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| name = Rob Minkoff
  
| name = Rob Minkoff
 
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| born = Robert R. Minkoff<br>[[August 11]], [[1962]] (age 54)<br>Palo Alto, [[California]], [[United States]]
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| born = Robert Ralph Minkoff<br>[[August 11]], [[1962]] (age 57)<br>Palo Alto, [[California]], [[United States]]
 
|nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American
  
|nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American
 
| education = Palo Alto High School
  
| education = Palo Alto High School
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| years active = [[1983]]-present
  
| years active = [[1983]]-present
 
| spouse = Crystal Kung ([[2007]]-present)
  
| spouse = Crystal Kung ([[2007]]-present)
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}}'''Robert R. "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]]).
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|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==
  
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==Career==
  
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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).
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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).
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While working at Disney he wrote the song "Good Company" for ''[[Oliver & Company]]''. He also made the film ''[[The Haunted Mansion (2003 film)|The Haunted Mansion]]'' (2003).
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While working at Disney he wrote the song "[[Good Company]]" for ''[[Oliver & Company]]''. He also directed the 2003 spooky comedy ''[[The Haunted Mansion (2003 film)|The Haunted Mansion]].''
   
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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.''
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== Credits ==
  
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==Feature Film Filmography==
 
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|[[1985]]
  
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|''[[The Black Cauldron]]''
  
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|[[1986]]
  
|[[1986]]
 
|''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]''
  
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|Supervising Animator
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|Supervising Animator: [[Olivia Flaversham|Olivia]]
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|[[1987]]
  
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|[[1987]]
  
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|''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]''
  
|''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]''
 
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|[[Walt Disney Pictures]]
 
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|[[1988]]
  
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|''[[Oliver & Company]]''
  
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|Lyrics: ''[[Good Company]]''
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|Music/Lyrics: ''[[Good Company]]''
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|[[1989]]
  
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|''[[Tummy Trouble]]''
  
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|Director
  
 
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|[[1989]]
  
|[[1989]]
 
|''[[The Little Mermaid]]''
  
|''[[The Little Mermaid]]''
 
|Character Animator
  
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|[[1990]]
  
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|''[[Roller Coaster Rabbit]]''
  
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|Director
  
 
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|[[1991]]
  
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|''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''
  
|''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''
 
|Pre-Production Script Development
  
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|[[1993]]
  
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|''[[Trail Mix-Up]]''
  
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|Executive Producer
  
 
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|[[1994]]
  
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|''[[The Lion King]]''
  
|''[[The Lion King]]''
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|rowspan=2|Director
 
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|[[2003]]
  
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|''[[The Haunted Mansion (2003 film)|The Haunted Mansion]]''
  
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|''[[Roller Coaster Rabbit]]''
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==Characters Animated==
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Mousedetective017.jpg|'''[[Olivia Flaversham]]'''
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==Gallery==
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<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" widths="150">
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Roger_Allers_&_Rob_Minkoff_storyboarding_LK.jpg|Rob Minkoff and [[Roger Allers]] doing a storyboard pitch for ''The Lion King''.
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Rob Minkoff Haunted Mansion.jpg|Rob Minkoff behind the scenes of ''The Haunted Mansion''.
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Allers & Minkoff- LK3D.jpg|Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers at premiere of ''The Lion King'' 3D re-release in August 2011.
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Rob Minkoff &amp; wife Crystal Kung Mr. Peabody &amp; Sherman permiere.jpg|Rob Minkoff with his wife, Crystal Kung at ''Mr. Peabody & Sherman'' premiere in March 2014.
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Rob Minkoff &amp; kids at World of Children Hero Awards Benefit.jpg|Rob Minkoff with his kids Max and Zoe at the 2019 World of Children Hero Awards Benefit.
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Revision as of 20:35, 11 September 2019

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.

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

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