Roberto Benabib was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He attended NYU film school and began his career as Jonathan Demme's assistant. He has produced and written numerous television series including Ally McBeal (1997) as well as writing and directing the Miramax film Little City (1997). He also adapted the libretto for Baz Luhrmann's Broadway ...
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
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Partner in The Waverly Inn restaurant in New York City with Graydon Carter.
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He graduated from New York University.
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His first wife Amy Spindler was a fashion critic for The New York Times. She died from a malignant brain tumor after a long battle with cancer in March 2004.
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Baz Luhrmann asked him to adapt the libretto for his Broadway production of "La Boheme" because he wanted an Ally McBeal (1997) feel to it.
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