Robin Schiff is a
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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writer-producer, best known for the movie ''
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'' starring
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( ; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She rose to fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom ''Friends'' (1994–2004), which has since been named one of the greatest television cha ...
and
Mira Sorvino
Mira Katherine Sorvino (; born September 28, 1967) is an American actress. She won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Woody Allen's '' Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995).
She also starred in the films ...
. Schiff was a member of the comedy troupe
The Groundlings
The Groundlings is an American improvisational and sketch comedy troupe and school based in Los Angeles. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin, whose improvisational theater techniq ...
. She does an interview series once a year for the Writers Guild Foundation called ''Anatomy Of A Script'',
where she and
Winnie Holzman (writer of the musical ''
Wicked'' and creator of ''
My So Called Life'') discuss the craft with other well-known writers. Schiff also teaches a writing class with
Wendy Goldman (whom she met at The Groundlings) called ''Improv For Writing''.
Career
Film work
Schiff was the Executive Producer and Screenwriter of ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'' in 1997.
She also wrote Loverboy.
Television work
Schiff was recently a consulting producer on Emily In Paris in 2020 and in 2021 she was a co-executive producer on the show. She is currently a consulting producer on Darren Star's new show UnCoupled starring Neil Patrick Harris. She was executive producer of the YouTube Red series Sideswiped in 2018. Schiff began her TV career as the story editor for ''
Rags to Riches
Rags to riches refers to any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth, and in some cases from absolute obscurity to heights of fame, fortune and celebrity—sometimes instantly. This is a common archetype in literature and popula ...
'', NBC, 1987–88. She was the supervising producer for ''
Working Girl'', NBC, 1990. She was the creator and supervising producer for ''
Princesses'', CBS, 1991. She was the supervising producer and creative consultant for ''
Delta'', CBS, 1992–93. She was the consulting producer for ''
Party of Five
''Party of Five'' is an American television teen and family drama created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox for six seasons from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000. The series featured an ensemble cast led by ...
'', Fox, 1994–2000. She was the creator and executive producer for ''
Almost Perfect'', CBS, 1995–96. She was the consulting producer for ''
Thanks
Thanks may refer to:
* ''Thank you'' (phrase), a common expression of gratitude
Film and television
* ''Thanks'' (film), a 2011 American film
* ''Thanks'' (TV series), a 1999 American sitcom
Music Albums
* ''Thanks'', by Ivan Neville, 1994 ...
'', CBS, 1999. She was the executive producer for ''
Grosse Pointe
Grosse Pointe refers to an affluent coastal area next to Detroit, Michigan, United States, that comprises five adjacent individual cities. From southwest to northeast, they are:
* Grosse Pointe Park
* Grosse Pointe
* Grosse Pointe Farms
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'', The WB, 2000–2001. She was the consulting producer for ''
Coupling
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'', NBC, 2003 and for ''
Miss Match
''Miss Match'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Darren Star Productions, and Imagine Television. It aired in the United States on NBC from Septembe ...
'', NBC, 2003.
The rest of her credits are available on IMDb.
Screenplays
Schiff wrote the screenplays for ''
Loverboy
Loverboy is a Canadian rock band formed in 1979 in Calgary, Alberta. Loverboy's hit singles, particularly " Turn Me Loose" and "Working for the Weekend", have become arena rock staples and are still heard on many classic rock and classic hits ...
'' (Tristar, 1989) and ''
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'' (Buena Vista, 1997).
References
External links
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Living people
American women screenwriters
American women television writers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
American women film producers
American television writers
21st-century American women