Rob Weiss

Rob Weiss is an American television and film producer, screenwriter, director, and actor. His break came in 1993 when he wrote and directed Amongst Friends. The film was well received, and Weiss was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

Rob Weiss
Born	Baldwin, New York
Occupations	Television and film producer screenwriter director actor
Years active	1993–present
Notable work	Ballers Entourage American Psycho Amongst Friends

Life and career

Weiss, the eldest son of Lydia and Carl Weiss, was born in Baldwin, New York. He attended the Parsons School of Design, studying fashion and film, but never graduated. Unemployed, he ended up living with his father in Lawrence in the Five Towns.^[1] He has attended both film and design school and worked as a promoter on Long Island, in New York City.^[2]

Weiss attended Woodmere Academy with Doug Ellin, creator of the HBO series Entourage, and wrote for the show. He wrote (or co-wrote) episodes including "Aquamansion", "The Bat Mitzvah" and "The Sundance Kids".

In an August 2007 New York Observer interview with Ellin, he confirms that Weiss was the basis for the character of Billy Walsh, a perfectionist filmmaker who was a recurring character on the series. Ellin even asked Weiss if he'd play Walsh, but Weiss declined. Instead, the role went to Rhys Coiro, who looks similar to Weiss.

Weiss was an executive producer on the HBO comedy-drama, How to Make It in America.^[3]

In 2014 Weiss partnered with Davidoff of Geneva to create the signature cigar line BG Meyer Cigar Co.;^[4] its launch was lauded by Cigar Aficionado.^[5] Deadline also reported Weiss was tapped by Sonny Barger and Fox 2000 to write and direct the feature film Hells Angels.^[6]

Weiss wrote the story and produced the film adaptation of Entourage (2015), and will executive produce the 2015 Dwayne Johnson show, Ballers.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Credit	Role	Notes
1993	Amongst Friends	Writer, Director, and Executive producer	Bobby
1994	Jimmy Hollywood		Himself
2000	American Psycho	Co-producer
2006	Farce of the Penguins		Pissed Penguin	Voice role; direct-to-video
2015	Entourage	Writer and Producer
Television
Year	Title	Credit	Episodes	Notes
2000	Hendrix	Writer		TV movie
2003	Punk'd	Producer	17 episodes	Season 1 and 2 only
2004-2011	Entourage	Writer: 20 episodes Executive producer: 44 episodes Co-executive producer: 20 episodes Producer: 15 episodes Co-producer: 7 episodes	96 episodes	Role: Audition producer (season 1, episode 8)
2010-2011	How to Make It in America	Writer: 4 episodes Executive producer: 13 episodes	16 episodes
2015-2019	Ballers	Executive producer	47 episodes

References

1. Lyall, Sarah. "FILM; 'Amongst Friends' Tops Off a Journey Of Self-Discovery", The New York Times, July 18, 1993. Accessed September 18, 2008. "Born in Baldwin, near the Five Towns, Mr. Weiss dropped out of the Parsons School of Design, where he studied fashion, then film. He found himself out of work and living goallessly back at his divorced father's house in Lawrence, smack in the Five Towns."
2. Amongst Friends (1993) – Trivia
3. New York Times (February 5, 2010). "A Road to Redemption (Hint: Be Polite)". The New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
4. YouTube. "Introducing the BG Meyer Co -- Legends Made". YouTube. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
5. Cigar Aficionado. "New Camacho Partnership Means First Nicaraguan Puro". Retrieved June 24, 2014.
6. "'Hells Angels' Feature Rides Over To Writer-Producer Rob Weiss". Deadline Hollywood. May 21, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.

External links

• Rob Weiss at IMDb
• http://blogs.trb.com/entertainment/tv/cable/blog/2007/08/qa_with_entourage_writerproduc.html