Directing
Rob Cohen
EN cinema · 48 credits
Born
12 March 1949 (age 77)
Birthplace
Cornwall, New York, USA
Also known as Robert "Rob" Cohen · Robert Cohen · 罗伯·科恩 · Ρομπ Κοέν
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
I Am Paul Walker
as Self
The Hurricane Heist
Director
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
as Self - Executive VP, Motown Records
The Boy Next Door
Director
Ghoul
Executive Producer
Alex Cross
Director
Stealth
Director
xXx: State of the Union
Executive Producer
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self, Thanks
xXx
as Columbian Horseman (uncredited), Director
Ritual
Screenplay
The Fast and the Furious
as Pizza Hut Delivery Guy (uncredited), Director
The Skulls
as College Lecturer (uncredited), Director
The Rat Pack
Director
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
as Additional Voices (voice)
Daylight
Director
DragonHeart
Director
Vanishing Son IV
as Teacher Benton
Knight Rider 2010
Executive Producer
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
as Enter The Dragon Director, Director, Screenplay
Mood Indigo
Executive Producer
The Hard Way
Producer, Second Unit Director
Bird on a Wire
Producer, Second Unit Director
Disorganized Crime
Executive Producer
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Executive Producer, Second Unit Director
The Running Man
Executive Producer
Light of Day
Producer
The Monster Squad
Executive Producer
The Witches of Eastwick
Executive Producer
The Legend of Billie Jean
Producer, Second Unit Director
Scandalous
Director, Story, Screenplay
The Razor's Edge
Executive Producer
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
Executive Producer
The Wiz
Producer
Almost Summer
Producer
Scott Joplin
Executive Producer
Mahogany
Producer