Danny Rubin

American screenwriter and playwright

For the American-Israeli basketball player, see Danny Rubin (basketball).

Danny Rubin

Rubin in 2013

Born| Daniel Rubin
1957 (age 67-68)
San Francisco, California, US
Occupation|

* Screenwriter
* playwright

Alma mater|

* Brown University
* Northwestern University (M.A.)

Notable awards|

* BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay (1994)
* ALFS Award (1994)
* Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical (2017)

Relatives|

* Albert Isen (grandfather)
* Melvin L. Rubin (father)
* Michael Rubin (brother)

Website
dannyrubin.com

Daniel Rubin (born 1957) is an American screenwriter and playwright.[1] He wrote the original story, and then co-wrote with Harold Ramis the screenplay for the 1993 comedy film Groundhog Day, for which the two received a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay.

The stage musical Groundhog Day based on the film premiered in 2016 which won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2017.

## Early life and education

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Rubin was born in San Francisco, the son of Melvin Rubin, an ophthalmologist, and Lorna (née' Isen),[2] owner of a publishing business, and grew up in Gainesville, Florida.[3] His grandfather was Albert Isen, former mayor of Torrance, California.[4] His brother, Michael, is an author, and sister, Gabrielle, a visual artist.[5]

Rubin received a B.A. in biology from Brown University and a M.A. in radio, television, and film from Northwestern University.[6]

## Career

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Rubin wrote the original story,[7] and then co-wrote with Harold Ramis the screenplay for the 1993 comedy film Groundhog Day,[3] for which the two received a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay.[8] The film is considered one of the greatest films ever made[9][10] and one of the best screenplays of all time.[11][12] He co-wrote Hear No Evil released the same year. With Jefery Levy, he co-wrote the 1994 film S.F.W. [13]

In 2016 the stage musical Groundhog Day, which is based on the film, premiered at The Old Vic in London.[14] It was nominated for eight Laurence Olivier Awards in 2017, winning for Best New Musical;[15] it later opened on Broadway in 2017,[16] and was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.[17] The musical has a book by Rubin, based on his original story.[18]

Rubin has taught screenwriting at numerous universities and lectured on the topic at academic conferences since 1995. He was a Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on English at Harvard University.[6]

## Filmography

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### Writer

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* Groundhog Day (with Harold Ramis) (1993)
* Hear No Evil (with Randall M. Badat and Kathleen Rowell) (1993)
* S.F.W. (with Jefery Levy) (1994)
* È già ieri (Italian remake of Groundhog Day) (2004)

### Stage

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* Groundhog Day (2016 musical)

## Awards

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### Nominated

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* Saturn Award for Best writing 1994: Groundhog Day
* Tony Award for Best musical 2017: Groundhog Day The Musical[19]

### Won

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* BAFTA Film Award for Best Screenplay 1994: Groundhog Day
* ALFS Award for screenwriter of the year 1994: Groundhog Day
* Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical 2017: Groundhog Day The Musical

## Books

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* Rubin, Danny (2012). How To Write "Groundhog Day" (eBook). Boston: Triad Publishing.

## References

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1. ^ Aune, Sean P. (July 3, 2008). "Hollywood Gossip Straight from the Source: 50+ Celebrity Bloggers". Mashable. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
2. ^ "Weddings". The Los Angeles Times. July 2, 1953. p. 59\. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ a b Grant, Brigit. "Broadway Danny goes!". www.jewishnews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
4. ^ Stein, George (August 20, 1987). "Served the Longest in Top City Job: Albert Isen, Ex-Torrance Mayor, Dies". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
5. ^ "For Gainesville Native Michael Rubin, One Career Just Isn't Enough". The Gainesville Sun. 2009-01-28. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
6. ^ a b "Faculty | FAS English". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
7. ^ Rosenbaum, S I (April 3, 2017). "When Every Day Is Groundhog Day". New York Magazine. ISSN 0028-7369. ProQuest 1903486005.
8. ^ "Film – Original Screenplay in 1994". bafta.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
9. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Groundhog Day movie review & film summary (1993)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
10. ^ T. H. R. Staff (2014-06-25). "Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
11. ^ "101 Greatest Screenplays". www.wga.org. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
12. ^ "101 Funniest Screenplays". www.wga.org. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
13. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
14. ^ Clark, Nick (20 April 2015). "Groundhog Day musical to premiere at Old Vic from Matilda theatre director". independent.co.uk. London: The Independent. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
15. ^ "Olivier Winners 2017". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
16. ^ Viagas, Robert (13 September 2016). "Groundhog Day Will Follow Jersey Boys into Broadway's August Wilson Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
17. ^ Piepenburg, Erik (2017-05-02). "Tony Awards 2017: The Full List of Nominations". NY Times. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
18. ^ Paulson, Michael (2 April 2015). "It'll Be 'Groundhog Day' on Broadway for 'Matilda' Team". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
19. ^ Paulson, Michael (2017-05-02). "2017 Tony Awards: 'Great Comet' Leads With 12 Nominations". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-05-02.

## External links

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* Danny Rubin at IMDb
* Danny Rubin's Column
* Interview about Groundhog Day and screenwriting at Big Think

Awards for Danny Rubin

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BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

1983–2000|

* Paul D. Zimmerman (1983)
* Woody Allen (1984)
* Woody Allen (1985)
* Woody Allen (1986)
* David Leland (1987)
* Shawn Slovo (1988)
* Nora Ephron (1989)
* Giuseppe Tornatore (1990)
* Anthony Minghella (1991)
* Woody Allen (1992)
* Harold Ramis and Danny Rubin (1993)
* Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary (1994)
* Christopher McQuarrie (1995)
* Mike Leigh (1996)
* Gary Oldman (1997)
* Andrew Niccol (1998)
* Charlie Kaufman (1999)
* Cameron Crowe (2000)

2001–present|

* Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant (2001)
* Pedro Almodóvar (2002)
* Tom McCarthy (2003)
* Charlie Kaufman (2004)
* Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (2005)
* Michael Arndt (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Martin McDonagh (2008)
* Mark Boal (2009)
* David Seidler (2010)
* Michel Hazanavicius (2011)
* Quentin Tarantino (2012)
* Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell (2013)
* Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Martin McDonagh (2017)
* Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (2018)
* Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won (2019)
* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Paul Thomas Anderson (2021)
* Martin McDonagh (2022)
* Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (2023)
* Jesse Eisenberg (2024)

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London Film Critics' Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year

* Steve Tesich (1980)
* Colin Welland (1981)
* Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart (1982)
* Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1983)
* Philip Kaufman (1984)
* Alan Bennett (1985)
* Woody Allen (1986)
* Alan Bennett (1987)
* David Mamet (1988)
* Christopher Hampton (1989)
* Woody Allen (1990)
* David Mamet (1991)
* Michael Tolkin (1992)
* Harold Ramis and Danny Rubin (1993)
* Quentin Tarantino (1994)
* Paul Attanasio (1995)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (1996)
* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Andrew Niccol (1998)
* Alan Ball (1999)
* Charlie Kaufman (2000)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2001)
* Andrew Bovell (2002)
* John Collee and Peter Weir (2003)
* Charlie Kaufman (2004)
* Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (2005)
* Peter Morgan (2006)
* Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (2007)
* Simon Beaufoy (2008)
* Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, and Tony Roche (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Asghar Farhadi (2011)
* Michael Haneke (2012)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2013)
* Wes Anderson (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Martin McDonagh (2017)
* Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (2018)
* Noah Baumbach (2019)
* Chloé Zhao (2020)
* Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe (2021)
* Martin McDonagh (2022)
* Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (2023)
* Jesse Eisenberg (2024)

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