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Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Actor
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Brooklyn, New York City, NY
Biography:Gen-X'ers will almost invariably recall actor Brian Robbins; he began his career by starring in a multi-season run as Eric Mardian, a self-styled slickster forced into the same high-school class with a group of nerdy brainiacs, in the Howard Hesseman ABC sitcom Head of the Class (1986-1991). Robbins also appeared in other projects at around the same time, including episodes of Growing Pains, the sci-fi exploitation outing C.H.U.D. 2: Bud the C.H.U.D. (1989) and the family-friendly telemovie Camp Cucamonga (1990).

Around 1993, Robbins abandoned acting by stepping behind the camera, as a director, producer, and eventually, executive-level Hollywood studio producer -- and thus achieved far greater success in that venue than he did as a young star. Among other endeavors, Robbins was responsible for such blockbuster series as Smallville, What I Like About You, and One Tree Hill, and features such as the... Full Biography

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Filmography
Jailhouse Rock (2009) Tulia (2009) Meet Dave (2008) Wild Hogs (2007) Norbit (2007) The Bronx is Burning (2007) The Shaggy Dog (2006) Crumbs [TV Series] (2006)
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