
Rob Cohen
View on IMDb ↗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
Filmography (13)
- 2020
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About HollywoodSelf - 2018
I Am Paul WalkerSelf - 2017
Michael Jackson: Man In The MirrorSelf - Executive VP, Motown Records - 2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the WorldSelf - 2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf - 2002
xXxColumbian Horseman (uncredited) - 2001
The Fast and the FuriousPizza Hut Delivery Guy (uncredited) - 2000
The SkullsCollege Lecturer (uncredited) - 1997
The Making of 'DragonHeart'Self - 1996
Flash Gordon: Marooned on MongoAdditional Voices (voice) - 1994
Vanishing SonTeacher Beaton - 1994
Vanishing Son IVTeacher Benton - 1993
Dragon: The Bruce Lee StoryEnter The Dragon Director
Crew (47)
- 2018The Hurricane HeistDirector
- 2016SpeechlessDirector
- 2015The Boy Next DoorDirector
- 2015GhoulExecutive Producer
- 2014black-ishDirector
- 2012Alex CrossDirector
- 2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorDirector
- 2005StealthDirector
- 2005xXx: State of the UnionExecutive Producer
- 2004The Last RideStory
- 2002RitualScreenplay
- 1998The Rat PackDirector
- 1997The GuardianDirector
- 1996DragonHeartDirector
- 1996DaylightDirector
- 1994Vanishing SonWriter
- 1994Knight Rider 2010Executive Producer
- 1993Mood IndigoExecutive Producer
- 1992The Ben Stiller ShowWriter
- 1991The AntagonistsDirector
- 1991The Hard WaySecond Unit Director
- 1991Eddie DoddDirector
- 1990Nasty BoysDirector
- 1990Bird on a WireSecond Unit Director
- 1989Disorganized CrimeExecutive Producer
- 1988The Serpent and the RainbowSecond Unit Director
- 1987A Year in the LifeDirector
- 1987The Monster SquadExecutive Producer
- 1987The Witches of EastwickExecutive Producer
- 1987The Running ManExecutive Producer
- 1987thirtysomethingDirector
- 1987HoopermanDirector
- 1987Light of DayProducer
- 1987Private EyeDirector
- 1985The Legend of Billie JeanSecond Unit Director
- 1984Miami ViceDirector
- 1984The Razor's EdgeExecutive Producer
- 1984ScandalousStory
- 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
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
I Am Paul Walker
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
The Fast and the Furious
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Vanishing Son
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