Person
Rob Cohen
Directing · Born 1949-03-12 · Cornwall, New York, USA
Biography
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
Miami Vice
Director
black-ish
Director
xXx
Columbian Horseman (uncredited)
thirtysomething
Director
Speechless
Director
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Director
Vanishing Son
Teacher Beaton
xXx: State of the Union
Executive Producer
DragonHeart
Director
The Running Man
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2020Tinsel - The Lost Movie About HollywoodSelf
- 2018I Am Paul WalkerSelf
- 2018The Hurricane HeistDirector
- 2017Michael Jackson: Man In The MirrorSelf - Executive VP, Motown Records
- 2016SpeechlessDirector
- 2015GhoulExecutive Producer
- 2015The Boy Next DoorDirector
- 2014black-ishDirector
- 2012Alex CrossDirector
- 2009How Bruce Lee Changed the WorldSelf
- 2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorDirector
- 2005StealthDirector
- 2005xXx: State of the UnionExecutive Producer
- 2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf
- 2004The Last RideStory
- 2002RitualScreenplay
- 2002xXxColumbian Horseman (uncredited)
- 2001The Fast and the FuriousPizza Hut Delivery Guy (uncredited)
- 2000The SkullsCollege Lecturer (uncredited)
- 1998The Rat PackDirector
- 1997The Making of 'DragonHeart'Self
- 1997The GuardianDirector
- 1996DaylightDirector
- 1996DragonHeartDirector
- 1996Flash Gordon: Marooned on MongoAdditional Voices (voice)
- 1994Vanishing Son IVTeacher Benton
- 1994Vanishing SonWriter
- 1994Vanishing SonTeacher Beaton
- 1994Knight Rider 2010Executive Producer
- 1993Dragon: The Bruce Lee StoryEnter The Dragon Director
- 1993Mood IndigoExecutive Producer
- 1992The Ben Stiller ShowWriter
- 1991The AntagonistsDirector
- 1991Eddie DoddDirector
- 1991The Hard WayProducer
- 1990Bird on a WireProducer
- 1990Nasty BoysDirector
- 1989Disorganized CrimeExecutive Producer
- 1988The Serpent and the RainbowExecutive Producer
- 1987The Running ManExecutive Producer
- 1987thirtysomethingDirector
- 1987HoopermanDirector
- 1987A Year in the LifeDirector
- 1987Private EyeDirector
- 1987The Monster SquadExecutive Producer
- 1987The Witches of EastwickExecutive Producer
- 1987Light of DayProducer
- 1985The Legend of Billie JeanProducer
- 1984The Razor's EdgeExecutive Producer
- 1984Miami ViceDirector
- 1984ScandalousDirector
- 1980A Small Circle of FriendsDirector
- 1979Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and GrillExecutive Producer
- 1978The WizProducer
- 1978Thank God It's FridayProducer
- 1978Almost SummerProducer
- 1977Scott JoplinExecutive Producer
- 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsProducer
- 1975MahoganyProducer
- —SpeedhuntersDirector
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