# Adam Robitel
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{{Short description|American producer, screenplay, and director}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|05|26}}
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| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|film producer|screenwriter|actor}}
| years_active = 2006–present
| alma_mater = [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California)
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'''Adam Robitel''' (born May 26, 1978) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for directing horror films, such as ''[The Taking of Deborah Logan](/source/The_Taking_of_Deborah_Logan)'' (2014), ''[Insidious: The Last Key](/source/Insidious%3A_The_Last_Key)'' (2018), ''[Escape Room](/source/Escape_Room_(2019_film))'' (2019) and its sequel ''[Escape Room: Tournament of Champions](/source/Escape_Room%3A_Tournament_of_Champions)'' (2021). He also co-wrote ''[Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension](/source/Paranormal_Activity%3A_The_Ghost_Dimension)'' (2015).
''[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)'' reported in July 2021 that Robitel and co-writer [Gavin Heffernan](/source/Gavin_Heffernan) had partnered with [Darren Aronofsky](/source/Darren_Aronofsky) on a thriller series for Netflix titled ''The Craving''.[{{cite web |title=Deadline |date=30 June 2021|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/adam-robitel-gavin-heffernan-thriller-series-netflix-darren-aronofsky-protozoa-pictures-1234784231/}}]
In July 2019, ''Deadline Hollywood'' posted that Heffernan and Robitel had teamed up with [Sam Raimi](/source/Sam_Raimi) on an "Untitled Supernatural Thriller" for Sony Pictures.[{{cite web |last1=Deadline |title='Escape Room' Director Adam Robitel Sets up Untitled Supernatural Thriller at Sony|date=30 July 2019|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/escape-room-director-adam-robitel-sets-up-untitled-supernatural-thriller-at-sony-1202657110/}}]
==Education==
Adam Robitel was born on May 28, 1978.[{{Cite web |title=Adam Robitel Movies and Filmography |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/adam-robitel-p375169 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=[AllMovie](/source/AllMovie) }}]
Robitel is a graduate of the [USC School of Cinematic Arts](/source/USC_School_of_Cinematic_Arts).[{{cite web|url=http://sebastiantwardosz.com/2015/09/24/the-taking-of-deborah-logan-and-nasty-horror-stories-with-adam-robitel/|title=THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN and Nasty Horror Stories with Adam Robitel - Sebastian Twardosz|date=24 September 2015|website=Sebastiantwardosz.com|access-date=22 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822222233/http://sebastiantwardosz.com/2015/09/24/the-taking-of-deborah-logan-and-nasty-horror-stories-with-adam-robitel/|archive-date=22 August 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}]
==Personal life==
Robitel was raised Catholic. He was a gymnast who first pursued acting while at USC. His spec script, The Bloody Benders, garnered the attention of Guillermo Del Toro, and was his first official optioned property.[{{cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |title=Guillermo Del Toro Teams With Angry Films On 'The Bloody Benders' Spec |url=https://deadline.com/2012/04/guillermo-del-toro-teams-with-angry-films-on-the-bloody-benders-spec-263155/ |website=Deadline |date=27 April 2012 |access-date=17 August 2020}}]
He credits his grandmother, who raised him and his sister on ghost stories, for his love of all things macabre. Robitel has been with his partner Ray for twenty years.[{{cite web |last1=Waylon |first1=Jordan |title=Adam Robitel Shares His Story of Coming Out and the Power of Visibility in 2019 |url=https://www.ihorror.com/writer-director-adam-robitel-on-coming-out-and-his-road-to-self-acceptance/ |website=www.ihorror.com |date=11 July 2019 |publisher=ihorror |access-date=17 August 2020 |archive-date=14 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214154232/https://www.ihorror.com/writer-director-adam-robitel-on-coming-out-and-his-road-to-self-acceptance/ |url-status=dead }}]
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Writer
|-
| 2014
| ''[The Taking of Deborah Logan](/source/The_Taking_of_Deborah_Logan)''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2015
| ''[Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension](/source/Paranormal_Activity%3A_The_Ghost_Dimension)''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2018
| ''[Insidious: The Last Key](/source/Insidious%3A_The_Last_Key)''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2019
| ''[Escape Room](/source/Escape_Room_(2019_film))''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2021
|''[Escape Room: Tournament of Champions](/source/Escape_Room%3A_Tournament_of_Champions)''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
|}
'''Acting roles'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''[X-Men](/source/X-Men_(film))''
| Guy on Line
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[The Rules of Attraction](/source/The_Rules_of_Attraction_(film))''
| Dumb Guy from L.A.
| Uncredited
|-
| 2005
| ''[2001 Maniacs](/source/2001_Maniacs)''
| Lester
|
|-
| 2006
| ''Return to Sender''
| Butch
| Short film
|-
| 2010
| ''[2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams](/source/2001_Maniacs%3A_Field_of_Screams)''
| Lester
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2011
| ''[Chillerama](/source/Chillerama)''
| Butch
| Segment: "I Was a Teenage Werebear"
|-
| ''One for the Road''
| Booth
| Short film
|-
| 2012
| ''Cut/Print''
| Officer Smith
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[Contracted: Phase II](/source/Contracted%3A_Phase_II)''
| Swat Man #1
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[Escape Room](/source/Escape_Room_(2019_film))''
| Gabe
|
|-
|}
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0733263}}
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