Robert Schwartzman is the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, cousin of Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola and Christopher Coppola, and grandson of Italia Coppola (née Pennino) and Carmine Coppola (the source of his old stage name) and his niece, Gia Coppola. His brother is Jason Schwartzman, lead singer of the band Coconut Records (also an actor and former drummer of the band Phantom Planet) and his half-siblings are Stephanie Schwartzman and cinematographer John Schwartzman. Schwartzman is of Jewish descent on his father's side and of Catholic Italian descent on his mother's side. Schwartzman attended Windward School in Los Angeles, California and
Christopher Coppola "Project Accessible Hollywood" or "PAH" in New Mexico. In addition to New Mexico, Coppola has taken PAH-FEST across in the US, Germany and Slovenia. Coppola's CRC Productions is also developing and producing content for alternative distribution and interactive platforms. Coppola began filmmaking at an early age and has directed eight feature films and a number of television shows. He premiered his feature film "Creature of the Sunnyside Up Trailer Park" at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. His television show "Biker Chef" premiered at the 2004 Oldenburg Film Festival in Germany. In April 2013 Coppola was appointed by Governor Jerry