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Director
Rob Cohen
- Born March 12, 1949 in Cornwall, New York, USA
Rob Cohen (born March 12, 1949) is an American film director, writer and producer. He is best known for directing the first Fast and the Furious installment (2001), as well as the action films xXx (2002) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emporer (2008). He's a graduate in Anthropology and Visual Studies from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and while working as a reader for Universal in the early-1970s discovered the screenplay for what would become The Sting (1973).
Known for
The Fast and the Furious2001
xXx2002
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor2008
The Running Man1987
DragonHeart1996
The Boy Next Door2015
xXx: State of the Union2005
Daylight1996
Filmography
- TBASpeedhuntersFilmDirector
- 2020Tinsel - The Lost Movie About HollywoodFilmSelf
- 2018The Hurricane HeistFilmDirector
- 2018I Am Paul WalkerFilmSelf
- 2017Michael Jackson: Man In The MirrorFilmSelf - Executive VP, Motown Records
- 2016SpeechlessSeriesDirector
- 2015The Boy Next DoorFilmDirector
- 2015GhoulFilmExecutive Producer
- 2014black-ishSeriesDirector
- 2012Alex CrossFilmDirector
- 2009How Bruce Lee Changed the WorldFilmSelf
- 2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorFilmDirector
- 2005xXx: State of the UnionFilmExecutive Producer
- 2005StealthFilmDirector
- 2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingFilmSelf, Thanks
- 2004The Last RideFilmStory
- 2002xXxFilmColumbian Horseman (uncredited), Director
- 2002RitualFilmScreenplay
- 2001The Fast and the FuriousFilmPizza Hut Delivery Guy (uncredited), Director
- 2000The SkullsFilmCollege Lecturer (uncredited), Director
- 1998The Rat PackFilmDirector
- 1997The Making of 'DragonHeart'FilmSelf
- 1997The GuardianFilmDirector
- 1996DragonHeartFilmDirector
- 1996DaylightFilmDirector
- 1996Flash Gordon: Marooned on MongoFilmAdditional Voices (voice)
- 1994Knight Rider 2010FilmExecutive Producer
- 1994Vanishing Son IVFilmTeacher Benton
- 1994Vanishing SonFilmWriter
- 1994Vanishing SonSeriesTeacher Beaton, Teacher Benton, Executive Producer, Creator
- 1993Dragon: The Bruce Lee StoryFilmEnter The Dragon Director, Director, Screenplay
- 1993Mood IndigoFilmExecutive Producer
- 1992The Ben Stiller ShowSeriesWriter
- 1991The Hard WayFilmProducer, Second Unit Director
- 1991The AntagonistsSeriesDirector
- 1991Eddie DoddSeriesDirector
- 1990Bird on a WireFilmProducer, Second Unit Director
- 1990Nasty BoysSeriesDirector
- 1989Disorganized CrimeFilmExecutive Producer
- 1988The Serpent and the RainbowFilmExecutive Producer, Second Unit Director
- 1987The Running ManFilmExecutive Producer
- 1987The Witches of EastwickFilmExecutive Producer
- 1987The Monster SquadFilmExecutive Producer
- 1987Light of DayFilmProducer
- 1987thirtysomethingSeriesDirector
- 1987HoopermanSeriesDirector
- 1987A Year in the LifeSeriesDirector
- 1987Private EyeSeriesDirector
- 1985The Legend of Billie JeanFilmProducer, Second Unit Director
- 1984Miami ViceSeriesDirector
- 1984The Razor's EdgeFilmExecutive Producer
- 1984ScandalousFilmDirector, Story, Screenplay
- 1980A Small Circle of FriendsFilmDirector
- 1979Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and GrillFilmExecutive Producer
- 1978The WizFilmProducer
- 1978Thank God It's FridayFilmProducer
- 1978Almost SummerFilmProducer
- 1977Scott JoplinFilmExecutive Producer
- 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsFilmProducer
- 1975MahoganyFilmProducer