Robert Eisele's impressive career in screenwriting and television production spans numerous notable projects and awards. His screenplay for the movie "The Great Debaters" won the Writers Guild of America's Paul Selvin Award, and the film received a Golden Globe Best Picture Nomination, among other accolades.
Eisele's work in television includes his role as co-show runner of the "Alma" Award-winning Showtime series "Resurrection Blvd.", the first American series starring an all Latino cast. One of his episodes, "Nino del Polvo," earned him a Writers Guild Award nomination.
His screenplay "Hurricane Season" was filmed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and starred Forest Whitaker and Taraji Henson. Eisele also did an uncredited production rewrite of the Academy Award Best Picture nominee "RAY" for Taylor Hackford.
As a writer-producer, Eisele has credits in television films, including his WGA Award-nominated scripts for Showtime's "Last Light" and USA's "Lily in Winter". His ESPN movie "3: The Dale Earnhardt Story" was the second highest-rated TV film of its year.
Earlier in his career, Eisele wrote and produced the acclaimed series "The Equalizer" and had a notable episode of "Cagney & Lacey" win the Humanitas Prize. This caught the attention of Michael Mann, who hired Eisele to work on the writing staff of his groundbreaking series "Crime Story".
Robert Eisele has received overall television writing/producing deals at Warner Brothers, Universal, and Paramount. He had two pilot presentations produced, including "Darkman" at Universal with Sam Raimi, as well as the award-nominated television films mentioned earlier.
Eisele's writing career began as a playwright, winning a playwriting fellowship at American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. His plays have been produced in various cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Louisville, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and New York City.
Before establishing himself as a film and television writer, Eisele taught playwriting, screenwriting, and acting at Rio Hondo College. He received his B.A. in Film and his M.F.A. in Theatre Arts, Playwriting Specialization, at U.C.L.A.
Eisele's personal life is also notable, as he is married to Diana, a professional dancer and educator, and they have two children, Nick and Marissa, who are now the second generation of Eiseles working in the entertainment industry.
