Bob Gale

Bob Gale is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, producer, and director; best known as co-creator, co-writer, and co-producer of BACK TO THE FUTURE and its sequels. Gale was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Cinema from the University of Southern California in 1973, where he met and began his association with his longtime collaborator, Robert Zemeckis. Gale has written or co-written over 30 screenplays and his other film credits include 1941, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Used Cars, Trespass, and Interstate 60, the latter of which he directed. In addition to his film and television work and being the “Gatekeeper” for the BTTF Franchise, Gale has written comic books including Spider-Man, Batman, Daredevil, and IDW’s Back to the Future series, thus proving to his father that he did not waste hours and hours reading comics in his youth. He has given talks on screenwriting in colleges across the USA and enjoys meeting fans at Comic Conventions and Back to the Future events. He has also served as an Expert Witness in over 25 plagiarism lawsuits, even though this has occasionally required him to wear a suit and tie.  Gale’s current project is the theatrical musical version of BACK TO THE FUTURE (appropriately titled Back to the Future – The Musical), playing in London’s West End since September, 2021. It’s also currently on a North American Tour, along with a Japanese version which just opened in Tokyo, with upcoming productions in Sydney, Germany, and on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. When he’s not in production, writing, or wasting time on the internet, he actually does take out the trash, even when his wife doesn’t ask (well, sometimes he does). Gale lives in California with his wife and dog.