Director
Rob Minkoff
August 11, 1962 · Palo Alto, California, USA
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).
Notable work
8.3The Lion King (1994)
as Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited) and Director
6.1Stuart Little (1999)
Director
6.7Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
as Creepy Boy (voice) and Director
5.8Stuart Little 2 (2002)
Director
5.7The Haunted Mansion (2003)
Director
6.6The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Director
6.4Flypaper (2011)
Director
6.6Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
as Additional Voices (voice) and Director
Often works with
Nathan Lane
3 titles together
The Lion King, Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2
Jim Doughan
3 titles together
Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2, The Haunted Mansion
Frank Welker
2 titles together
The Lion King, Roller Coaster Rabbit
Michael J. Fox
2 titles together
Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2
Geena Davis
2 titles together
Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2
Hugh Laurie
2 titles together
Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2
Full filmography · 11
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
as Additional Voices (voice) and Director
20226.6
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
as Creepy Boy (voice) and Director
20146.7
Flypaper
Director
20116.4
The Forbidden Kingdom
Director
20086.6
The Haunted Mansion
Director
20035.7
Stuart Little 2
Director
20025.8
Stuart Little
Director
19996.1
The Lion King
as Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited) and Director
19948.3
Mickey's Audition
Director
1992
Roller Coaster Rabbit
Director
19906.7
Tummy Trouble
Director
19896.7