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Rob Cohen


Rob Cohen Biography

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

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 also directed the critical and commercial flop Stealth. Cohen produced the comedy horror flick The Monster Squad and will direct the upcoming remake. He directed Alex Cross in 2012.

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 to the family's original surname Cashulin. Cohen is married to Barbara (Lardera), an Italian former model; the two married in 2006.

Filmography

As director

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




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