Bobby Roth
Roth in 2018
Born	Robert Jay Roth 1950 (age 74–75) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film director, producer, writer
Years active	1976–present
Spouses	Leslie Tobin Bacon Pamela Springsteen ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	2, includingNick

Robert Jay Roth (born 1950) is an American television and film director, screenwriter and producer.

Born and raised inLos Angeles, Roth began his tertiary education at theUniversity of California, Berkeley studying philosophy and creative writing before earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Cinema at theUniversity of Southern California in 1972. He continued his education at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles enrolling in the Master of Fine Arts program and received his graduate degree in motion picture production in 1975.^[1] The following year, he wrote, produced and directed his first film,Independence Day. His 1984 filmHeartbreakers was entered into the35th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2] In 1988, Roth wrote and directed the television filmDead Solid Perfect.^[1]

Over the course of his career, Roth has written, produced, and directed several television and feature films and episodes. Television series he has worked on include: Miami Vice, Beverly Hills, 90210,Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,^[2]Numb3rs,^[3]Commander in Chief,^[4]Without a Trace,^[5]New Amsterdam,^[6]Raising the Bar,Criminal Minds,^[7]Prison Break,^[8]Lost,^[9]FlashForward,^[10]Fringe,^[11]Life Unexpected,^[12]V,^[13]The Mentalist,^[14]Revenge,^[15]Breakout Kings,^[16]Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,Grey's Anatomy,^[17]Scorpion,Hawaii 5-0,^[18] Player^[19] and the 2017 reboot ofMacGyver^[20] among many more.

He was a founding member of the Independent Feature Project and the first co-chairman of the DGA's Independent Feature Committee. His films have won many awards and have been exhibited in over 100 international film festivals. He also teaches film seminars throughout the world and is the recipient of the 2017 Miami Web Fest Lifetime Achievement Award.^[21]

• Circle of Power (1983)
• Heartbreakers (1984)
• Dead Solid Perfect (1988)
• The Man Inside (1990)
• Jack the Dog (2001)
• Manhood (2003)
• Berkeley (2005)
• Pearl (2020)

• Bobby Roth atIMDb
• Bobby Roth – 2003 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
• New York Times review ofBrave New Girl
• A Director Prepares: Bobby Roth's MasterclassArchived October 16, 2021, at theWayback Machine

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• UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science alumni
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• USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni
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• Springsteen family

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