Rob Marshall

Robert Doyle Marshall Jr.[1] (born October 17, 1960)[2] is an American film and theater director, producer, and choreographer. He is best known for directing the film version of the Broadway musical Chicago. His work earned him the Directors Guild of America Award, in addition to receiving nominations for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA Award for Best Director. A five-time Tony Award nominee, he also won a Primetime Emmy Award for his choreography in the television film Annie (1999).

Rob Marshall
Marshall in April 2011
Born	Robert Doyle Marshall Jr. (1960-10-17) October 17, 1960 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Education	Carnegie Mellon University (BFA, 1982)
Occupation	Film director, film producer, theater director, choreographer
Notable work	Chicago Memoirs of a Geisha Nine Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Into the Woods Mary Poppins Returns
Home town	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Partner(s)	John DeLuca (c. 1983–present)
Relatives	Kathleen Marshall (sister)
Awards	Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Chicago (2002)

Early life and education

Robert Doyle Marshall Jr. was born in Madison, Wisconsin.[2] His father and namesake, Robert Doyle Marshall Sr., was a Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,[3][4] and his mother Anne was a teacher.[5] Like him, his younger sister Kathleen became a choreographer and director.[6]

In 1964, Robert Marshall joined the English department at the University of Pittsburgh,[7] and the Marshall family relocated to Pittsburgh.[5] Anne would later work for Pittsburgh Public Schools and the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, and Robert would become associate professor of English and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the same university.[5]

Rob Marshall graduated from the Falk School,[8] and then in 1978 from Taylor Allderdice High School, into whose alumni hall of fame he later was inducted.[9] Graduating from Carnegie Mellon University in 1982,[1][10] Marshall worked in the Pittsburgh theatre scene, performing with such companies as Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.[11]

Career

Marshall went on to perform as a dancer in various Broadway shows, but suffered a herniated disc while performing in Cats and after recovering, transitioned into choreography and then directing.[12]

He debuted in the film industry with the TV adaptation of the musical Annie by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin. He went on to direct the 2002 adaptation of the Kander and Ebb musical Chicago, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. His next feature film was the drama Memoirs of a Geisha based on the best-selling book of the same name by Arthur Golden starring Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh and Ken Watanabe. The film went on to win three Academy Awards and gross $162.2 million at the worldwide box office.[13]

In 2009, Marshall directed Nine, an adaptation of the Broadway production with the same name starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren and Penélope Cruz, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Marshall then went on to direct Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth chapter of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean film series starring Johnny Depp, Ian McShane, Penélope Cruz and Geoffrey Rush,[14] which opened on May 20, 2011.[15]

Marshall directed Disney's film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods (2014), and produced the film under his Lucamar Productions banner.[16][17] His next film was the sequel to the 1964 film Mary Poppins, titled Mary Poppins Returns, reuniting two Into the Woods actresses: Emily Blunt as the title character and Meryl Streep in a supporting role.[18]

By December 2017, Disney was considering Marshall to direct the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid,[19] in which he was officially confirmed to direct on December 2018.[20][21]

Personal life

As of at least 2007, Marshall lives in New York City with his partner, producer John DeLuca.[22] In 2004, they bought a $4.2 million summer home in Sagaponack, New York, part of The Hamptons.[23]

List of Tony nominations

Year	Show	Category
1993	Kiss of the Spider Woman	Best Choreography
1994	Damn Yankees	Best Choreography
1994	She Loves Me	Best Choreography
1998	Cabaret	Best Choreography
		Best Direction of a Musical

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Choreographer	Writer	Notes
2002	Chicago	Yes	No	Yes	No	Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing Nominated — Academy Award for Best Director Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Direction Nominated - David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Filmmaker
2005	Memoirs of a Geisha	Yes	No	No	No	Nominated Satellite Award for Best Director
2009	Nine	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Director
2011	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	Yes	No	No	No
2014	Into the Woods	Yes	Yes	No	No	Also musical stager
2014	Chicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew	Yes	No	No	No	Making-of documentary
2018	Mary Poppins Returns	Yes	Yes	Yes	Story
TBA	The Little Mermaid	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Director	Choreographer	Executive Producer	Notes
1995	Victor/Victoria	No	Yes	No	TV movie
1996	Mrs. Santa Claus	No	Yes	No	TV movie; Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
1997	Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella	No	Yes	No	TV movie; Musical stager; Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
1999	Annie	Yes	Yes	No	TV movie; Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography Nominated—Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
2001	The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts	Yes	No	No	TV event; Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety
2006	Tony Bennett: An American Classic	Yes	Yes	Yes	TV movie; Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special, Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
2013	85th Academy Awards	No	Yes	No	TV special; Segment "All that Jazz" from Chicago

Awards received by Marshall movies

Year	Film	Academy Awards		BAFTA Awards		Golden Globe Awards
		Nominations	Wins	Nominations	Wins	Nominations	Wins
2002	Chicago	13	6	12	2	8	3
2005	Memoirs of a Geisha	6	3	6	3	2	1
2009	Nine	4		1		5
2014	Into the Woods	3		2		3
2018	Mary Poppins Returns	4		3		4
Total		30	9	24	5	18	4

See also

• LGBT culture in New York City
• List of self-identified LGBTQ New Yorkers

References

1. http://www.alumni.cmu.edu/s/1410/images/editor_documents/alumnirelations/getinvolved/alumniawards/all_honorees_2018june1.pdf
2. "Rob Marshall Biography (1960-)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
3. Marshall, Robert Doyle (1965). Dogmatic formalism to practical humanism: changing attitudes towards the passion of Christ in medieval English literature (Ph.D.). University of Wisconsin–Madison.
4. http://www.bulletins.pitt.edu/archive/fas97/11.html
5. Vancheri, Barbara (May 20, 2011). "Director Rob Marshall dove into 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014.
6. Rawson, Christopher (August 22, 2007). "Two Marshalls win Governor's Awards for the Arts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
7. http://www.english.pitt.edu/history/1787-footnotes
8. Vancheri, Barbara (November 11, 2011). "Rob Marshall proves you can go home again". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
9. "Allderdice to induct 6 to Alumni Hall of Fame". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 31, 2011. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
10. http://www.alumni.cmu.edu/s/1410/images/editor_documents/alumnirelations/about/notable/notable-alumni.pdf
11. Conner, Lynne (2007). Pittsburgh In Stages: Two Hundred Years of Theater. University of Pittsburgh Press. pp. 204. ISBN 978-0-8229-4330-3. Retrieved 2011-06-06
12. Feinberg, Scott (5 January 2015). "Rob Marshall on Movie Musicals and His Journey 'Into the Woods' (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
13. "Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - Box Office Mojo". boxofficemojo.com.
14. Michael Fleming (2009-08-02). "Rob Marshall circles 'Pirates'". Variety. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
15. "Pirates of the Caribbean presented by Disney". Pirates of the Caribbean.
16. "Disney Sets Rob Marshall To Direct Adaptation Of 'Into The Woods'". Deadline Hollywood. January 11, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
17. "Rob Marshall". Variety.
18. Snetiker, Marc (September 14, 2015). "Exclusive: Disney developing new original musical featuring Mary Poppins; Rob Marshall to direct". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
19. Fleming Jr., Mike (December 6, 2017). "Rob Marshall Top Choice To Helm Disney's Live Action 'The Little Mermaid'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
20. https://collider.com/rob-marshall-interview-mary-poppins-returns/#images
21. https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/little-mermaid-live-action-director-rob-marshall-shares-production-update-exclusive
22. Urban, Robert (January 23, 2007). "Powerful Gay Men in Hollywood". AfterElton.com. p. 3. Archived from the original on May 3, 2007.
23. David, Mark (August 4, 2015). "Rob Marshall Scoops Up Gotham Co-op". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

External links

• Rob Marshall on IMDb
• Rob Marshall at the TCM Movie Database
• Rob Marshall at the Internet Broadway Database
• Rob Marshall at the Internet Off-Broadway Database