Another graduate of the State University of New York at Purchase (SUNY
Purchase) whose alumni include Bob's girlfriend
Parker Posey,
Wesley Snipes,
Sherry Stringfield,
Melissa Leo,
Stanley Tucci, directors
Hal Hartley and
Nick Gomez, as well as
producers
Tom Donahue and
Todd Baker. In 1991, Bob and his friend,
Larry Meistrich,
took $7,000 and founded the "Shooting Gallery" which has made a name
for itself by producing no- and low-budget pics for edgy, young
directors such as
Billy Bob Thornton. The "Shooting Gallery" produced Thornton's
Sling Blade - Auf Messers Schneide (1996) which received a nod from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences.
