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Robert Mark Kamen (born October 9, 1947) is an American screenwriter, best known as creator of The Karate Kid franchise, as well as for his later collaborations with French filmmaker Luc Besson, which includes the screenplay for The Fifth Element (originally devised by Besson) and the Transporter and Taken franchises.
The Karate Kid is a semi-autobiographical story based on the life of its screenwriter, Robert Mark Kamen. At age 17, after the 1964 New York World's Fair, Kamen was beaten up by a gang of bullies. He thus began to study martial arts in order to defend himself.
Robert Mark Kamen is a writer and producer of movies and TV shows, such as The Karate Kid, The Fifth Element and Taken. He was born in 1947 in New York and has a Ph.D in American Studies.
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Feb 12, 2021 · Robert Kamen is the screenwriter of The Karate Kid, The Fifth Element, Taken, and many other movies. He talks about his karate background, his collaborations with Luc Besson, and his vineyard in this interview.
Cobra Kai is an American martial arts comedy-drama television series and a sequel to the original The Karate Kid films created by Robert Mark Kamen. The series was created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, and is distributed by Sony Pictures Television.
Learn about the life and career of Robert Mark Kamen, a writer and producer of The Fifth Element, The Karate Kid and Taken. Find out his family, education, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
Jan 14, 2008 · Robert Mark Kamen is a Hollywood screenwriter who has worked with Luc Besson on films like The Fifth Element and Taken. He talks about his career, his collaboration with Besson, and his views on the studio system.
