Mini Biography

Bob Nuchow has thirty years of experience and skills including that of graphic artist, editor, media education producer, managing & marketing restaurateur, Screen Actors Guild agency contracts staff person and SAG Foundation - Conversations Program Director 2001-2006. Bob produced over 450 Foundation Conversations & Roll Film screening/Q&As in 20 cities with more than 100,000 participating.

Bob created the Screen Actors Guild Foundation's national speaker series Conversations as an intimate 2-hour Q&A in-house program held with SAG members and the greater entertainment community in 2001. Bob designed the program for high profile actors, producers, directors, and writers to share their experience and knowledge of acting and the entertainment industry with actors, drama & film students on how to sustain their passion for the craft.

Bob created the "Roll Film" series as a spin-off of the Conversations series for free film screenings and shorter Q&As with cast, directors, writers and producers. Bob had the pleasure working with major film studios Universal, Disney, Warner Bros, Sony, 20th Century, New Line Cinema, Paramount, as well as independent studios including Lionsgate Pictures, Focus Features, Fox Searchlight, Warner Independent Pictures, Think Films, IFC, Magnolia, First Look, etc.

Bob worked closely with publicists on several film awards campaigns including "LOTR," "Sideways," "Ray," "Crash," "Hustle & Flow," etc. as well with publicists of television networks including Fox, CBS, NBC, TNT, Hallmark Channel, FX; production companies including WB Television, Paramount Television, 20th Century, etc. and individual shows & actors.

Trivia

Created Screen Actors Guild Foundation's national speaker series "Conversations" producing over 400 events in 20 cities with 100,000 attending screening/Q&A events with Camryn Manheim, Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee, Rod Steiger, Johnny Depp, Edward James Olmos, Joan Chen, Terrence Howard, Hilary Swank, George Clooney, Cate Blanchette, Ron Howard, Selma Hayack, Sir Ian Mckellen, Dame Judi Dench, Anthony Hopkins, Rita Moreno, Ernest Borgnine, Charlize Theron, Lou Diamond Phillips, Maria Bello, William H. Macy, Lynn Redgrave, Benicio Del Torro, Alfre Woodard, Liam Neesen, etc.

Manages his screen-writing nephew Samir Vural and is producing 4 of his scripts including the mother/son character-driven drama "Eavesdropping" set in a New York City diner.

His mother Marlene Newman had her first illustrated children's book "Myron's Magic Cow" published by Barefoot Books at age 75 - September, 2005.

His niece Marisa Vural is a New York actor, hip hip and flamenco dancer, writer, performance artist.

He is currently a member of the Fusion Theatre Company's Advisory Board. The Cell Theatre is home to the Fusion Theatre Company in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

He is currently (2007) working with Michael S. Hall, President and Founder of the Wilshire Screening Room and operator of Beverly Hills beautiful, state-of-the-art 410 seat Fine Arts theatre to create a year round below & above the line screening / Q&A series for film & television (Both studio and independent)at the 410-seat Fine Arts Theatre (FAT), 8556 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Personal Quotes

"My father, Teamster Leader Bill Nuchow worked with Dr. King and was in Memphis with the sanitation workers at the time of his death. I was nine years old when my father took me on the freedom train from New York to Washington, D.C. to hear Dr. King deliver "I Have A Dream" amidst a sea of humanity rich in the spirit of hope, mutual respect, and unity. So much of that is needed today and needed especially within the industry."

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