Robert Margolis

Robert Margolis is a writer, filmmaker and actor living in New York City. In addition to THE EXTERMINATOR, he is also the author of THE EXCAVATION.

Robert co-wrote, directed and starred in the multiple award-winning film, THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY.

"Brilliant, audacious..." VARIETY

"A frank and fresh testament to the burden of dreams." Minnesota Film Arts

"An independent production with a fascinatingly original voice..." Der Landbote, Switzerland

Awards: *Best Feature Film - Newport Beach International Film Festival, USA *Jury Prize: Best Feature Film - Virginia Film Festival *Audience Award: Best Feature Film- Virginia Film Festival *Best Director - Chicago Independent Film Festival, USA *Special Jury Prize - Minneapolis-St. Paul International Festival 2005, USA *Rosa Camuna di Bronzo Audience Award - Bergamo Film Meeting 2005, Italy *Audience Award: Best Feature Film - Swiss-American Film Festival, New York *Best Feature Film - 35 mm - L.I. International Film Expo, NY * Best Actor: (Robert Margolis) - Chicago Independent Film Festival, USA * Best Actor: (Robert Margolis) - Brooklyn International Film Festival, USA

Robert is the co-founder and editor of "frankmatter," a literary magazine. frankmatter publishes concert, performance, and book reviews, poems, translations, excerpts from novels, stories, plays, graphic novels, photographs, essays, marginalia, found art, & correspondence from all over.

He has been a recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship for cultural studies abroad.

He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the Dramatists Guild.