Danny Rubin
American screenwriter

Danny Rubin

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American screenwriter
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Screenwriter
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
1957
Education:
Brown University
Northwestern University School of Communication
Northwestern University
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Danny Rubin (born 1957) is an American screenwriter and playwright. He co-wrote with Harold Ramis the screenplay for the comedy film Groundhog Day (1993), for which the two received a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay.

Rubin received a B.A. in biology from Brown University and a M.A. in radio, television, and film from Northwestern University. He has taught screenwriting at numerous universities and lectured on the topic at academic conferences since 1995. He is currently a Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on English at Harvard University.

Rubin is Jewish.

Awards

Nominated

  • Saturn Award for Best writing 1994: Groundhog Day
  • Tony Award for Best Book 2017: Groundhog Day-The Musical

Won

  • BAFTA Film Award for Best Screenplay 1994: Groundhog Day
  • ALFS Award for screenwriter of the year 1994: Groundhog Day

Books

E-books

  • How To Write "Groundhog Day", Boston: Triad Publishing (2012) Currently available on Nook, iTunes Store, and Kindle Store platforms.