Robert Simonds - Details

Biography

Producer ROBERT SIMONDS is one of the industry's most prolific producers of motion picture comedies. His comedies have generated over a billion dollars in revenue. Simonds' first feature was the hit comedy "Problem Child (1990). " Subsequent hits include "Happy Gilmore (1996)," "Half Baked (1998)," "Wedding Singer, The (1998)," "Waterboy, The (1998)" and "Big Daddy (1999). " Most recently, Simonds produced the upcoming Universal release "Head Over Heels (2001)," starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Monica Potter; the upcoming Disney release "Corky Romano (2001)," starring Chris Kattan; and the upcoming Columbia Pictures release, "Adventures of Joe Dirt, The (2001)," starring David Spade.
Simonds, a native of Phoenix, Arizona, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Yale University, where he majored in philosophy.