Jordan Roberts (born Bruce Robert Jordan; June 19, 1957) is an American screenwriter and film director, known for co-writing the screenplays for the

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-winning animated Disney film '' Big Hero 6'' (2014), for which he was nominated for the Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production. He also wrote and directed '' Around the Bend'' (2004), '' 3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom'' (2012), and ''

Burn Your Maps ''Burn Your Maps'' is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jordan Roberts, based on the short story of the same name by Robyn Joy Leff. The film stars Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Suraj Sharma, Ramón Rodríguez, Virginia M ...

'' (2016).

Personal life

Roberts is the son of actress Roberta "Bobbi" Jordan (née Barlett; 1937–2012) and screenwriter and film producer Robert Samuel Jordan, who left the family when Roberts was 3 years old. His stepfather was television screenwriter William "Bill" Jacobson (1919–2011), whom his mother married on October 23, 1968. Roberts had one brother, Scott Jordan, who died in the 1980s of a heroin overdose, and one older stepsister, Jessie Jacobson. Roberts married Marianne Roberts in 1991. They have a son, Cameron Roberts. Roberts also has a nephew, Brandon Jordan.

Career

In 1997, Roberts wrote the script for the comedy film '' The Debtors'', directed by

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and starring

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. However, ''The Debtors'' remains unreleased due to legal troubles with the director and her husband,

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, who co-starred in the film. Roberts is known for writing and directing the road movie '' Around the Bend'' (2004), and the comedy film '' 3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom'' (2012). In 2005, Roberts wrote the narration for the U.S. version of the French documentary ''

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'', which won the

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, and for which Roberts was nominated for the

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. In 2011, he had a minor role as a Maitre d' in the critically acclaimed independent film '' Fly Away'', directed by Janet Grillo. In 2014, he co-wrote the

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-starring drama film ''

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'' with

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. He directed

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and

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in the comedy-drama adventure film ''

''.

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