Rob Weiss

Rob Weiss is an American film and television screenwriter. His break came in 1993 when he wrote and directed the 1993 film "Amongst Friends". The film was well received at film festivals and scored Weiss a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

Weiss was born in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. He attended the Parsons School of Design, studying fashion and film, but never graduated. Unemployed, he ended up living with his father in Lawrence in the Five Towns. [Lyall, Sarah. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE1DC1438F93BA25754C0A965958260 "FILM; 'Amongst Friends' Tops Off a Journey Of Self-Discovery"] , "The New York Times", July 18, 1993. Accessed September 18, 2008. "Born in Baldwin, near the Five Towns, Mr. Weiss dropped out of the Parsons School of Design, where he studied fashion, then film. He found himself out of work and living goallessly back at his divorced father's house in Lawrence, smack in the Five Towns."]

Weiss attended Baldwin High Sc hool with Doug Ellin, creator of the HBO series "Entourage," and now writes for the show. He wrote (or co-wrote) episodes including "Aquamansion", "The Bat Mitzvah" and "The Sundance Kids".

In an Aug. 2007 New York Observer interview with Ellin, he confirms that Weiss was the basis for the character of "Billy Walsh" (played by Rhys Coiro), a perfectionist filmmaker who is a recurring character on the series. Ellin even asked Weiss if he’d play “Walsh,” but Weiss declined. Instead, the role went to Rhys Coiro, to whom Weiss bears little outward resemblance.

He has attended both film and design school and worked as a promoter on Long Island, in New York. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106264/trivia Amongst Friends (1993) - Trivia ] ]

Weiss was engaged to Shannen Doherty ("met in 1994; announced engagement December 1995; reportedly separated April 1996") [http://winterwave.pri.ee/simplydreams/cast-shannen.html] around the time she was filming the movie "Mallrats", and was claimed by the film's director, Kevin Smith, to be a disruptive long distance presence. Smith has theorized that this may be the reason for two separate jabs at him on "Entourage", coming in the second and third seasons respectively. [ [http://viewaskew.com/theboard/viewtopic.php?p=1644230&highlight=#1644230 The View Askewniverse Message Board :: View topic - Hbo's Entourage ] ]

"Entourage" episodes

The following were episodes written or co-written by Weiss:
*"Date Night" (episode 104), with Doug Ellin
*"The Scene" (episode 107)
*"Aquamansion" (episode 203)
*"The Sundance Kids" (episode 207), with Stephen Levinson
*"The Bat Mitzvah" (episode 209), with Doug Ellin
*"Good Morning, Saigon" (episode 212), with Stephen Levinson
*"The Abyss" (episode 214), with Doug Ellin
*"Dominated" (episode 303)
*"Guys and Doll" (episode 304), with Doug Ellin
*"Sorry, Ari" (episode 312), with Doug Ellin
*"Dog Day Afternoon" (episode 314), with Doug Ellin
*"Gotcha" (episode 316), with Doug Ellin
*"The Prince's Bride" (episode 319)
*"Malibooty" (episode 403)
*"The Day Fuckers" (episode 407)
*"No Cannes Do" (episode 411), with Doug Ellin

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External links

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* http://blogs.trb.com/entertainment/tv/cable/blog/2007/08/qa_with_entourage_writerproduc.html