Adam Rifkin (born in 1966), sometimes credited as Rif Coogan, is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Adam Rifkin (born in 1966 sometimes credited as Rif Coogan, is an American Film director, producer, Actor and Writer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Rifkin is claimed to belong to a rare breed of film directors that transited from public access television to Hollywood. Public-access television in the United States is a form of Citizen media, similar to Canada's community channels Australia's community television
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Education
Adam Rifkin was a 1984 graduate of The Chicago Academy for the Arts. The Chicago Academy for the Arts is a non-profit private High school located in the heart of the city of Chicago.
Career
Directing
Adam Rifkin directed his first film Never on Tuesday in 1988. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) As of this writing he has directed eleven others, including Detroit Rock City (1999) and the lurid yet idiosyncratic A Night at the Golden Eagle (2002). Detroit Rock City is a 1999 Cult film about four teenagers in a Kiss Cover band who try to see their idols in Detroit in 1978 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Night at the Golden Eagle is a 2002 American film written and directed by Adam Rifkin. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Production
Rifkin began his relatively limited production career in 1999 on the production of Touch Me in the Morning by Giuseppe Andrews. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Touch Me in the Morning ( 1999) is an Independent film written and directed by Giuseppe Andrews. Giuseppe Andrews (born April 25, 1979) is an American Actor / writer / director known for his roles as Lex in the 1999 Film Preceding his completion of that project, Rifkin produced his own film A Night at the Golden Eagle as well as Getting Hal by Tony Markes. Night at the Golden Eagle is a 2002 American film written and directed by Adam Rifkin.
Acting
Adam Rifkin began his acting career in 1988 his directorial debut Never on Tuesday. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Rifkin has appeared in small roles and cameos in his other films, A Night at the Golden Eagle, Without Charlie, Detroit Rock City, Denial and Psycho Cop 2. A role, or rôle, in the Performing arts, is usually taken to mean an Actor 's Characterization, or Interpretation A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Night at the Golden Eagle is a 2002 American film written and directed by Adam Rifkin. Detroit Rock City is a 1999 Cult film about four teenagers in a Kiss Cover band who try to see their idols in Detroit in 1978 Rifkin also appeared as Babes Ahoy in the 1989 film, Going Overboard, starring Adam Sandler and Burt Young. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Going Overboard is a film released in 1989. It was the first starring role for Adam Sandler. Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9 1966 is an American Comedian, Burt Young (born April 30, 1940) is an American Academy Award -nominated Actor, painter, and Author.
Writing
Besides being the author of a majority of the films he directed, Rifkin has also written screenplays for a few notable Hollywood films, including Small Soldiers and Mousehunt starring Nathan Lane. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created DIRECT is a proposal for a set of Shuttle Derived Launch Vehicles to be used for future Spaceflights Developed independently from NASA, DIRECT proposes See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television United States cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century Small Soldiers is a 1998 action / Science fiction Film featuring Gregory Smith and Kirsten Dunst with the voice MouseHunt is a 1997 Slapstick / Black comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski, scored by Alan Silvestri and released Joseph “Nathan” Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor of the stage and screen
Trivia
- Adam Rifkin was the basis for the character "Adam Rafkin" on the show "Action" in 1999. Action is a short-lived comedy series about a Hollywood producer named Peter Dragon who is trying to recover from his last box-office failure Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
- Rifkin was interviewed as himself in the documentary film, Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Porn Star The Legend of Ron Jeremy is a 2001 documentary written and directed by Scott J