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Rob Cohen

Milestones

  • Birthplace: Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York
  • Birthday: March 12, 1949
  • 2008

    Helmed the third film in The Mummy franchise, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

  • 2005

    Executive produced XXX: State of the Union

  • 2005

    Helmed the thriller Stealth starring Jamie Foxx and Jessica Biel

  • 2002

    Reunited with Diesel for the spy thriller XXX

  • 2001

    Enjoyed a box-office hit as director of The Fast and the Furious starring Vin Diesel

  • 2000

    Helmed the poorly received thriller The Skulls

  • 1998

    Directed the HBO movie The Rat Pack

  • 1993

    Breakthrough directorial project, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

  • 1990

    First film released by The Badham/Cohen Group, Bird on a Wire

  • 1985

    Appointed president of Keith Barish Productions

  • 1985

    Began directing regularly for episodic TV

  • 1984

    First film as screenwriter, Scandalous

  • 1980

    Feature film directing debut, A Small Circle of Friends

  • 1978

    Left Motown to form his own production company

  • 1975

    First film as producer, Mahogany (Motown)

  • 1973

    Became executive vice president of the motion picture divsion of Motown Records at age 24

  • 1969

    While a college sophomore, assisted director Daniel Petrie on the NBC TV movie Silent Night, Lonely Night

  • Began directing TV commercials

  • Evaluated and recommended the script for The Sting (1973); project was set up at Universal within a week

  • Formed The Badham/Cohen Group with director John Badham, merging their two separate deals with MCA

  • Hired as an assistant to Richard Berger, vice president of 20th Century FOX TV

  • Hired by producer Martin Jurow to try writing screenplays

  • Served as director of the made-for-TV movies at 20th Century FOX

  • Served as vice chairman of Keith Barish Productions

  • Worked as a reader for the International Famous Agency (now part of ICM)

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