Rawson Marshall Thurber

Rawson Marshall Thurber (born February 9, 1975) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.

Life and career

Thurber was born on February 9, 1975 in San Francisco, California. He is the son of multimillionaire attorney, real estate professional, and inspirational speaker Marshall Thurber. Thurber is a 1997 graduate of Union College (Schenectady, New York) where he was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity and played wide receiver on the football team for two years. He is also a graduate of the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC.

He served as an assistant to screenwriter John August, beginning with the television program D.C. In 2002, he wrote and directed the original Terry Tate: Office Linebacker commercials for Reebok. In 2004, he wrote and directed the hit comedy film, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story. In January 2006, he signed on to write/direct a Magnum P.I. movie, which is still in pre-production. He also adapted Michael Chabon's The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, which was released in 2008.

Thurber directed the 2013 hit We're the Millers which starred Jason Sudekis and Jennifer Aniston. In June 2014 he was rumored to replace Edgar Wright to direct Ant-Man, but later turned the job down.

Filmography

Year	Title	Credit	Role	Notes
2016	Central Intelligence	Director, Co-Writer
2013	We're the Millers	Director
2010	Easy A		Quiznos Guy
2008	Manchild	Director		Short film
	The Mysteries of Pittsburgh	Director, Writer & Producer
2007	The Nines		Game Night Guest
2004	DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story	Director & Writer	High School Jerk
	Terry Tate, Office Linebacker: Sensitivity Training	Executive Producer		Short film
2002	Terry Tate, Office Linebacker	Director & Writer
1997	Aquaphobia		Young Benjamin's Rescuer #1	Uncredited

External links

• Rawson Marshall Thurber at the Internet Movie Database