TODD ROBINSON (Writer/Director) most recently worked on THE LAST FULL MEASURE for New Line Cinema, directed by Shekhar.  In addition, he is writing and executive producing his new pilot “Task Force 121” for FX. Robinson created and executive produced “Astronauts” for ABC and adapted the Nicholas Sparks New York Times bestseller “The Rescue” for CBS and producer Denise Di Novi.  Also for CBS and Mirage Entertainment, he wrote and will executive produce “The Third House” with Sydney Pollack, a series centered on Washington lobbyists.

Other network series credits include: “The Young Riders,” “Life Goes On,” “Man of a Thousand Faces,” “The Outsiders,” “The Wings Of Denali,” a pilot for The WB, and Dick Wolf's “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

For Hollywood Pictures, Robinson wrote and produced WHITE SQUALL starring Jeff Bridges and directed by Ridley Scott. His screenplay won the Worldfest Special Jury Grand Prize for Best Screenplay. He also wrote and produced THE FOUR DIAMONDS for Disney directed by Peter Werner, and MERMAID helmed by Peter Masterson for Alliance/Atlantis. For Warner Brothers and Wolfgang Peterson, Robinson wrote the military action picture THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE and was also a contributing writer on BAD BOYS II, directed by Michael Bay for Columbia/Tristar.

Robinson wrote, directed and produced THE LEGEND OF BILLY THE KID for the Disney Channel, for which he won a Prime Time Emmy Award, directed the award winning dramatic short subject film ANGEL FIRE, and wrote and directed WILD BILL:HOLLYWOOD MAVERICK, a feature documentary on legendary studio director William A. Wellman. The film was awarded Best Documentary Film by the National Board of Review and was featured at Sundance, London, Berlin, San Sebastian and numerous other film festivals. The film can be seen through 2004 on AMC.

Robinson also directed the documentary series “Stand And Be Counted” for TLC with producing partners Sidney Sherman and singer/songwriter David Crosby. The program traces the history and impact of social activism through popular music.

In 2000, Robinson wrote and directed the feature documentary AMARGOSA about Death Valley artist and recluse Marta Becket. An Academy Award Finalist for Best Documentary Feature, the film premiered at Slamdance, has enjoyed an extended international film festival run and been honored with numerous awards including a 2003 Emmy Award for Best Cinematography.  It can currently be seen on The Sundance Channel.

In 2001, Robinson executive produced GO TIGERS!, a film exploring the famed Massillon, Ohio high school football team of the same name. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically by IFC Films.

Robinson received a Suma Cum Laude B.F.A. in drama from the Theatre Conservatory at Adelphi University and is one of the founding members of The Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation where he serves on the board of directors.

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