---
name: "Robert D. Siegel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-d-siegel"
fi1m_id: "robert-d-siegel"
imdb_id: "nm1557909"
tmdb_id: 103041
wikidata_id: "Q2156828"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "12 November 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-17T23:00:57.280787+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Robert D. Siegel

## Identity

Robert D. Siegel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-d-siegel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-d-siegel
- **IMDb ID:** nm1557909
- **TMDB ID:** 103041
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2156828
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Siegel_(filmmaker), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2156828, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1557909/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/103041

Writer. Born 12 November 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 12 November 1971, New York City, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Robert Siegel, Rob Siegel
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Siegel_(filmmaker), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2156828, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1557909/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/103041

## Biography

Robert D. Siegel is an American writer and film director. He graduated from the University of Michigan and worked at the satirical newspaper The Onion, serving as senior editor from 1996 to 1999 and editor-in-chief from 1999 to 2003.

Siegel wrote the screenplay for *The Wrestler* (2008), directed by Darren Aronofsky. The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He also wrote and directed *Big Fan* (2009), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His other screenwriting credits include *The Onion Movie* (2008), *Turbo* (2013) and *The Founder* (2016). He created and wrote the television series *Pam & Tommy* (2022) and *Welcome to Chippendales* (2022).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Wrestler* (2008), Fi1m 85, as Autograph Fan #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wrestler.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Dish Best Served Hot* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Welcome to Chippendales* (2022), series, Teleplay, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Pam & Tommy* (2022), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Cruise* (2018), Director, Writer
- *The Founder* (2016), Writer
- *Turbo* (2013), Screenplay
- *Big Fan* (2009), as Front-Lawn Reporter #1 · Director, Writer, Casting
- *The Wrestler* (2008), as Autograph Fan #1 · Writer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wrestler.md)
- *The Onion Movie* (2008), Writer

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