Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini facts for kids
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Shari Springer Berman
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Robert Pulcini (left) and Shari Springer Berman at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival
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| Born | Springer Berman: July 13, 1963
Pulcini: Template:Birth date and age and age |
| Alma mater | Springer Berman: Wesleyan University Columbia University Pulcini: Rutgers University-Camden Columbia University |
| Occupation | Film directors, screenwriters |
| Spouse(s) | (married 1994) |
Shari Springer Berman (born July 13, 1963) and Robert Pulcini (born August 24, 1964) are a husband-and-wife team of filmmakers from America. They work together to direct and write movies and TV shows.
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Meet the Filmmakers
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini were both born in New York, New York. Shari went to Wesleyan University and Robert went to Rutgers University-Camden. Both of them earned special degrees in film from Columbia University. They got married in 1994.
This creative duo has a fun "rule" for their movies. They often switch whose name comes first in the credits. Shari says it's just a random choice and doesn't mean anything special!
Their Amazing Film Career
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini are known for making movies that critics love. They even received a special award nomination for their 2003 film, American Splendor. This movie helped them become well-known in the film world.
Notable Movies and TV Shows
In 2010, their movie The Extra Man was shown for the first time at the Sundance festival. This is a big event where new films are introduced.
They also directed Cinema Verite, an HBO drama film that won an Emmy Award. It first aired on April 23, 2011. More recently, they started directing episodes for popular television series in 2019.
Awards and Special Mentions
For their very first feature film, American Splendor, Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini were nominated for an Academy Award. This was for Best Adapted Screenplay, which means they did a great job turning a story from another source into a movie script.
Awards Won for American Splendor
- Boston Film Critics (Best Screenplay)
- Central Ohio Film Critics (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- Chicago Film Critics (Most Promising Performers)
- Los Angeles Film Critics (Best Screenplay)
- National Society of Film Critics (Best Screenplay)
- New York Film Critics (Best First Film)
- Online Film Critics (Best Breakthrough Filmmakers)
- San Diego Film Critics (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- Sundance Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic)
- Toronto Film Critics (Best First Feature)
- Writers Guild of America (WGA) (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Their Creative Works
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini have created many films and television episodes. Here is a list of some of their work.
Movies They Directed
- Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997)
- The Young and the Dead (2000)
- Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (2002)
- American Splendor (2003)
- Wanderlust (2006)
- The Nanny Diaries (2007)
- The Extra Man (2010)
- Cinema Verite (2011)
- Girl Most Likely (2012)
- Ten Thousand Saints (2015)
- Things Heard & Seen (2021)
Television Episodes They Directed
- Shameless
- season 9, episode 12 "You'll Know the Bottom When You Hit It" (2019)
- Succession
- season 2, episode 4 "Safe Room" (2019)
- season 3, episode 4 "Lion in the Meadow" (2021)
- season 4, episode 7 "Tailgate Party" (2023)
- Night Sky
- season 1, episode 4 "Boilermakers" (2022)
- WeCrashed
- season 1, episode 8 "The One With all the Money" (2022)
- Only Murders in the Building
- season 3, episode 8 "Sitzprobe" (2023)
- season 4, episode 7 "Valley of the Dolls" (2024)
- season 4, episode 8 "Lifeboat" (2024)
- The Four Seasons
- season 1, episode 1 "Lake House" (2025)
- season 1, episode 2 "Garden Party" (2025)
Robert Pulcini as an Actor
Robert Pulcini also appeared as an actor in one of their films:
- American Splendor (2003) - He played a character called "Bob the Director".
