Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22, 1944) is an
American filmmaker,
producer and
screenwriter.
Personal life
Demme was born in
Baldwin,
New York, the son of Dorothy Demme and a public relations executive father.
Demme has three children: Ramona, Brooklyn, Josephine. He is a graduate of the
University of Florida. He also was the uncle of director
Ted Demme, who died in 2002. He is currently a member of the steering committee of the Friends of the
Apollo, along with
Danny DeVito and
Rhea Perlman.
