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Robert Mark Kamen Biography ((?)-)

Born in state of NY; married, wife's name Lorna; children: Alessandra, Jessica, Victoria. Addresses: Office: Kamen Estate Wines, P.O. Box 1404, Sonoma, CA 95476.; Agent: Andy Patman, Paradigm, 260 North Crescent Dr., North Bldg., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Writer, producer, winemaker

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Coproducer, The Punisher, New World, 1989
• Television Work
• Series
• Creator and executive producer, Black Sash, The WB, 2003
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Taps, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
• Split Image (also known as Captured and L'envoutement), Orion, 1982
• The Karate Kid, Columbia, 1984
• The Karate Kid, Part II (also based on story by Kamen), Columbia,1986
• The Karate Kid, Part III (also based on characters created by Kamen), Columbia, 1989
• The Punisher, New World, 1989
• (As Robert Kamen) Gladiator (also based on story by Kamen), Columbia, 1992
• The Power of One (also known as La puissance de l'ange), Warner Bros., 1992
• Lethal Weapon 3, Warner Bros., 1992
• A Walk in the Clouds (also known as Caminando por las nubesand Un paseo por las nubes), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
• The Fifth Element (also known as Le cinquieme element), Columbia, 1997
• Kiss of the Dragon (also known as KOD: Kiss of the Dragon and La baiser mortel du dragon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
• The Transporter (also known as Le transporteur), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 2002
• The Transporter 2, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005
• Bandidas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005
• Unleashed, Rogue Pictures, 2005
• Television Pilots
• Black Sash, The WB, 2003

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• The movie The Next Karate Kid, released by Columbia in 1994, was based on characters created by Kamen.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

• Kamen Estate Wines, http://www.kamenwines.com, May 25, 2005