Robert Coppola Schwartzman (born December 24, 1982) is an American
filmmaker, director, screenwriter, actor and musician. Schwartzman is
best known for directing Dreamland, The Unicorn, and The Argument,
acting in his cousin Sofia Coppolas’ projects Lick the Star and The
Virgin Suicides, as well as starring in The Princess Diaries and as
the lead vocalist of the rock/pop band Rooney.Schwartzman was born in
Los Angeles to Talia Shire (née Coppola) and the late producer Jack
Schwartzman. Schwartzman's filmmaker family also includes including
his uncle Francis Ford Coppola, cousins Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola,
Roman Coppola and Christopher Coppola, grandparents Italia Coppola
(née Pennino) and Carmine Coppola and his niece, Gia Coppola. His
brother is Jason Schwartzman, actor and lead singer of the band
Coconut Records and former drummer of the band Phantom Planet, and
half-siblings are Matthew Shire, Stephanie Schwartzman and
cinematographer John Schwartzman. Schwartzman is of Jewish descent on
his father's side and of Catholic Italian descent on his mother's
side.Schwartzman attended Windward School in Los Angeles, California
and formed his band Rooney in his junior year of school in 1999. He
left the band temporarily when he attended Eugene Lang College in New
York City in 2001. Schwartzman wrote songs in his dorm room and flew
home every month to perform new material for Rooney in his first
semester at college. Most of the songs on the first Rooney album were
written while in college. It was during this time that he realized
that he wanted to go back to Los Angeles and pursue a professional
career in music with Rooney.Shortly after he left school, he was
signed to Geffen/Interscope records in early 2002. Rooney recorded
their debut self-titled album in June 2002. They also were selected by
Schwartzman's friend, Johnny Ramone, for the Ramones tribute album
entitled We're A Happy Family, which was released in early 2003.
Rooney opened for Weezer during their headlining tour in the summer of
2002, it was their first national support slot. The next tour the band
landed was with the band The Strokes. Rooney's album was finally
released in May 2003 and has since sold approximately 500,000 copies.
The band had a cameo appearance in an episode of The O.C., "The Third
Wheel". Their song "Blueside" was featured on the Tiger Woods PGA Tour
2004 soundtrack, and their song "I'm Shakin'" was featured on an
episode of the daytime soap opera All My Children.
filmmaker, director, screenwriter, actor and musician. Schwartzman is
best known for directing Dreamland, The Unicorn, and The Argument,
acting in his cousin Sofia Coppolas’ projects Lick the Star and The
Virgin Suicides, as well as starring in The Princess Diaries and as
the lead vocalist of the rock/pop band Rooney.Schwartzman was born in
Los Angeles to Talia Shire (née Coppola) and the late producer Jack
Schwartzman. Schwartzman's filmmaker family also includes including
his uncle Francis Ford Coppola, cousins Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola,
Roman Coppola and Christopher Coppola, grandparents Italia Coppola
(née Pennino) and Carmine Coppola and his niece, Gia Coppola. His
brother is Jason Schwartzman, actor and lead singer of the band
Coconut Records and former drummer of the band Phantom Planet, and
half-siblings are Matthew Shire, Stephanie Schwartzman and
cinematographer John Schwartzman. Schwartzman is of Jewish descent on
his father's side and of Catholic Italian descent on his mother's
side.Schwartzman attended Windward School in Los Angeles, California
and formed his band Rooney in his junior year of school in 1999. He
left the band temporarily when he attended Eugene Lang College in New
York City in 2001. Schwartzman wrote songs in his dorm room and flew
home every month to perform new material for Rooney in his first
semester at college. Most of the songs on the first Rooney album were
written while in college. It was during this time that he realized
that he wanted to go back to Los Angeles and pursue a professional
career in music with Rooney.Shortly after he left school, he was
signed to Geffen/Interscope records in early 2002. Rooney recorded
their debut self-titled album in June 2002. They also were selected by
Schwartzman's friend, Johnny Ramone, for the Ramones tribute album
entitled We're A Happy Family, which was released in early 2003.
Rooney opened for Weezer during their headlining tour in the summer of
2002, it was their first national support slot. The next tour the band
landed was with the band The Strokes. Rooney's album was finally
released in May 2003 and has since sold approximately 500,000 copies.
The band had a cameo appearance in an episode of The O.C., "The Third
Wheel". Their song "Blueside" was featured on the Tiger Woods PGA Tour
2004 soundtrack, and their song "I'm Shakin'" was featured on an
episode of the daytime soap opera All My Children.
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