Rodney Patrick Vaccaro (born April 24, 1952) is an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote '' Three to Tango'', a 1999 film which starred

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, and

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, and in 2001 won the

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for '' Run the Wild Fields''. He has also written several plays and novels.

Personal life

Vaccaro was born in Omaha,

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. When he was 12, his family moved to Grand Rapids,

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, where Vaccaro became involved in the local

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. Vaccaro credits his time spent at the Grand Rapids Actors' Theatre with making him into an artist and a writer. Vaccaro also spent time in

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, where he worked with

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, and in New York, where he studied at the Actors Studio and the Chekhov Studio. In 1990 he moved to

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. However, he continued to be involved in theater in Grand Rapids. Vaccaro is a graduate of Grand Rapids Junior College and of

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. He has two daughters.

Career

In 2001, Vaccaro won the

for '' Run the Wild Fields'' (tied with '' A Storm in Summer''). He was also nominated that year for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for A Children's Special for the same film.

Works

Films (screenwriter)

*'' Three to Tango'' *'' The Engagement Ring'' *'' Snow Wonder'' *'' Run the Wild Fields'', 2000 *'' Bigger Than the Sky'', 2005

Films (co-producer)

*'' Bigger Than the Sky'', 2005

Plays

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

Television

* ''

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'' (2000)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaccaro, Rodney 1952 births Living people American male screenwriters Writers from Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids Community College alumni Screenwriters from Michigan