Rob Cohen
Milestones
- Birthplace: Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York
- Birthday: March 12, 1949
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2008
Helmed the third film in The Mummy franchise, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
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2005
Executive produced XXX: State of the Union
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2005
Helmed the thriller Stealth starring Jamie Foxx and Jessica Biel
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2002
Reunited with Diesel for the spy thriller XXX
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2001
Enjoyed a box-office hit as director of The Fast and the Furious starring Vin Diesel
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2000
Helmed the poorly received thriller The Skulls
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1998
Directed the HBO movie The Rat Pack
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1993
Breakthrough directorial project, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
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1990
First film released by The Badham/Cohen Group, Bird on a Wire
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1985
Appointed president of Keith Barish Productions
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1985
Began directing regularly for episodic TV
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1984
First film as screenwriter, Scandalous
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1980
Feature film directing debut, A Small Circle of Friends
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1978
Left Motown to form his own production company
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1975
First film as producer, Mahogany (Motown)
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1973
Became executive vice president of the motion picture divsion of Motown Records at age 24
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1969
While a college sophomore, assisted director Daniel Petrie on the NBC TV movie Silent Night, Lonely Night
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Began directing TV commercials
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Evaluated and recommended the script for The Sting (1973); project was set up at Universal within a week
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Formed The Badham/Cohen Group with director John Badham, merging their two separate deals with MCA
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Hired as an assistant to Richard Berger, vice president of 20th Century FOX TV
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Hired by producer Martin Jurow to try writing screenplays
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Served as director of the made-for-TV movies at 20th Century FOX
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Served as vice chairman of Keith Barish Productions
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Worked as a reader for the International Famous Agency (now part of ICM)
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