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Rob Cohen, born Robert Cohen on 12 March 1949, is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter who has also been credited as a manufacturer. Educated at Harvard University, he began his career in 1975. He holds citizenship of the United States and is identified by the family name Cohen. TMDb records his place of birth as Cornwall, New York, and places him within its Directing department.
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood — Self2020
- I Am Paul Walker — Self2018
- Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror — Self - Executive VP, Motown Records2017
- How Bruce Lee Changed the World — Self2009
- The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing — Self2004
- xXx — Columbian Horseman (uncredited)2002
- The Fast and the Furious — Pizza Hut Delivery Guy (uncredited)2001
- The Skulls — College Lecturer (uncredited)2000
- The Making of 'DragonHeart' — Self1997
- Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo — Additional Voices (voice)1996
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Alan Cohen , ( 1949-03-12 ) March 12, 1949 (age 77) , Cornwall, New York , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Harvard University
- Occupations
- Producer, director, screenwriter
- Years active
- 1975–present
- Notable work
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story , Dragonheart , Daylight , The Skulls , The Fast and the Furious , XXX , Stealth , The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
- Spouses
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rob
- Family name
- Cohen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Harvard University
- Image
- US Navy 040618-N-6817C-090 Director Rob Cohen visits with Commanding Officer, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Capt. Kendall L. Card, on the bridge after the completion of filming, the upcoming motion picture Stealth (cropped).JPG
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- Commons category
- Rob Cohen
- date of birth
- 1949-03-12
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Rob Cohen
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Encyclopedic overview
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 Dragonheart, 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.
Early life and career
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