Robert B. Weide (born June 20, 1959) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director, perhaps best known for his Emmy-winning work on documentaries and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert B. Weide, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
Release Date2000-10-15
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Man Backstage
Episode Count26
Vote Count818
Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy grail of journalism jobs. The Brit jets off to the Big Apple and moves from one blunder to the next.
Release Date2008-10-02
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd July 4th Party Guest
Vote Count788
Albert Brooks and Robert Weide discuss the film Defending your Life.
Release Date2021-03-30
Charactersd Themself
Explore what makes us laugh, why, and how that's influenced our social and political landscape throughout history.
Release Date2017-02-09
Charactersd Self
Episode Count14
Vote Count9
A documentary 33 years in the making. A director and friend of Kurt Vonnegut seeks through his archives to create the first film featuring the revolutionary late writer.
Release Date2021-11-19
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Charactersd Self
Vote Count22
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.
Release Date2009-04-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count1
Vote Count1604
Mr. Sloane's titular character is a buttoned-down 1960's man in crisis. Between his failed attempts at marriage, career success and even suicide, it's fair to say that 1969 isn't shaping up to be Watford-dweller Mr. Sloane's year. But with a potential job opportunity on the horizon and the phone number of a prospective new love interest following a chance encounter in his local hardware store, could Mr Sloane's luck be about to change?
Release Date2014-05-23
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count17
Former two-term President Richard Graves embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs of his administration and reclaim his legacy 25 years after leaving the White House. His enlightenment takes place just as his wife Margaret Graves decides it’s finally time for her to pursue her own political ambitions.
Release Date2016-10-16
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count2
Vote Count24
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Release Date2014-08-13
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count4493
An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war.
Release Date1996-11-01
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count52
An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and directing habits, and his relationship with performers.
Release Date2011-11-20
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count161
Mock documentary about Seinfeld writer Larry David featuring contributions from his friends and colleagues. Larry makes a return to stand-up comedy and prepares to film a television special for HBO. This is the original special that gave birth to the long-running award-winning HBO series.
Release Date1999-10-17
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count90
Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.
Release Date2005-11-20
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2
This revealing portrait of comedian, activist, pop-culture icon and thought leader Dick Gregory documents his many personal reinventions throughout the decades, from celebrity to civil rights hero and beyond, while hearing from the incredible entertainers who have been inspired by his blueprint.
Release Date2021-06-19
DepartmentProduction
JobConsulting Producer
Vote Count4
A "play on words" about a fictional political scandal concerning covert arms deals and double-dealing government operatives, satirizing the Watergate hearings of 1972-1973.
Release Date1992-11-01
DepartmentProduction
JobCo-Executive Producer
Vote Count1
A fascinating look at the most beloved comedy team in motion picture history. Exclusive interviews with those closest to the brothers supplement this collection of highlights from their film, theater, and television appearances and offer a compelling look at their lives both on and off-screen.
Release Date1982-01-02
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
In 1948, Lenny Bruce was just another comic who couldn't get arrested. By 1961, all that would change.
Release Date1998-10-21
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count11
Documentary directed by Joseph Adamson.
Release Date1986-01-02
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Robert B. Weide's 1989 documentary on the comedian Mort Sahl.
Release Date1989-09-18
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
