Personal details
- Birth Date: 1947-10-09
- Birth Location: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Children: (3 children) Victoria Kamen
- Professions: Writer, Producer, Script and Continuity Department
Robert Mark Kamen, born in the heart of The Bronx back in ’47, is one of those behind-the-scenes guys who’s had his fingerprints all over some absolute classics, even if folks don’t always recognize the name right away. Seriously, just look at his credits—he helped pen The Fifth Element, which, let’s be real, is one of those sci-fi cult hits that refuses to age. Then there’s The Karate Kid Part III, and you’d have to be living under a rock not to at least know the “wax on, wax off” legacy. Yeah, he’s part of the team that gave us THAT. And if you’ve ever watched Liam Neeson threaten someone over the phone, that’s Kamen too, with Taken. Guy knows his way around a tense plot and an explosive action scene. Outside the Hollywood hustle, Kamen’s married to Evonne, and they’ve got three kids—so, you know, probably a full house and then some. It’s wild to think about the kind of stories his family’s heard over dinner. Growing up in New York, he probably soaked up a lot of that city grit, and you can kinda see it in the tough, streetwise characters he writes. He’s not just a screenwriter, either; he’s produced a bunch of stuff and generally seems to have this knack for making movies that stick in your brain long after the credits roll. All in all, when you catch a movie with Robert Mark Kamen’s name in the credits, odds are you’re in for something memorable.
You know what’s wild? Stuart Kamen actually helped cook up the screenplay for The Devil’s Own—the '97 flick with Brad Pitt—but after a whole circus of rewrites and drama, he gets zero screenwriting credit. Classic Hollywood, right? Apparently, the script got tossed around so much, nobody could agree on anything. But Pitt? The guy actually backed Kamen’s original version, even talked about it in Newsweek. That’s some loyalty you don’t always see in showbiz. The movie itself was this gritty crime thriller, all about an IRA gunman (that’s Pitt) hiding out in America, messing up Harrison Ford’s peaceful family man life. But honestly, with all the behind-the-scenes chaos, it’s a wonder it even made it to theaters. Kamen’s fingerprints are all over it, even if his name isn’t. Just goes to show—not everyone who shapes a film gets their flowers.
October 9, 1947
Konidela Ram Charan
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Yes, Victoria Kamen
77 years old