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Danny Rubin

Danny Rubin

Known for

Writing

Birthplace

San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Danny Rubin (b. 1957) is an American screenwriter, actor, lecturer, celebrity blogger, and most notably the screenwriter of the modern classic Groundhog Day. The title of the movie has now entered the vernacular to describe the experience of a day or even a limited event repeating. Rubin received a B.A. in biology from Brown University and a M.A. in radio, television, and film from Northwestern University. He has taught screenwriting at numerous universities and lectured on the topic at 20 academic conferences since 1995. Currently he holds the position of Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on Screenwriting at Harvard University. Rubin is married with two childr...

Best known work

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

1993
Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

2003
Freakier Friday

Freakier Friday

2025
Stork Day

Stork Day

2004
S.F.W.

S.F.W.

1995
Hear No Evil

Hear No Evil

1993
The Real History of Science Fiction

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014
Fantastic Mr. Murray

Fantastic Mr. Murray

2019
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

2002
On Story

On Story

2011

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Freakier Friday

    as Pink Slip Bass Player Scott

  2. 2019

    Fantastic Mr. Murray

    as Self - Interviewee

  3. 2014

    The Real History of Science FictionTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  4. 2011

    On StoryTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  5. 2004

    Stork Day

    Original Film Writer

  6. 2003

    Freaky Friday

    as Scott - Bass Player

  7. 2002

  8. 1995

    S.F.W.

    Screenplay

  9. 1993

  10. 1993

    Groundhog Day

    Story, Screenplay

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