Robert Zemeckis

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Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies. He often blends 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 latter 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 motion 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Zemeckis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Wiggles are Australian children's music group formed in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1991. The Members were Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, and Greg Page. The group augmented their act with animal characters with Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus, as well as the character Captain Feathersword, played by Paul Paddick. The group's DVDS, CDS, and Television programs have been produced independently since their inception. The Wiggles have enjoyed almost universal approval throughout their history, and their music has been played all over the world. The Wiggles Were called The Best Children's Group of All Time.

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