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Rob Cohen
Birth at
12 March 1949
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Rob Cohen was born on March 12, 1949 in Cornwall, New York. He studied at Harvard University, and at the age of 24 was appointed producer of the newly formed film division at the famous record company Motown Records. His early productions include the melodrama Mahogany (1975), starring American soul music star Diana Ross, and the baseball comedy The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976). The latter was directed by John Bedham, with whom Cohen organized the firm Badham-Cohen productions
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Rob Cohen was born on March 12, 1949 in Cornwall, New York. He studied at Harvard University, and at the age of 24 was appointed producer of the newly formed film division at the famous record company Motown Records. His early productions include the melodrama Mahogany (1975), starring American soul music star Diana Ross, and the baseball comedy The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976). The latter was directed by John Bedham, with whom Cohen organized the firm Badham-Cohen productions and later collaborated repeatedly, becoming a producer of his films Bird on the Wire (1990) and Upfront! (1991). In 1980, Cohen made his debut as a film director, filming a romantic drama from the life of Harvard University, The Narrow Circle of Friends. After the release of the comedy film “Scandals” (1984), Cohen, for a long time (except for occasional contacts with television) left directing, returning to production: among the films on which he worked, it is necessary to mention the most famous “Eastwick Witches” (1987, dir. – George Miller) and “Running Man” (1987, directed by Paul Michael Glazer). In 1993, Cohen returned with the film “Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story”, dedicated to the famous actor and karate master, and three years later two of his films appeared on the screens at once: adventure fantasy “Dragon Heart” and action thriller “Daylight” with the participation of Sylvester Stallone. They were followed by the action-packed television film The Rat Pack (1998), which was repeatedly nominated for the Emmy Award, and the psychological thriller Skull (2000), which tells about a secret organization that controls the life of the entire American society. Rob Cohen continues to produce films and television series, without leaving the director's chair: his latest works were the films "Fast and Furious" (2001) and "XXX" (2002).