Rob Schrab
Encyclopedia
Rob Schrab is a comic book creator
, actor
, comedian, writer, and film and television producer. Schrab grew up in Mayville, Wisconsin
. He is known as the creator of the comic book, Scud: The Disposable Assassin
, co-writer of the feature film Monster House
, the unaired pilot Heat Vision and Jack
, competitive film festival Channel 101
and the co-creator of Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program
.
He's directed on all three seasons of The Sarah Silverman Program
and has directed episodes of Childrens Hospital, Blue Mountain State
and Parks and Recreation
.
Milwaukee where he also co-founded (alongside Dan Harmon
) the sketch troupe The Dead Alewives
. They produced an album in 1996 entitled Take Down The Grand Master which featured the sketch 'Dungeons and Dragons' (Featured on Dr. Demento. A CG short was made from the audio: Summoner Geeks). Schrab was the voice of the "Where's the Mountain Dew?" Demon.
, which ran for 20 issues. In 2008, he finished the series with Scud #21 in a book that would include all the Scud issues. Scud's final chapter was released in Spring of 2008. Scud #21 "Return of the Over-Used Muse" hit the stands in early February. followed by #22 "Challenge of the Over-Used Muse" then #23 "Retaliation of the Over-Used Muse" and finally #24 "Death of the Over-Used Muse".
Covers were done by guest artists Ashley Wood, Dan Hipp, Jim Mahfood, David Hartman and Doug TenNapel. A collection of the entire series (including Drywall: Unzipped and Black Octopus: Sexy Genius) was released by Image comics.
.
Schrab produced the television pilot Heat Vision and Jack
starring Owen Wilson
and Jack Black
. He has also co-created the alternative television network
/website
Channel 101
, where he created The Ringwald and Molly Show , Twigger's HolidayThriller Chiller Theatre and The Suits as part of their programming.
As a personal project, Schrab produced the short film Robot Bastard- a Space Opera made completely from cardboard.
He played the bit part of Gerald in Blame Society Productions' Fun Rangers. He can be seen during the 'phon' scene, where he asks the protagonist, Cody Beaumont, for his DVD
s to be returned.
Schrab played the Bald Genius or "PI guy" in Chris Gore's "My Big Fat Independent Movie.
He and long time writing partner, Dan Harmon
, wrote the feature film Monster House based on a pitch they had originally made in 1998. The project was shelved for almost ten years until it was made feasible in 2006 by a CG process known as Mo-Cap. It was Harmon and Schrab's first feature deal and launched their career in the movie business. He also directed the music video "Crooked Teeth" for Death Cab for Cutie
.
Following this success, Schrab was the host of "Hell'oclock News", a series of teaser videos for the Tenacious D
in the Pick of Destiny movie website.
Rob worked as a writer, producer and director on three seasons of The Sarah Silverman Program
on Comedy Central
.
He played the cross-dressing host of Cookie Party, Miniature "Mini" Coffee. Silverman wanted Schrab to play the character in the show after she saw him in "Thriller Chiller Theatre" (a short on Channel101.com)
website to celebrate the dragon's 5th birthday. The wallpaper was put on the site on January 14, 2008, and was accessible when the main page message "guest wallpaper" was clicked on. This link has since been removed but the wallpaper can be downloaded here and here.
Along with Ben Schwartz
and Dan Harmon, Schrab co-wrote the opening for the 81st Academy Awards in 2009. It starred Hugh Jackman and featured songs written by all three writers. Schrab was responsible for the Dark Knight section: "How come comic-book movies never get nominated?" Schrab won an Emmy for his writing alongside Harmon and Schwartz on September 20, 2009.
The props and scenery were designed and partially constructed by Rob Schrab- sketches and behind the scenes can be found on his website.
In 2006, Schrab directed and animated the music video for "Death Cab for Cutie
"'s "Crooked Teeth". It can be found on the Directions DVD
Comic book creator
A comic book creator is someone who creates a comic book or graphic novel.The production of a comic book by one of the major comic book companies in the U.S...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, comedian, writer, and film and television producer. Schrab grew up in Mayville, Wisconsin
Mayville, Wisconsin
Mayville is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, located along the Rock River. The population was 4,902 at the 2000 census.Mayville is located at ....
. He is known as the creator of the comic book, Scud: The Disposable Assassin
Scud: The Disposable Assassin
Scud: The Disposable Assassin is a humorous, hyperkinetic science fiction comic by Rob Schrab about a world in which one can buy robot assassins out of vending machines, the most popular of which are intelligent robots that kill a specified target and then self-destruct.The protagonist of the...
, co-writer of the feature film Monster House
Monster House
Monster House is a Discovery Channel television program that documented the themed remodeling of a residence in a five-day time frame...
, the unaired pilot Heat Vision and Jack
Heat Vision and Jack
Heat Vision and Jack was a proposed 1999 comedy/sci-fi television show directed by Ben Stiller and starring Jack Black, Owen Wilson, and Ron Silver. Christine Taylor and Vincent Schiavelli guest starred in the pilot episode, the only episode filmed. While the Fox Network didn't pick up the show,...
, competitive film festival Channel 101
Channel 101
Channel 101 is a non-profit short film festival in Los Angeles, which also has a sister festival in NYC, Channel 101: NY. Channel 101 is a creation of Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab in which participants submit a short film in the format of a pilot under five minutes in length...
and the co-creator of Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program
The Sarah Silverman Program
The Sarah Silverman Program is an American television series that starred comedian and actress Sarah Silverman, who created the series with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab...
.
He's directed on all three seasons of The Sarah Silverman Program
The Sarah Silverman Program
The Sarah Silverman Program is an American television series that starred comedian and actress Sarah Silverman, who created the series with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab...
and has directed episodes of Childrens Hospital, Blue Mountain State
Blue Mountain State
Blue Mountain State is an American comedy series that premiered on Spike on January 11, 2010. The series producers include Chris Romano and Eric Falconer and is produced by Lionsgate Television...
and Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation is an American comedy television series on NBC that focuses on Leslie Knope , a mid-level bureaucrat in the parks department of Pawnee, a fictional town in Indiana. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, the series debuted on April 9, 2009; it has run for three seasons and...
.
Comedy
Schrab was a member of ComedySportzComedySportz
ComedySportz is an improvisational comedy organization started in 1984 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by a group of local comedians including Dick Chudnow, Bob Orvis, Brian Green and many others.-Format:...
Milwaukee where he also co-founded (alongside Dan Harmon
Dan Harmon
Dan Harmon is a writer and performer. He is the creator and an executive producer for the NBC television comedy series Community, and, along with Rob Schrab, a founder of the alternative television network/website Channel 101....
) the sketch troupe The Dead Alewives
Dead Alewives
The Dead Alewives was an improvisational comedy troupe during the 1980s and 1990s from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They did not get a lot of press during their active life, but some of the group's individual members went on to become noteworthy since the group's breakup.The Dead Alewives began as a...
. They produced an album in 1996 entitled Take Down The Grand Master which featured the sketch 'Dungeons and Dragons' (Featured on Dr. Demento. A CG short was made from the audio: Summoner Geeks). Schrab was the voice of the "Where's the Mountain Dew?" Demon.
Comics
In the mid to late 1990s Schrab wrote and produced the independent comic book Scud: The Disposable AssassinScud: The Disposable Assassin
Scud: The Disposable Assassin is a humorous, hyperkinetic science fiction comic by Rob Schrab about a world in which one can buy robot assassins out of vending machines, the most popular of which are intelligent robots that kill a specified target and then self-destruct.The protagonist of the...
, which ran for 20 issues. In 2008, he finished the series with Scud #21 in a book that would include all the Scud issues. Scud's final chapter was released in Spring of 2008. Scud #21 "Return of the Over-Used Muse" hit the stands in early February. followed by #22 "Challenge of the Over-Used Muse" then #23 "Retaliation of the Over-Used Muse" and finally #24 "Death of the Over-Used Muse".
Covers were done by guest artists Ashley Wood, Dan Hipp, Jim Mahfood, David Hartman and Doug TenNapel. A collection of the entire series (including Drywall: Unzipped and Black Octopus: Sexy Genius) was released by Image comics.
Film and television
Following Scud, Schrab had several minor successes in Hollywood leading up to the release of his first feature film, Monster HouseMonster House (film)
Monster House is a 2006 computer animated motion capture horror/comedy film produced by ImageMovers and Amblin Entertainment, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg, this is the first time since Back to the Future Part III that they have...
.
Schrab produced the television pilot Heat Vision and Jack
Heat Vision and Jack
Heat Vision and Jack was a proposed 1999 comedy/sci-fi television show directed by Ben Stiller and starring Jack Black, Owen Wilson, and Ron Silver. Christine Taylor and Vincent Schiavelli guest starred in the pilot episode, the only episode filmed. While the Fox Network didn't pick up the show,...
starring Owen Wilson
Owen Wilson
Owen Cunningham Wilson is an American actor and writer, known for his roles in the films The Haunting, The Royal Tenenbaums, Zoolander, Meet the Parents, Wedding Crashers, You, Me and Dupree, Bottle Rocket, the Cars series, The Darjeeling Limited, Marley & Me, Midnight in Paris, Shanghai Noon,...
and Jack Black
Jack Black (actor)
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black is an American comedian, actor and musician. He makes up one half of the comedy and satirical rock duo Tenacious D. The group has two albums as well as a television series and a film. His acting career is extensive, starring primarily as bumbling, cocky, but internally...
. He has also co-created the alternative television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
/website
Website
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Channel 101
Channel 101
Channel 101 is a non-profit short film festival in Los Angeles, which also has a sister festival in NYC, Channel 101: NY. Channel 101 is a creation of Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab in which participants submit a short film in the format of a pilot under five minutes in length...
, where he created The Ringwald and Molly Show , Twigger's HolidayThriller Chiller Theatre and The Suits as part of their programming.
As a personal project, Schrab produced the short film Robot Bastard- a Space Opera made completely from cardboard.
He played the bit part of Gerald in Blame Society Productions' Fun Rangers. He can be seen during the 'phon' scene, where he asks the protagonist, Cody Beaumont, for his DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
s to be returned.
Schrab played the Bald Genius or "PI guy" in Chris Gore's "My Big Fat Independent Movie.
He and long time writing partner, Dan Harmon
Dan Harmon
Dan Harmon is a writer and performer. He is the creator and an executive producer for the NBC television comedy series Community, and, along with Rob Schrab, a founder of the alternative television network/website Channel 101....
, wrote the feature film Monster House based on a pitch they had originally made in 1998. The project was shelved for almost ten years until it was made feasible in 2006 by a CG process known as Mo-Cap. It was Harmon and Schrab's first feature deal and launched their career in the movie business. He also directed the music video "Crooked Teeth" for Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard , Chris Walla , Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr ....
.
Following this success, Schrab was the host of "Hell'oclock News", a series of teaser videos for the Tenacious D
Tenacious D
Tenacious D is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. Composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jack Black and lead guitarist and vocalist Kyle Gass, the band has released two albums – Tenacious D and The Pick of Destiny...
in the Pick of Destiny movie website.
Rob worked as a writer, producer and director on three seasons of The Sarah Silverman Program
The Sarah Silverman Program
The Sarah Silverman Program is an American television series that starred comedian and actress Sarah Silverman, who created the series with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab...
on Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
.
He played the cross-dressing host of Cookie Party, Miniature "Mini" Coffee. Silverman wanted Schrab to play the character in the show after she saw him in "Thriller Chiller Theatre" (a short on Channel101.com)
Other
Rob Schrab made a Trogdor wallpaper for the Homestar RunnerHomestar Runner
Homestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes surreal humor with references to retro pop culture, notably video games, classic television, and popular music.The cartoons are nominally centered on the title character, Homestar Runner...
website to celebrate the dragon's 5th birthday. The wallpaper was put on the site on January 14, 2008, and was accessible when the main page message "guest wallpaper" was clicked on. This link has since been removed but the wallpaper can be downloaded here and here.
Along with Ben Schwartz
Ben Schwartz
Ben Schwartz is a writer, actor and comedian. His feature film credits include Peep World with Rainn Wilson, Michael C. Hall and Sarah Silverman as well as Everybody's Fine with Robert DeNiro...
and Dan Harmon, Schrab co-wrote the opening for the 81st Academy Awards in 2009. It starred Hugh Jackman and featured songs written by all three writers. Schrab was responsible for the Dark Knight section: "How come comic-book movies never get nominated?" Schrab won an Emmy for his writing alongside Harmon and Schwartz on September 20, 2009.
The props and scenery were designed and partially constructed by Rob Schrab- sketches and behind the scenes can be found on his website.
In 2006, Schrab directed and animated the music video for "Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard , Chris Walla , Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr ....
"'s "Crooked Teeth". It can be found on the Directions DVD
Personal life
Rob has been with girlfriend Kate Freund since 2005. They met when she interviewed him for the short lived television show, "Rough Cut LA".External links
- Rob Schrab at Channel 101Channel 101Channel 101 is a non-profit short film festival in Los Angeles, which also has a sister festival in NYC, Channel 101: NY. Channel 101 is a creation of Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab in which participants submit a short film in the format of a pilot under five minutes in length...
- Robot Bastard
- 2008 Interview with Rob about The Sarah Silverman Program