Danny Rubin is another screenwriter with Chicago roots. Before he wrote Groundhog Day, he did his grad work at Northwestern. Rubin was around 35 years old when the classic Bill Murray comedy was released in 1993. What was he doing before that, and what’s his advice to writers before they sell their first screenplay?
“If you can, make money as a writer. You may not be able to sell your screenplay just yet, but I always figured that any kind of writing would be better than flipping pizzas. I wrote industrial videos and I typed resumes. I worked for peanuts on a local TV show, wrote brochures, wrote sketch comedy for corporate shows – whatever I could wiggle my way into.”
Danny Rubin
Screenwriter, Groundhog Day
To find out what Rubin’s doing these days check out his website & blog (www.dannyrubin.com).
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