Robert Mark Kamen was born in the Bronx, New York. He graduated from the public school system of that city, received his BA from NYU in Literature, and his Masters and Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1979 he sold the first screenplay he ever wrote to Warner Bros. Over the past 40 years Robert has written 23 feature films among them: Taps; The Karate Kid 1, 2, 3, and 5; The Power of One; Lethal Weapon 3; A Walk In The Clouds; The Fifth Element; Transporter 1, 2, 3; Taken 1, 2, 3.
With the proceeds from his first screenplay, Robert purchased 300 acres of raw land in Sonoma California in the Mayacamas Mountains overlooking the San Francisco Bay. In 1980 he planted a 50-acre organic vineyard on the land, which today produces highly regarded Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah wines
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