Robert Fontaine

Robert Fontaine Jr. (born July 11, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York, USA), began his acting career in New York City in 1983, training with the late and legendary theater director/teacher Gene Frankel. Robert's first feature film debut was in "The Beat" (1987) shot in New York, and Paul Mones' directorial debut. This led to featured roles in "Pay Back," "Whispers" "Nightlife", and "Hear Mrs. Weber?" As an actor Robert has also worked with notable directors such as Wes Anderson-'Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Royal Tennebaums,' Able Ferrara -'China Girl' and 'The Bad Lieutenant,' and Eric Schaffer's- 'Mind The Gap,' 2006. After becoming disillusioned with the industry(not willing to settle for a career playing a stereo-type), Robert made his directorial debut with the short film entitled "Rebels" (1993). The film led to the financing of the full length feature Crispy Crackers and Beans (1997), which Robert co-wrote, co-produced, directed and starred in. The film had its premier in New York 1997, and fostered strong interest from studios, and distributors. It even caught the attention of Martin Scorsese. 'Crispy, Crackers and Beans,' is currently distributed by Netflix, and has become a cult classic. In 2010 Robert formed Industrial House Films. "It will be the perfect vehicle for producing a slate of films between the 2 to 5 million dollar range. Films that are story-drive, and beholden to no genre," says Fontaine. The company is independently financed, and will make its first feature debut in 2015, with the motion picture entitled 'Mi, America'. A character-driven-drama, that takes a hard look at the racial identity crisis in the USA. Rick Porras (Lord of The Rings Trilogy) will serve as Executive Producer.