Robert Schwartzman(I)
- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Robert Schwartzman was born on 24th December 1982 to parents, actress
Talia Shire and producer
Jack Schwartzman, in Los Angeles
California. He was born into one of the film industry's most famous
families, including uncle
Francis Ford Coppola, cousin
Nicolas Cage, cousin
Sofia Coppola, (former) cousin-in-law
Spike Jonze and brother
Jason Schwartzman. His father was of
Polish Jewish descent and his mother is of Italian ancestry.
Robert was featured in his cousin Sofia Coppola's first short film Lick the Star (1998), and played Paul Baldino in her directorial debut Virgin Suicides (1999). His breakthrough performance, however, came from playing the role of Michael Moscovitz in Disney's Princesse malgré elle (2001), winning the role due to his musical ability. The movie also featured a scene with a section from the song "Blueside" that Robert wrote and is a real song for his band Rooney, and is set to be Rooney's first single. During post-production of Princesse malgré elle (2001), he decided to changed his name to Robert Cage in honor of his talented actor cousin Nicolas Cage, but the change could not take effect as promotional material had already been finalized, so the name Robert Schwartzman remained. Since 2002, Robert has taken time out from acting, and has focused on his music with his band Rooney, where he is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has also taken another name change to Robert Carmine, in honor of his grandfather Carmine Coppola who was a music composer, and also to divide himself from his acting career and musical career. Rooney are set to release their debut self-titled album in May 2003.
Robert was featured in his cousin Sofia Coppola's first short film Lick the Star (1998), and played Paul Baldino in her directorial debut Virgin Suicides (1999). His breakthrough performance, however, came from playing the role of Michael Moscovitz in Disney's Princesse malgré elle (2001), winning the role due to his musical ability. The movie also featured a scene with a section from the song "Blueside" that Robert wrote and is a real song for his band Rooney, and is set to be Rooney's first single. During post-production of Princesse malgré elle (2001), he decided to changed his name to Robert Cage in honor of his talented actor cousin Nicolas Cage, but the change could not take effect as promotional material had already been finalized, so the name Robert Schwartzman remained. Since 2002, Robert has taken time out from acting, and has focused on his music with his band Rooney, where he is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has also taken another name change to Robert Carmine, in honor of his grandfather Carmine Coppola who was a music composer, and also to divide himself from his acting career and musical career. Rooney are set to release their debut self-titled album in May 2003.
