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Though always the classically struggling artist, Rob is an award-winning filmmaker, author and playwright. He has also produced, directed and acted on stage and film & video, though not currently active.

His body of work is an eclectic mix of mostly comedy, whether written, performed or produced behind the camera/microphone and starring others. He considers himself a student and an aficionado of the iconic clowns of the past: Chaplin, Keaton, W.C. Fields, The Marx Brothers, on up to the comedians of the 60s/70s television variety era like Sid Caesar, Ernie Kovacs, Milton Berle, et al. Three of his books are collections of essays on the great laugh-getters of the early film and television eras.

His main living has been as a graphic a
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The future may be uncertain, but one thing is for sure if you shop for great reads at Fosterical... your New Year's Reading List will be off to a triumphant start! Let's begin with...

MURDER SHE LAUGHED


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“My books are not profound, they're pro-fun!”
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“Superheroes are this generation's Shakespeare.”
Rob Foster, Outsupered: or, I Saved The World And All I Got Was This Cape

“My books are not profound, they're pro-fun!”
Rob Foster

“Superheroes are this generation's Shakespeare.”
Rob Foster, Outsupered: or, I Saved The World And All I Got Was This Cape

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Rob Foster My newest work, "Eight Short Plays That Scientifically Disprove the Existence of Love" was just added to my Goodreads author list! Need a laugh today? Give it a browse!


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Rob Foster A black Captain America is not an original idea. Have you read "Outsupered" ...?


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Rob Foster Sample excerpts have been added to the profile pages for my novels "Just Wrong" and "Outsupered." Please feel free to take a test-drive of some of my works. Cheers!


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