- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- August 11, 1962
- Place of Birth
- Palo Alto, California, USA
Rob Minkoff
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…
Filmography
movieMufasa: The Lion King
2024 · Thanks
moviePaws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022 · Additional Voices (voice), Director, Producer
movieThe Lion King
2019 · Thanks
tvRainbow Rangers
2018 · Creator
movieHoward
2018 · Self
movieMr. Peabody & Sherman
2014 · Creepy Boy (voice), Director
moviePride of The Lion King
2011 · Self
movieFlypaper
2011 · Director
tvLe Jour d'après
2010 · Creator
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Self - Pumbaa (voice)
movieThe Forbidden Kingdom
2008 · Director
movieThe Haunted Mansion
2003 · Director, Executive Producer
tvStuart Little: The Animated Series
2003 · Executive Producer
movieStuart Little 2
2002 · Director, Executive Producer
movieChuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000 · Self
movieStuart Little
1999 · Director
movieStuart Little: Making It Big
1999 · Self
movieThe Making of the Lion King
1994 · Self
movieThe Lion King
1994 · Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited), Director
movieTrail Mix-Up
1993 · Story, Co-Executive Producer
movieMickey's Audition
1992 · Director
movieRoller Coaster Rabbit
1990 · Director
movieTummy Trouble
1989 · Story, Director
movieOliver & Company
1988 · Songs
movieTechnological Threat
1988 · Character Designer
movieThe Brave Little Toaster
1987 · Character Designer
movieSport Goofy in Soccermania
1987 · Animation
movieThe Great Mouse Detective
1986 · Supervising Animator
moviePaws
1983 · Thanks
Wolf Totem
movieWolf Totem
— · Director
Chinese Odyssey
movieChinese Odyssey
— · Director, Producer
Tenor By Night
movieTenor By Night
— · Director