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๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ (2021), ๐๐
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๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ (2020) for his role in the ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข-๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐-๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ film ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ, a short drama which he also wrote and directed. His ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐-๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 2019 narrative ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ centers on a group of aspiring musicians brought together by their love for preeminent American vocalist, Marian Anderson.
๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ also directed the 2020 feature-length college comedy ๐
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๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ, streaming now on Amazon Prime, which co-stars singer/songwriter Brian McKnight, Jr. (son of Grammy nominated R&B icon Brian McKnight and international recording artist Julie McKnight).
๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ has written, produced and/or directed multiple award-winning short films, music videos, documentaries, spec TV pilots, commercials and screen and stage-plays. He has produced multiple projects alongside Niki Koss (star of the ABC/Freeform series ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ).
Some of ๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ's most notable accolades for screen and teleplay writing includes recognition at the ABC (American Broadcasting Company) Talent Development Program, Set In Philadelphia Screenplay Competition (sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, Oscar nominated Stephen J. Rivele, Comcast and NBCUniversal), and the Accolade Film Competition. He is the author of the YA novel ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ: ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ, available through thousands of retailers nationwide.
๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ mentors and has been shadowed by youth on and off the set. His teaching credits includes the Kathy Wickline Casting Acting for The Camera & Rehoboth Summer Children's Theatre Film camps. He is a 2019 Barrymore Award Nominator and previously served as a judge for the 20th Annual Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition.
SAG/AFTRA member ๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐. ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ง's feature film credits includes the role of Dunbar Reed opposite Denzel Washington in ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐
๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ณ๐ and ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ. His TV and new media credits includes HBO's ๐๐ก๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ซ๐, ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฌ (pilot), #๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ and ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ. He has also starred in numerous short films and commercials. His musical theatre debut was the role of ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ in ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฉ/๐๐จ๐๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ in Los Angeles, California. Other stage credits includes the role of ๐๐ช๐ญ' ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ in ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก: ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ (Shockley Foundation), and productions of ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ and ๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ.
Robert holds an ๐๐
๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ (Spalding University), ๐.๐. ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ & ๐
๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ (Magna Cum Laude, Saint Augustineโs University) and ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ช๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ (Philadelphia H.S. for Creative & Performing Arts).