Robert Bella

Robert Bella
Born	Robert Bella 1963 (age 53–54) Brooklyn, New York, United States
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, writer, filmmaker
Years active	1985–present

Robert Bella (born 1963 is an award-winning American filmmaker, best known for the indie cult-hit comedy Colin Fitz Lives! Bella has also worked on over 100 plays as an actor, director, producer and writer. He is a co-author of Training of the American Actor and he wrote the stage adaptation of the film Stand and Deliver.

Bella was born in Brooklyn, New York. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he studied acting with Stella Adler, David Mamet and William H. Macy.

When he was 23 years old, Bella became an NYU adjunct faculty member. By the time he was 25, he was teaching Master Classes around the world, on subjects such as directing, script analysis, performance technique, on-camera acting and audition skills. Former acting students include: Jessica Alba, Rose Byrne, Heather Burns, Justin Chatwin, Abbie Cornish, Peter Facinelli, Matthew Fox, Bryan Greenberg, Diane Neal, Jason Ritter and Skeet Ulrich.

Bella became one of the founding members the Atlantic Theater Company, where he served as the Managing Director, Associate Artistic Director and Executive Director of the Atlantic Acting School. His experience producing and directing numerous Off-Broadway plays ultimately led him to try his hand at filmmaking.

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