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{{short description|American filmmaker and author}}
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'''Rodney Rothman''' is an American filmmaker and author. He is known for his work on ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'', ''[[Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping]],'' ''[[22 Jump Street]]'', ''[[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]'', ''[[Get Him to the Greek]]'', ''[[Undeclared]]'', and ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''.

He has been nominated for five [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series|Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series]], and also wrote the scripts for ''[[Grudge Match]]'', ''[[22 Jump Street]]'' and ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'', which served as his feature directorial debut.

Rothman is the author of the best-selling nonfiction humor book ''Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement''. His writing has also appeared in ''[[The New Yorker]]'', ''[[GQ]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'', and ''[[McSweeney's Quarterly]]''. His piece "My Fake Job" was included in ''[[The Best American Nonrequired Reading]]''.

His work on ''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' earned him the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]], the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film]] and [[Annie Awards]] for [[Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production|Directing]] and [[Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production|Writing in a Feature Production]].

==Career==

In 2005, Rothman wrote the book ''Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement''.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19184 'Something' Discovered in Space... It's a Horror/Comedy!]</ref> He has been nominated for five [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series|Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series]], and also wrote the scripts for ''[[Grudge Match]]'', ''[[22 Jump Street]]'' and ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'', which served as his feature directorial debut. He co-directed the film with [[Bob Persichetti]] and [[Peter Ramsey]], and co-wrote with [[Phil Lord and Christopher Miller|Phil Lord]]. His work on the film earned him the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]], the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film]] and [[Annie Awards]] for [[Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production|Directing]] and [[Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production|Writing in a Feature Production]].

In 2021, Rothman partnered with former [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] Co-President of Production Adam Rosenberg to form ''Modern Magic'', a media company focused "on creating event entertainment for the 21st-century audience, across animation and live-action". Upcoming projects include collaborations with [[Stephen Curry]], [[Billie Eilish]], [[Finneas O'Connell]], [[Neal Stephenson]], [[Ricky Williams]], [[Junji Ito]], an original animated feature inspired by the music of the late rapper [[Juice WRLD]], an animated feature based on the SXSW award-winning short film ''Nuevo Rico'', another animated series with hour-long episodes based on Wendy and Richard Pini’s influential comic series [[Elfquest]], and a live-action feature that [[Quinta Brunson]] is currently scripting for [[Sony Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Modern Magic: Adam Rosenberg & Rodney Rothman Launch Company Focused On Event Animation And Live-Action |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/modern-magic-adam-rosenberg-rodney-rothman-launch-new-company-event-animation-live-action-1234796207/ |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=20 July 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref>

In August 2022, Rothman revealed on Twitter that he was the person who [[Chris Farley]] picked up and threw into a dumpster during Farley's appearance on ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' in February 1996. Rothman was a writer at the ''Late Show'' at the time.<ref>{{Cite tweet |url-access=limited |access-date=29 August 2023 |title=Register |user=rodneyrothman |number=1559304522807136257 |url=https://twitter.com/rodneyrothman/status/1559304522807136257}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! Year 
! Title 
! width="65"| [[Screenwriter|Writer]]
! width="65"| [[Film producer|Producer]]
! Notes
|-
| 1995–2000 
| ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Apprentice writer (1995–1996);<br>Staff writer (1996–1998);<br>Head writer (1998–2000);<br>Producer (1999–2000)<ref>[http://www.mpempire.com/rothman.htm Modest Proposal Interview]</ref>
|-
| 2001–2002 
| ''[[Undeclared]]'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|supervising}}
| 
|-
|rowspan=2| 2004 
| ''[[Game Over (TV series)|Game Over]]'' 
| {{no}}
| {{yes|consultant}}
|
|-
| ''$5.15/hr.''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|executive}}
| TV pilot for [[HBO]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005 
| ''Early Bird''
| {{no}}
| {{yes|executive}}
| Creator;<br>TV pilot for [[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Committed (2005 TV series)|Committed]]'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|supervising}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006 
| ''[[Help Me Help You (TV series)|Help Me Help You]]'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|executive}}
|
|-
| ''[[78th Academy Awards|The 78th Annual Academy Awards]]'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| {{TBA}}
| ''[[The Promised Neverland]]'' 
| {{no}}
| {{yes|executive}}
| Director<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sherman|first1=Jennifer|date=June 11, 2020|title=Amazon Develops The Promised Neverland Live-Action Series |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-10/amazon-develops-the-promised-neverland-live-action-series/.160470|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 5, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! Year 
! Title 
! width="65"| [[Film director|Director]]
! width="65"| [[Screenwriter|Writer]]
! Notes
|-
| 2013 
| ''[[Grudge Match (film)|Grudge Match]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2014 
| ''[[22 Jump Street]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2018 
| ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Co-director with [[Bob Persichetti]] and [[Peter Ramsey]]
|}

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'''Executive producer'''
* ''[[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]''  (2008)
* ''[[Year One (film)|Year One]]''  (2009)
* ''[[The Five-Year Engagement]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse]]'' (TBA)
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'''Producer'''
* ''[[Get Him to the Greek]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping]]'' (2016)
* ''Goat'' (2026)<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=‘Goat’: Sony Pictures Animation Sets Release Tied To 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend From Director Tyree Dillihay; Stephen Curry & Erick Peyton’s Unanimous Media |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/sony-pictures-animation-goat-stephen-curry-nba-all-star-weekend-1235944973/ |website=Deadline |access-date=30 May 2024 |date=30 May 2024}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0745247|Rodney Rothman}}

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