Robert "Bobby" Hyatt embarked on an illustrious acting career at the tender age of six months, when renowned actor Cary Grant plucked him from a group of babies at MGM Studios. This marked the beginning of a 25-year journey that would equip him with a wealth of experience, ultimately paving the way for his transition behind the camera as a writer and director.
Hyatt's directorial debut, Every Girl Should Have One (1978),featured an all-star cast, including Zsa Zsa Gabor, Robert Alda, and Alice Faye. Following this success, he signed with 20th Century-Fox/TV as a writer and associate producer, developing a movie-of-the-week titled "Super 8."
After a year at Fox/TV, Hyatt ventured into the music industry, spending the next decade traveling the world as an artist manager and music publisher. He co-produced, wrote, and directed the sci-fi thriller Alien Seed (1989),starring Erik Estrada.
In the early 1990s, Hyatt co-produced, wrote, and directed a cultural documentary, The Maori Queen (1993),in New Zealand. This was followed by his groundbreaking achievement as the first American director to create an all-Vietnamese cast and Vietnamese-language, full-length feature film, Lost Paradise (1993). The film was showcased as a mini-series on Hong Kong television and released as a feature film in Australia, France, Canada, and the Vietnamese communities in the United States.
In 1995, Hyatt was contracted by On The Edge productions to write and develop the music-oriented comedy, Sex, Lies & Rock n Roll, for production in the Caribbean. This project led to extensive research and location scouting in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, allowing him to establish valuable contacts for future endeavors.
Hyatt's subsequent credits include producing, writing, and directing the action film Deadly Ransom (1998),starring Francesco Quinn and Brion James, which was shot in Los Angeles and Puerto Rico. In 1999, he sold his seventh screenplay, Night of the Woman Child, to American Media Group.
In 2001, Hyatt wrote and directed Dead Man's Run, starring John Savage, Joe Lara, and Trevor Goddard. Throughout his illustrious career, Robert has written eight produced screenplays, directed seven of them, and accumulated a lifetime of experience in the making of films. Today, he serves as the vice-president of acquisitions and production for The Director's Cut Video-On-Demand cable movie channel.
