A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Palo Alto, California, USA
Born:
August 11, 1962
Robert R. "Rob" Minkoff (born August 11, 1962) is an American filmmaker. He is known for directing the Academy Award-winning animated feature The Lion King. Minkoff was born in Palo Alto, California. He studied at California Institute of the Arts in the early 1980s in the Character Animation department. He has directed several films for Walt Disney Feature Animation, including The Lion King (1994) and two of the Roger Rabbit shorts: Tummy Trouble (1989) and Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990). While working at Disney he wrote the song "Good Company" for Oliver & Company. He also made the films Stuart Little (1999), Stuart Little 2 (2002), The Haunted Mansion (2003) and The Forbidden Kingdom (2008). Minkoff 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. He is currently working on two films: Flypaper, which is set to release in 2011 and the announced Chinese Odyssey. He married Crystal Kung on September 29, 2007. Minkoff is the brother-in-law of Jeffrey Kung, a Chinese singer and radio VJ. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Minkoff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Character Designer:
1987 The Brave Little Toaster
1988 Technological Threat
Director:
1987 The Brave Little Toaster
1988 Technological Threat
1989 Tummy Trouble
1990 Roller Coaster Rabbit
1992 Mickey's Audition
1994 The Lion King
1999 Stuart Little
2002 Stuart Little 2
2003 The Haunted Mansion
2008 The Forbidden Kingdom
2011 Flypaper
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
???? Chinese Odyssey
???? Tenor By Night
???? Wolf Totem
Executive Producer:
1987 The Brave Little Toaster
1988 Technological Threat
1989 Tummy Trouble
1990 Roller Coaster Rabbit
1992 Mickey's Audition
1993 Trail Mix-Up
1994 The Lion King
1999 Stuart Little
2002 Stuart Little 2
2003 The Haunted Mansion
2008 The Forbidden Kingdom
2011 Flypaper
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
???? Chinese Odyssey
???? Tenor By Night
???? Wolf Totem
Producer:
1987 The Brave Little Toaster
1988 Technological Threat
1989 Tummy Trouble
1990 Roller Coaster Rabbit
1992 Mickey's Audition
1993 Trail Mix-Up
1994 The Lion King
1999 Stuart Little
2002 Stuart Little 2
2003 The Haunted Mansion
2008 The Forbidden Kingdom
2011 Flypaper
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
???? Chinese Odyssey
???? Tenor By Night
???? Wolf Totem
Story:
1987 The Brave Little Toaster
1988 Technological Threat
1989 Tummy Trouble
1990 Roller Coaster Rabbit
1992 Mickey's Audition
1993 Trail Mix-Up
1994 The Lion King
1999 Stuart Little
2002 Stuart Little 2
2003 The Haunted Mansion
2008 The Forbidden Kingdom
2011 Flypaper
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
???? Chinese Odyssey
???? Tenor By Night
???? Wolf Totem
Thanks:
1983 Paws
1987 The Brave Little Toaster
1988 Technological Threat
1989 Tummy Trouble
1990 Roller Coaster Rabbit
1992 Mickey's Audition
1993 Trail Mix-Up
1994 The Lion King
1999 Stuart Little
2002 Stuart Little 2
2003 The Haunted Mansion
2008 The Forbidden Kingdom
2011 Flypaper
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
???? Chinese Odyssey
???? Tenor By Night
???? Wolf Totem
Creator:
2010 Le Jour d'après
2018 Rainbow Rangers
Executive Producer:
2003 Stuart Little: The Animated Series
2010 Le Jour d'après
2018 Rainbow Rangers
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