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Rob Peace is a 2024 American biographical drama film written and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor and starring Ejiofor, Camila Cabello, Jay Will, and Mary J. Blige. It is based on the 2014 biography The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs.
According to Today, Robert DeShaun Peace (who went by Rob Peace) was born in 1980 in East Orange, N. J., to parents Jackie and Skeet.They were separated, and Rob lived with his mother. Hobbs, who ...
Robert Peace’s life was cut short, but his legacy will live on in Chiwetel Ejiofor’s new movie, “Rob Peace.” The Oscar nominee directed, adapted and costars in the drama based on the book ...
He played the titular role of Rob Peace in Chiwetel Ejiofor 2024 film Rob Peace, with co-stars Mary J. Blige and Camila Cabello. [5] [6] The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. [7] He received praise for his performance, described as "moving" and "masterfully played" and a "breakthrough role". [8] [9]
Robert DeShaun Peace (June 25, 1980 – May 18, 2011) was an American scholar and teacher who attended Yale University, where he graduated with honors in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. [1] His life and experiences are the subject of the 2014 biography The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace , written by his college roommate, Jeff Hobbs .
The film tells the story of Robert Peace (Jay Will), who grew up in an impoverished section of Newark, New Jersey, and later graduated from Yale University on scholarship. Peace led a dual life in ...
Adapted by Ejiofor from Jeff Hobb’s 2014 book “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace,” the film tells the true story of Peace (played by newcomer Jay Will), a scientifically gifted boy ...
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace was named a People Magazine “Best Book of Fall,” an O Magazine “Best Book of 2014,” an Entertainment Weekly “10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2014,” a New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2014, [9] a finalist for the 2015 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography, [10] iBooks Best Nonfiction of 2014, and a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist in ...