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Adam Robitel
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Born | May 26, 1978 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation | Film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Adam Robitel (born May 26, 1978) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is well-known for making scary movies, also called horror films. Some of his famous horror movies include The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014), Insidious: The Last Key (2018), and the Escape Room movies (2019 and 2021).
Adam Robitel also helped write the scary movie Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015). In 2021, a news site called Deadline Hollywood reported that Adam Robitel and writer Gavin Heffernan were working with director Darren Aronofsky. They were creating a thriller TV show for Netflix called The Craving. In 2019, the same news site said that Heffernan and Robitel were also working with director Sam Raimi on a supernatural thriller movie for Sony Pictures.
About Adam Robitel
Adam Robitel was born on May 26, 1978. He grew up in a Catholic family. When he was younger, he was a gymnast. Later, he went to the USC School of Cinematic Arts, a special school for making movies. While there, he started acting.
Adam Robitel loves scary stories. He says his grandmother, who raised him and his sister, often told them ghost stories. This helped him develop his interest in all things spooky and mysterious. He wrote a movie idea called "The Bloody Benders." This idea caught the attention of famous director Guillermo Del Toro and became his first movie idea to be officially picked up by a studio.
Movies Adam Robitel Directed or Wrote
Adam Robitel has worked on many films as a director or writer.
Year | Title | Role |
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2014 | The Taking of Deborah Logan | Director and Writer |
2015 | Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension | Writer |
2018 | Insidious: The Last Key | Director |
2019 | Escape Room | Director |
2021 | Escape Room: Tournament of Champions | Director |
Adam Robitel's Acting Roles
Besides directing and writing, Adam Robitel has also acted in several movies.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | X-Men | Guy on Line | |
2002 | The Rules of Attraction | Dumb Guy from L.A. | Not officially credited |
2005 | 2001 Maniacs | Lester | |
2006 | Return to Sender | Butch | Short film |
2010 | 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams | Lester | |
2011 | Chillerama | Butch | Part of the movie: "I Was a Teenage Werebear" |
One for the Road | Booth | Short film | |
2012 | Cut/Print | Officer Smith | |
2015 | Contracted: Phase II | Swat Man #1 | |
2019 | Escape Room | Gabe |