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Rob Cohen

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 03/12/1949 (75) | Cornwall, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Robert Alan Cohen (born March 12, 1949) is an American director and producer of film and television. Beginning his career as an executive producer at 20th Century Fox, Cohen produced and developed numerous high-profile film and television programs, including The Wiz, The Witches of Eastwick, and Light of Day until he began focusing on full-time directing in the 1990s. He directed the action films The Fast and the Furious, and xXx. ()
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Rob Cohen is an American film director, writer and producer, best known as the creator of Universal Pictures' The Fast and the Furious movie franchise. He's a graduate in Anthropology and Visual Studies from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-f ...

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

PG-13

1993 | 3.5/5 | 2h
Drama, History, Action
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In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a ...

DragonHeart

PG-13

1996 | 3.3/5 | 1h 43min
Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Drama
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By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of gam ...

The Running Man

R

1987 | 3.3/5 | 1h 41min
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control ... before it initiates the next world war. ...

Stealth

PG-13

2005 | 2.7/5 | 2h 1min
Science Fiction
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Movies with Rob Cohen as Actor(8)

as himself2020 TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood
2018 I Am Paul Walker
as Himself - Executive VP, Motown Records2017 Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
as himself2009 How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as himself2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Pizza Hut Delivery Guy2001 The Fast and the Furious
as College Lecturer (uncredited)2000 The Skulls
as Enter The Dragon Director1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Movies with Rob Cohen as Crew(42)

Directing/Director2018 The Hurricane Heist
Directing/Director2015 The Boy Next Door
Production/Executive Producer2015 Ghoul
Directing/Director2012 Alex Cross
Directing/Director2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Directing/Director2005 Stealth
Production/Executive Producer2005 xXx: State of the Union
Crew/Thanks2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Writing/Story2004 The Last Ride
Writing/Screenplay2002 Ritual
Directing/Director2002 xXx
Directing/Director2001 The Fast and the Furious
Directing/Director2000 The Skulls
Directing/Director1998 The Rat Pack
Directing/Director1997 The Guardian
Directing/Director1996 DragonHeart
Directing/Director1996 Daylight
Writing/Writer1994 Vanishing Son
Directing/Director1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Writing/Screenplay1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Production/Executive Producer1993 Mood Indigo
Production/Producer1991 The Hard Way
Production/Producer1990 Bird on a Wire
Production/Executive Producer1989 Disorganized Crime
Production/Executive Producer1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow
Production/Executive Producer1987 The Monster Squad
Production/Producer1987 Light of Day
Production/Executive Producer1987 The Running Man
Production/Executive Producer1987 The Witches of Eastwick
Production/Producer1985 The Legend of Billie Jean
Directing/Director1984 Scandalous
Writing/Story1984 Scandalous
Writing/Screenplay1984 Scandalous
Production/Executive Producer1984 The Razor's Edge
Directing/Director1980 A Small Circle of Friends
Production/Executive Producer1979 Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
Production/Producer1978 Almost Summer
Production/Producer1978 The Wiz
Production/Producer1978 Thank God It's Friday
Production/Executive Producer1977 Scott Joplin
Production/Producer1976 The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Production/Producer1975 Mahogany

TV Shows/Series with Rob Cohen as Crew(14)

Directing/Director2016 Speechless
Directing/Director2014 black-ish
Directing/Director2013 Maron
Production/Executive Producer1994 Vanishing Son
Creator/Creator1994 Vanishing Son
Writing/Writer1992 The Ben Stiller Show
Directing/Director1991 The Antagonists
Directing/Director1989 Nasty Boys
Writing/Writer1989 Tales from the Crypt
Directing/Director1987 thirtysomething
Directing/Director1987 Private Eye
Directing/Director1987 Hooperman
Directing/Director1987 A Year in the Life
Directing/Director1984 Miami Vice

Full Name: Robert Rob Cohen
Born: Saturday, 03/12 1949 (March) in Cornwall, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 75 years + 45 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Educated at: Harvard University
Other names for Rob Cohen (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert "Rob" Cohen"
"Robert Cohen"
"罗伯·科恩"
"Ρομπ Κοέν"
Rob Cohen frequently works together with these people:
Randy Edelman (9x, Crew)
Neal H. Moritz (7x, Crew)
Mic Rodgers (7x, Crew)
John Badham (6x, Crew)
Kenya Barris (6x, Crew)
Ben Stiller (5x, Actor)
Marshall Herskovitz (5x, Crew)
Dick Wolf (5x, Crew)
John Byrum (5x, Crew)
Anthony Yerkovich (5x, Crew)
Petr Jákl (4x, Actor)
Doug Claybourne (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2115, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024