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Known For

Writing

Known Credits

193

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-12-31 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Rif Coogan

Adam Rifkin

Biography

Adam Rifkin sometimes credited as Rif Coogan, is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. Rifkin is claimed to belong to a rare breed of film directors that transited from public access television to Hollywood. Adam Rifkin is a writer/director/producer/actor whose eclectic career ranges from broad family comedies to cult classics to dark and gritty urban dramas. Rifkin is best known in Hollywood circles for writing family-friendly comedies like Mousehunt and 2007's Underdog. Most recently Rifkin wrote, executive produced and directed all 11 episodes of Look for Showtime. Based on his award winning film of the same name, LOOK is a drama that takes the viewer into the foreboding world of hidden cameras. Armed with the knowledge that Americans are captured on surveillance cameras more than 300 times a day, the topical series, like the film, tells its story exclusively through the eyes of the security cameras, web cams, and cell phone cameras Americans live in front of everyday, bringing to light the realities of what it means to be watched in a camera consumed culture.

Known For

Acting

Sixteen Candles

1984

Sixteen Candles

as

Head Nerd (uncredited)

The Flesh Merchant

1993

The Flesh Merchant

as

Man in Bondage Room

Psycho Cop Returns

1993

Psycho Cop Returns

as

Man with Video Camera

The Dark Backward

1991

The Dark Backward

as

Rufus Bing

Homo Erectus

2007

Homo Erectus

as

Ishbo

Bikini Squad

1993

Bikini Squad

as

Singing Teacher

Never on Tuesday

1989

Never on Tuesday

as

William (uncredited)

Chillerama

2011

Chillerama

as

Miles Munson

Susan's Plan

1998

Susan's Plan

as

Gambler #1

Without Charlie

2001

Without Charlie

as

Norman

Welcome to Hollywood

1998

Welcome to Hollywood

as

Adam Rifkin

Director's Cut

2016

Director's Cut

as

Adam Rifkin

Going Overboard

1989

Going Overboard

as

Croaker / Miss Spain

Detroit Rock City

1999

Detroit Rock City

as

It's Raining Men Billboard Model (uncredited)

Shooting the Warwicks

2015

Shooting the Warwicks

as

Mickey Wagner

Denial

1998

Denial

as

Reuben

Bikini Island

1991

Bikini Island

as

Desk Boy

Last Dance

1992

Last Dance

as

Mark

A Taboo Identity

2017

A Taboo Identity

as

Himself

Disturbed

1990

Disturbed

as

Gary

I Am Burt Reynolds

2020

I Am Burt Reynolds

as

Self - Interviewee

Reality Show

Reality Show

as

Mickey Wagner

Production

Crew

Directing