- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Sammy
- Sam Rubin was a founding member of the Critics Choice Association. He was the entertainment anchor for the KTLA Morning News in Los Angeles, the #1 rated daily newscast in Southern California. Sam had a significant global footprint providing entertainment reports on a regular basis for ITV in the United Kingdom, NINE Network in Australia, and TV3 in New Zealand. Sam was a multiple-Emmy winner, had received the Golden Mike Award for best entertainment reporter, had received a lifetime achievement award from the Southern California Broadcasters Association, and had been named best entertainment reporter by the Los Angeles Press Club.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Critics Choice Association Official Website
- SpousesLeslie Gale Shuman(2007 - May 10, 2024) (his death, 2 children)Julie Anderson(January 9, 1988 - 2006) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenRory C. RubinColby RubinDarcy Rubin
- Was a lifeguard in college
- Daughter, Perry Rubin.
- (1992-2024) Entertainment reporter for KTLA Morning News (TV Channel 5, Los Angeles USA).
- Though edgy, Rubin was considered to have conventional tastes. He was known for rarely being probing in interviews and generally being positive, which made him a favorite among Hollywood publicists; his easygoing manner was known to put celebrities at ease. Henry Winkler noted that he could make guests "open up like a flower".
- During a live on-air interview with actor Samuel L. Jackson on February 10, 2014, Rubin mistakenly asked Jackson about the success of the trailer advertised at the Super Bowl, which featured African American actor and former Jackson co-star Laurence Fishburne, who had reprised his role as Morpheus from The Matrix franchise for a car commercial. Jackson was offended by this mistaken reference and proceeded to 'roast' Rubin. In his apology, Rubin claimed he was referring to another commercial, also screened at the Super Bowl, for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which did feature Jackson, and Rubin said he had not raised this during the interview itself because he felt "stupid". At the same time as saying that Jackson had misinterpreted him, Rubin nevertheless chastised himself for what he called "a very amateur mistake".
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