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Rob Minkoff
Minkoff in 2011
Born
Robert R. Minkoff

(1962-08-11) August 11, 1962 (age 62)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
EducationPalo Alto High School
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, animator, screenwriter
Years active1985–present
Notable workThe Lion King
SpouseCrystal Kung (2007–present)

Robert R. "Rob" Minkoff (born August 11, 1962) is an American filmmaker.[1] He is known for directing the double Academy Award–winning animated feature The Lion King (along with Roger Allers).

Early life

Minkoff was born in Palo Alto, California. He studied at Palo Alto High School and graduated from California Institute of the Arts in the early 1980s in the Character Animation department. While he was working his way through CalArts, he was hired by Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1983 as an in-between artist for The Black Cauldron (1985). He was then a supervising animator for The Great Mouse Detective (1986), before being a character designer for The Brave Little Toaster (1987). He also wrote the song "Good Company" for Oliver & Company (1988), before becoming a character animator for The Little Mermaid (1989). He then became a director for two Roger Rabbit shorts called Tummy Trouble (1989) and Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990) and was apart of a pre-production script development for Beauty and the Beast (1991). He also directed a Mickey Mouse short, which was shown at Disney-MGM Studios called Mickey's Audition (1992).

Career

Minkoff got his big break when he directed the Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film The Lion King (1994) alongside Roger Allers. Since then, he also directed his first live-action movies Stuart Little (1999) Stuart Little 2 (2002), which were a mix of live action and computer animation, and then some fully live action movies like The Haunted Mansion (2003), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) and Flypaper (2011).

He also participates as a member of the jury for the NYICFF, a local New York City Film Festival dedicated to screening films for children between the ages of 3 and 18.[2]

He directed DreamWorks Animation's computer-animated film Mr. Peabody & Sherman.[3][4] He is also attached to direct the fantasy action adventure Chinese Odyssey.[5] As of 2014, he is producing Blazing Samurai, an animated family film inspired by Blazing Saddles and scheduled for a 2017 release.[6][7]

Personal life

Minkoff married Crystal Kung on September 29, 2007.[8] They met in 2003 at a party in Minkoff's office.[8] Kung is a 76th-generation descendant of Confucius, and has a brother, Jeffrey Kung,[8] a Chinese singer and radio VJ. Minkoff is Jewish.[9]

In 2012, Minkoff and his wife welcomed a son.[10][11]

Filmography

Director

Producer

Animator

References

  1. ^ Rob Minkoff's bio
  2. ^ NYICFF Jury
  3. ^ a b "DreamWorks Animation Announces Feature Film Release Slate Through 2014" (Press release). DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
  4. ^ a b "DreamWorks Animation Pushes Back Release for 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman'". The Hollywood Reporter. February 5, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  5. ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (2010-10-14). "Rob Minkoff sets sail for 'Chinese Odyssey'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  6. ^ Hipes, Patrick (February 5, 2015). "Open Road Acquires Toon 'Blazing Samurai' For 2017 Release". Deadline. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  7. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (November 6, 2014). "GFM rides with Blazing Samurai". Screen Daily. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c Knox Beckius, Kim (2007). "A Leading Lady - Crystal Kung and Rob Minkoff". Grace Ormonde Wedding Style Magazine. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  9. ^ [1]
  10. ^ Desowitz, Bill (July 19, 2013). "Immersed in Movies: 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' Wows Comic-Con". Animation Scoop. Retrieved July 20, 2013. Minkoff then admitted that he is now the father of a 10-month-old son and that the movie has special meaning with the bonding of father and son.
  11. ^ Churnin, Nancy (March 4, 2014). "Mr. Peabody director Rob Minkoff stops in Dallas, talks movies that move him". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 14, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ McClintock, Pamela (June 11, 2012). "Stephen Colbert, Allison Janney Join Voice Cast of 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
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