Robert Zemeckis

Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker. Known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies, often blending cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award.

Zemeckis started his career directing the comedy films ''I Wanna Hold Your Hand'' (1978), ''Used Cars'' (1980), and ''Romancing the Stone'' (1984). He gained prominence directing the science-fiction comedy ''Back to the Future'' trilogy (1985–1990), the fantasy comedy ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988), and the comedy-drama ''Forrest Gump'' (1994), the later of which won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director.

He has also directed the satirical black comedy ''Death Becomes Her'' (1992), the science fiction film ''Contact'' (1997), and the drama films ''Cast Away'' (2000), ''Flight'' (2012), ''The Walk'' (2015), and ''Allied'' (2016). His exploration of performance capture techniques can be seen in the animated films ''The Polar Express'' (2004) and ''A Christmas Carol'' (2009) as well as the action fantasy drama ''Beowulf'' (2007), and the drama ''Welcome to Marwen'' (2018). He has collaborated with film composer Alan Silvestri since 1984, and directed Tom Hanks in five films. Provided by Wikipedia