- Born
- Birth nameRobert Howard Cohen
- Rob is writer and director whose work spans television and features. His credits include "Somebody Somewhere" (Peabody Award winner), "The Ben Stiller Show" (for which he won an Emmy Award), "The Big Bang Theory", "Lady Dynamite", "The Simpsons" and "Muppets Mayhem" (nominated for an Emmy Award).
His feature film documentary, "Being Canadian", which he wrote, produced and directed, was nominated for a 2016 Writers' Guild Award. The script was entered into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences permanent library.
He has directed numerous commercials for national and international brands, including the National Football League, Amazon and Kraft, and his work has been praised by Michael Moore, Ridley Scott, and others.
He's also helped write and direct numerous studio motion picture campaigns for Paramount, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures. He has written for films like "Anchorman 2", "Tropic Thunder", and the "Austin Powers" and "Shrek" franchises, working with Tom Cruise, Ben Stiller, Mike Myers, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Will Smith, and Robert Downey, Jr.- IMDb Mini Biography By: delicioo
- SpousesJaneane Garofalo(August 16, 1992 - November 10, 2012) (divorced)Jill Leiderman(? - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenRocket Lee
- RelativesJoel H. Cohen(Sibling)
- Brother of fellow television writer Joel H. Cohen.
- Cohen is a director and producer of commercials and television programs (including, among numerous others, Lady Dynamite (2016), Maron (2013), Twenty Good Years (2006), and On the Spot (2003)). He is also a published author and has created characters for DC Comics' "Legion Of Superheros".
- Cohen is a regular guest on Dana Gould (1995)'s podcast.
- The Aimee Mann song "Guys Like Me" is based partly on him.
- Cohen is an official NFL team owner, with one share of Green Bay Packers stock.
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) - $10 .50
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