male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Screenwriting instructors Brown University alumni Northwestern University School of Communication alumni Harvard University staff 20th-century American screenwriters Best Original Screenplay BAFTA Award winners 21st-century American Jews {{US-screen-writer-stub