Rob Cohen

This article is about the film director. For other people with the same name, see Robert Cohen (disambiguation).

Rob Cohen
Rob Cohen (left) on the bridge of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in 2004
Born	Robert Cohen March 12, 1949 (1949-03-12) Cornwall, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Film Director, Producer, Actor and Screenwriter
Years active	1975 - Present
Spouse	Barbara Cohen

Robert "Rob" Cohen (born March 12, 1949) is an American film director, producer and writer.

Early life

Cohen was born in Cornwall, New York. He was raised and spent his childhood in the Town of Newburgh and graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in 1967 (according to an article by Germain Lussier in the Middletown (New York) Times Herald Record, August 3, 2008). He subsequently graduated from Harvard University.

Film career

Producing

As producer, he has been behind many major motion pictures, including The Witches of Eastwick, The Serpent and the Rainbow, and The Running Man. His latest movie is the third film in Universal Studios' The Mummy franchise begun by Stephen Sommers.

Directing

As a director, Cohen is mainly known for his hit films Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Dragonheart, Daylight, xXx, and The Fast and the Furious. He is also directing the critical and commercial flop Stealth. Cohen produced the comedy horror flick The Monster Squad and will direct the upcoming remake.

Personal life

He has four children: Kyle Cohen from a previous marriage and triplets, two daughters Jasi and Zoe (Jasi named after the village he revitalized in Indonesia) and son Sean. Kyle reverted his name back to the family's original surname Cashulin. Cohen is Jewish.

Filmography

As director

• A Small Circle of Friends (1980)
• Scandalous (1984) (TV)
• Miami Vice (1984) (TV - episode 1.18 "Made for Each Other," episode 1.21 "Evan" and episode 2.12 "Definitely Miami")
• Hooperman (1987) (TV)
• thirtysomething (1987) (TV)
• The Antagonists (1991) (TV)
• Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
• Dragonheart (1996)
• Daylight (1996)
• The Guardian (1997) (TV)
• The Rat Pack (1998) (TV)
• The Skulls (2000)
• The Fast and the Furious (2001)
• xXx (2002)
• Rammstein: Music video for "Feuer frei!" (2002)
• Stealth (2005)
• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
• xXx: The Return of Xander Cage (2012)
• I, Alex Cross (2012), shooting in Bali since October 2011

As producer

• Mahogany (1975) (producer)
• The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976) (producer)
• Scott Joplin (1977) (executive producer)
• Thank God It's Friday (1978) (producer)
• Almost Summer (1978) (producer)
• The Wiz (1978) (producer)
• Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill (1979) (TV) (executive producer)
• The Razor's Edge (1984) (executive producer)
• The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) (producer)
• Light of Day (1987) (producer)
• The Witches of Eastwick (1987) (executive producer)
• The Monster Squad (1987) (executive producer and also producer)
• The Running Man (1987) (executive producer)
• Ironweed (1987) (executive producer)
• The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) (executive producer)
• Disorganized Crime (1989) (executive producer)
• Bird on a Wire (1990) (producer)
• The Hard Way (1991) (producer)
• Relentless: Mind of a Killer (TV) (1993) (executive producer)
• Knight Rider 2010 (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
• Vanishing Son (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
• Vanishing Son II (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
• Vanishing Son III (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
• Vanishing Son IV (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
• The Last Ride (2005) (TV) (executive producer)
• XXX: State of the Union (2005) (executive producer)

As writer

• The Last Ride (2005) (TV) (story by)

External links

• Rob Cohen at the Internet Movie Database
• Rare 1989-1990 Footage of Rob Cohen Directing Dick Wolf's "Nasty Boys"