Rob Marshall

This article is about the film director. For the British Formula One engineer, see Rob Marshall (motorsport).
Rob Marshall
Marshall in April 2011
Born
Robert Doyle Marshall Jr.

(1960-10-17) October 17, 1960 (age 64)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • theater director
  • choreographer
PartnerJohn DeLuca (c. 1983–present)
RelativesKathleen Marshall (sister)
AwardsDirectors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
Chicago (2002)


Robert Doyle Marshall Jr.[1] (born October 17, 1960)[2] is an American film and theater director, producer, and choreographer. He is best known for directing the film version of the Broadway musical Chicago, which was based on the play of the same name by playwright Maurine Dallas Watkins. His work on the film earned him the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, as well as nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director, the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. He also directed the films Memoirs of a Geisha, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Into the Woods, Mary Poppins Returns, and the Disney live-action remake The Little Mermaid.

  1. ^ http://www.alumni.cmu.edu/s/1410/images/editor_documents/alumnirelations/getinvolved/alumniawards/all_honorees_2018june1.pdf [dead link]
  2. ^ "Rob Marshall Biography (1960-)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.