Robert Coppola Schwartzman (born December 24, 1982), also known as Robert Carmine, is an American filmmaker, actor, musician, and member of the

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. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the

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/ pop band Rooney. Schwartzman directed the films '' Dreamland'' (2016), '' The Unicorn'' (2018), and '' The Argument'' (2020), acted in his cousin

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's projects '' Lick the Star'' (1998) and ''

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'' (1999), and starred in '' The Princess Diaries'' (2001).

Early life

Schwartzman was born in

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, to

Talia Shire Talia Rose Shire (née Coppola; born April 25, 1946) is an American actress and member of the Coppola family. She is best known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather (film series), ''The Godfather'' trilogy and Adrian Pennino, Adrian ...

(

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Coppola) and film producer Jack Schwartzman. His paternal grandparents were

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, while his mother is an

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. His older brother,

Jason Schwartzman Jason Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor, musician, and member of the Coppola family. Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's 1998 film '' Rushmore'', and has since appeared in six other Anderson films: '' The Darjee ...

, is also an actor and musician. His paternal half-siblings are Stephanie and cinematographer John Schwartzman, while his maternal half-brother is Matthew Shire. As a member of the

, many of his relatives are also involved in the entertainment industry—he is the nephew of filmmaker

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and opera conductor Anton Coppola; the cousin of actor

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and filmmakers

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, and

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; and the grandson of Coppola family matriarch Italia Coppola (née Pennino) and composer

Carmine Coppola Carmine Valentino Coppola (; June 11, 1910 – April 26, 1991) was an American composer, flautist, pianist, and songwriter who contributed original music to the films ''The Godfather'', ''The Godfather Part II'', ''Apocalypse Now'', ''The Outsid ...

Career

Schwartzman attended Windward School in Los Angeles and formed his band Rooney in 1999, in his junior year of school. He left the band temporarily when he attended

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in 2001. In his first semester at college, Schwartzman wrote songs in his dorm room and flew home every month to perform new material for Rooney. Most of the songs on the first Rooney album were written while he was at college, and it was during this time that he realized that he wanted to go back to Los Angeles and pursue a professional career in music with Rooney. In early 2002, shortly after Schwartzman left school, Rooney was signed to Geffen/Interscope Records. Rooney recorded their self-titled debut album in June 2002. They also were selected by his friend

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for the

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tribute album '' We're a Happy Family'', which was released in early 2003. Rooney opened for

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during their headlining tour in the summer of 2002; it was their first national support slot. The next tour the band landed was with

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. ''Rooney'' was finally released in May 2003, and has since sold approximately 500,000 copies. The band had a cameo appearance in an episode of '' The O.C.'', " The Third Wheel". Their song "Blueside" was featured on the ''

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2004'' soundtrack, and their song "I'm Shakin'" was featured on an episode of the daytime soap opera ''

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''. On November 16, 2004, the band issued their first DVD, ''Spit and Sweat''. The hour-long documentary features interviews with the band and live performances from Los Angeles. The DVD also includes the videos for "Blueside", "I'm Shakin'", "If It Were Up to Me", and "Popstars", which was released as a never-before-seen video. Following their 2006 summer tour, the band began the recording sessions for their second album. Three songs from previous sessions ("Don't Come Around Again", "Paralyzed", and "Tell Me Soon"), were kept for their new album, '' Calling the World''. On March 6, 2007, the single " When Did Your Heart Go Missing?" was released on their MySpace account, and was also used in commercials for the TV show '' Beauty and the Geek''. The album was released to stores July 17, 2007, and debuted at #42 on the ''Billboard'' Top 100 Albums chart. Schwartzman released his first solo album, ''Double Capricorn'', on October 25, 2011. All profits from the sale of the album will be donated to the Tibetan Healing Fund, to help build a new birthing center. He scored the 2013 film ''Palo Alto'' with Dev Hynes of Blood Orange. In 2016, Schwartzman wrote and directed '' Dreamland'', starring

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and

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. It had its world premiere at the

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on April 14, 2016. It was released in a

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and through

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on November 11, 2016. In 2018, he directed '' The Unicorn'', starring Lauren Lapkus and Nick Rutherford. It had its world premiere at

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on March 10, 2018.

Utopia Media

In 2018, Schwartzman co-founded Utopia Media, a "filmmaker first" distribution company. In 2020, Utopia Media announced the launch of Altavod, a platform for filmmakers to more easily distribute and profit from their films. Altavod originally launched in partnership with Unanimous Media’s documentary ''Jump Shot'', a documentary that uncovered the inspiring true story of the forgotten basketball legend who developed, pioneered, and popularized the modern-day jump shot.

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served as an executive producer on the film, which was distributed by Aspiration Media. In 2020, Utopia Media released a 4K restoration of the 1980s cult-classic ''Rad'' by director

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. It starred Schwartzman's mother,

, and was executive produced by his father, Jack Schwartzman. The film made its belated Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD debut in May 2020, from Vinegar Syndrome and Utopia Distribution.

Filmography

Discography

Composer

* Rooney - '' Rooney'' (2003) *Rooney - '' Calling the World'' (2007) *

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- ''

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'' (co-writer; song "Sex Without Love", 2007) *

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- ''

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'' (co-writer; song "Party", 2008) *Rooney - "'' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' Theme Song" (2009) *Rooney - ''Wild One EP'' (2009; first only available through private band distribution, but later released on Amazon.com in 2010, and was soon available at other online-only media outlets including iTunes and Zune) *Rooney - '' Eureka'', excluding track 4 (2010) *SoloBob - ''Fantastic 15'' (2010; released via Amazon.com) *Robert Schwartzman - ''Double Capricorn'' (2011) * We the Kings - '' Sunshine State of Mind'' (co-writer; song "Friday is Forever", 2011) *StarSystem - ''Pleasure District EP'' (2013) *Rooney - ''Washed Away'' (2016)

Producer

* Clique Girlz - ''Incredible'' (2008) * Clique Girlz - ''Clique Girlz EP'' (2008) * Clique Girlz - "Then I Woke Up/Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (2008)

References

External links

* *
Robert Schwartzman official site
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