Robert Mark Kamen (born October 9, 1947) is an American screenwriter, best known as creator of The Karate Kid franchise, as well as for his later collaborations with French filmmaker Luc Besson, which includes the screenplay for The Fifth Element (originally devised by Besson) and the Transporter and Taken franchises. The Karate Kid The Karate Kid is a semi-autobiographical story based on Kamen's life. When Kamen was 17, he was beaten up by a gang of bullies after the 1964 New York World's Fair. He thus began to study martial arts in order to defend himself.[5] Kamen was unhappy with his first teacher who taught martial arts as a tool for violence and revenge. He moved on to study Okinawan Gōjū-ryū Karate under a teacher who did not speak English but himself was a student of Chōjun Miyagi. As a Hollywood screenwriter, Kamen was mentored by Frank Price, who told him that producer Jerry Weintraub had optioned a news article about the young child of a single mother who had earned a black belt to defend himself against neighborhood bullies. Kamen then combined his own life story with the news article and used both to create the screenplay for The Karate Kid. DC Comics had a character called "Karate Kid." The filmmakers received special permission from DC Comics in 1984 to use the title for the first film (and subsequent sequels). ROBERT MARK KAMEN 2 Hand Signed  4X6 Photos . YOU GET BOTH AUTOGRAPH PHOTOS . is Hand signed By ROBERT MARK KAMEN %100 Authentic Autograph ! BOTH Photos are in GOOD condition & is a High Quality photos . RARE Autograph photos . Will be shipped SUPER FAST to you & will be Well packaged . I will ship to you . The SAME DAY you pay :) YES... i even ship on Saturdays . Payment must be made in 4 days or less after this listing ends ! Combined s& is $1 Extra each additional listing . In the 4 day Period . Check out my Fantastic %100 Feedback & my other low priced autographs in my store . Upon request . I do offer my Lifetime Guarantee COA . Just message me at Checkout . Thank you :) Amanda

Kamen is a frequent collaborator of French writer and director Luc Besson, who co-created The Fifth Element, The Transporter, and the Taken series. The two first worked together on the Natalie Portman and Jean Reno thriller The Professional. After the success of The Fifth Element, Besson invited Kamen to join him in his goal of creating a "mini-studio" in Europe, making "movies that would travel, international movies, you know, action movies." The Karate Kid The Karate Kid is a semi-autobiographical story based on Kamen's life. When Kamen was 17, he was beaten up by a gang of bullies after the 1964 New York World's Fair. He thus began to study martial arts in order to defend himself.[5] Kamen was unhappy with his first teacher who taught martial arts as a tool for violence and revenge. He moved on to study Okinawan Gōjū-ryū Karate under a teacher who did not speak English but himself was a student of Chōjun Miyagi. As a Hollywood screenwriter, Kamen was mentored by Frank Price, who told him that producer Jerry Weintraub had optioned a news article about the young child of a single mother who had earned a black belt to defend himself against neighborhood bullies. Kamen then combined his own life story with the news article and used both to create the screenplay for The Karate Kid. DC Comics had a character called "Karate Kid." The filmmakers received special permission from DC Comics in 1984 to use the title for the first film (and subsequent sequels). Vineyards In 1980, after being paid $135,000 for his first screenplay (which was never produced), Kamen used the check to buy 280 acres of rocky land on western slopes of the Mayacamas mountains north of Sonoma in Sonoma County, California. He hired winegrower Phil Coturri to make 46 acres into a vineyard in 1981. In 1984, the first grapes were sold to local winemakers. Half the vineyard was destroyed in a fire in 1996. Kamen replanted the vineyard, and in 1999 he bottled his first Kamen-branded wine, a Cabernet Sauvignon. In 2002, Kamen hired Mark Herold to craft his wines. Filmography YearFilmCreditNotes 1981 Taps Screenplay by Co-wrote screenplay with Darryl Ponicsan and James Lineberger 1982 Split Image Co-wrote screenplay with Robert Kaufman, based on a story by Scott Spencer 1984 The Karate Kid Written by 1986 The Karate Kid Part II Written by, characters created by 1989 The Karate Kid Part III The Punisher Producer, uncredited rewrite 1992 Gladiator Screenplay by, story by Co-wrote screenplay with Lyle Kessler, co-wrote story with Djordje Milicevic, as Robert Kamen The Power of One Screenplay by Lethal Weapon 3 Co-wrote screenplay with Jeffrey Boam, based on a story by Jeffrey Boam Under Siege Uncredited rewrite[8] 1993 The Fugitive 1994 The Next Karate Kid Characters created by 1995 A Walk in the Clouds Screenplay by Co-wrote with Mark Miller & Harvey Weitzman 1997 The Devil's Own Uncredited rewrite[9][10] The Fifth Element Screenplay by Co-wrote with Luc Besson, story by Luc Besson The Devil's Advocate Uncredited rewrite[8] 1998 Left Luggage Special thanks 2001 Kiss of the Dragon Screenplay by Co-wrote screenplay with Luc Besson, based on a story by Jet Li 2002 The Transporter Written by Co-wrote with Luc Besson 2005 Unleashed Artistic consultant, creative consultant Transporter 2 Written by, characters created by Co-wrote with Luc Besson, characters created with Luc Besson 2006 Bandidas Written by Co-wrote with Luc Besson 2008 Taken Transporter 3 Written by, characters created by Co-wrote with Luc Besson, characters created with Luc Besson 2010 The Karate Kid Story by 2011 Colombiana Written by Co-wrote with Luc Besson 2012 Taken 2 Written by, characters created by Co-wrote with Luc Besson, characters created with Luc Besson 2014 Brick Mansions Artistic consultant Lucy Special thanks Taken 3 Written by, characters created by Co-wrote with Luc Besson, characters created with Luc Besson 2015 The Transporter Refueled Characters created by Characters created with Luc Besson 2016 The Warriors Gate Written by Co-wrote with Luc Besson 2018–present Cobra Kai Characters created by Based on The Karate Kid films 2019 Angel Has Fallen Screenplay by Co-wrote with Ric Roman Waugh and Matt Cook[11]