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- Birth nameRobert Meade Watts
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Robert Watts was born on May 23, 1938 in London, England, UK. He was a producer and production manager, known for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). He was married to Ene Watts and Julia. He died on September 30, 2024 in London, England, UK.
- SpousesEne Watts(1963 - ?) (divorced)Julia (divorced, 3 children)
- RelativesJeremy Bulloch(Half Sibling)
- He is the elder half-brother of Jeremy Bulloch.
- His first film work was as a runner on the Boulting brothers production A French Mistress.
- He had a cameo in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi as Lieutenant Blanaid.
- Watts earned his union membership during two years as a runner, and later production manager, at a company based at England's Shepperton Studios which made TV commercials and documentaries. He then returned to feature films as a second assistant director on the film Man in the Middle.[2].
- He worked on other Steven Spielberg-presented productions, including as producer on Who Framed Roger Rabbit and An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, and with Spielberg's long-term producer Frank Marshall on Marshall's second feature as director, Alive.
- Making movies is an apprenticeship for life" Talking about Star Wars (1977) "In the end, it was a film that was entirely Greorge's (Lucas)
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