Rob Minkoff

Rob Minkoff
Background information
Born	Robert Ralph Minkoff August 11, 1962 (age 58) Palo Alto, California, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Film director, film producer, animator, screenwriter
Years active	1983-present
Spouse	Crystal Kung (2007-present)
Children	Max and Zoe

Robert Ralph "Rob" Minkoff is an American director and animator. He is known for directing the Academy Award–winning animated feature The Lion King, along with Roger Allers.

Early life

Minkoff was born in Palo Alto, California. He studied at Palo Alto High School and graduated from California Institute of the Arts in the early 1980s in the Character Animation department. While he was working his way through CalArts, he was hired by Disney as a cleanup artist in 1983 and worked on The Black Cauldron.

Career

Minkoff 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 directed the 2003 spooky comedy The Haunted Mansion.

Outside of Disney, he directed the 1999 family film, Stuart Little as well as its 2002 sequel and the 2014 DreamWorks adaptation of Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Reccently, Minkoff co-created (alongside Shane Morris, Tim Mansfield, and Elise Allen) the Nick Jr. animated series Rainbow Rangers.

Feature Film Filmography

Year	Film	Position	Subsidiary
1985	The Black Cauldron	Inbetween Artist	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1986	The Great Mouse Detective	Supervising Animator: Olivia
1987	The Brave Little Toaster	Character Designer	Walt Disney Pictures
1988	Oliver & Company	Music/Lyrics: Good Company	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1989	The Little Mermaid	Character Animator
1991	Beauty and the Beast	Pre-Production Script Development
1994	The Lion King	Director
2003	The Haunted Mansion		Walt Disney Pictures

Animated Shorts Filmography

Year	Film	Position	Company
1987	Sport Goofy in Soccermania	Animator	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1989	Tummy Trouble	Director	Walt Disney Pictures
1990	Roller Coaster Rabbit
1993	Trail Mix-Up	Executive Producer

Characters Animated

Olivia Flaversham

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Gallery

Rob Minkoff and Kelly Asbury sitting outside CalArts in May 1983.

Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers doing a storyboard pitch for The Lion King.

Rob Minkoff behind the scenes of The Haunted Mansion.

Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers at premiere of The Lion King 3D re-release in August 2011.

Rob Minkoff with his wife, Crystal Kung at Mr. Peabody & Sherman premiere in March 2014.

Rob Minkoff with his kids: Max and Zoe at the 2019 World of Children Hero Awards Benefit.

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