Danny Rubin
Rubin in 2013
Born	Daniel Rubin 1957 (age 67–68) San Francisco, California, US
Occupation	Screenwriter playwright
Alma mater	Brown University Northwestern University (M.A.)
Notable awards	BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay (1994) ALFS Award (1994) Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical (2017)
Relatives	Albert Isen (grandfather) Melvin L. Rubin (father) Michael Rubin (brother)
Website
dannyrubin.com

Daniel Rubin (born 1957) is an Americanscreenwriter andplaywright.^[1] He wrote the original story, and then co-wrote withHarold Ramis the screenplay for the 1993 comedy filmGroundhog Day, for which the two received aBAFTA Award for Best Screenplay.

The stage musicalGroundhog Day based on the film premiered in 2016 which won theLaurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2017.

Rubin was born inSan Francisco, the son ofMelvin Rubin, an ophthalmologist, and Lorna (née' Isen),^[2] owner of a publishing business, and grew up inGainesville, Florida.^[3] His grandfather wasAlbert Isen, former mayor ofTorrance, California.^[4] His brother,Michael, is an author, and sister, Gabrielle, a visual artist.^[5]

Rubin received aB.A. in biology fromBrown University and aM.A. in radio, television, and film fromNorthwestern University.^[6]

Rubin wrote the original story,^[7] and then co-wrote withHarold Ramis the screenplay for the 1993 comedy filmGroundhog Day,^[3] for which the two received aBAFTA Award for Best Screenplay.^[8] The film is considered one of the greatest films ever made^[9][10] and one of the best screenplays of all time.^[11][12] He co-wroteHear No Evil released the same year. WithJefery Levy, he co-wrote the 1994 filmS.F.W.^[13]

In 2016 the stage musicalGroundhog Day, which is based on the film, premiered atThe Old Vic inLondon.^[14] It was nominated for eightLaurence Olivier Awards in2017, winning forBest New Musical;^[15] it later opened onBroadway in2017,^[16] and was nominated for sevenTony Awards, includingBest Musical.^[17] The musical has a book by Rubin, based on his original story.^[18]

Rubin has taught screenwriting at numerous universities and lectured on the topic at academic conferences since 1995. He was a Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on English atHarvard University.^[6]

• Groundhog Day (withHarold Ramis) (1993)
• Hear No Evil (with Randall M. Badat and Kathleen Rowell) (1993)
• S.F.W. (withJefery Levy) (1994)
• È già ieri (Italian remake ofGroundhog Day) (2004)

• Groundhog Day (2016 musical)

• Saturn Award for Best writing 1994:Groundhog Day
• Tony Award for Best musical 2017:Groundhog Day The Musical^[19]

• BAFTA Film Award for Best Screenplay 1994:Groundhog Day
• ALFS Award for screenwriter of the year 1994:Groundhog Day
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical 2017:Groundhog Day The Musical

• Rubin, Danny (2012).How To Write "Groundhog Day"(eBook). Boston: Triad Publishing.

• Danny Rubin atIMDb
• Danny Rubin's Column
• Interview about Groundhog Day and screenwriting atBig Think

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