Occupation Animation Director Years active 1987–present | Name Rob Coleman Role Animator | |
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Born April 27, 1964 (age 60) ( 1964-04-27 ) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Awards Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects Nominations Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Similar People John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Scott Squires | ||
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Rob Coleman (born April 27, 1964) is a Canadian animation director who works with award-winning Australian visual effects and animation studio, Animal Logic. He joined Animal Logic in 2012 as the studio’s Head of Animation. Coleman is a two-time Oscar nominee for his animation work on Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and has been nominated for two BAFTA Awards for his work on Men in Black and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
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Prior to Animal Logic, Coleman spent 14 years at Industrial Light & Magic and Lucasfilm Animation, working closely with George Lucas. He was chosen as one of the most creative people in the entertainment industry when he was added to Entertainment Weekly's "It List" in 2002 as their "It CG-Creature Crafter" for his work on digital Yoda. Most recently Rob was the Head of Animation on The Lego Movie. Rob is currently working on both Lego Batman and Ninjago.
Rob's younger brother William (Bill) Coleman owns Cameron's Brewing Company in Oakville, Ontario.
Oscar history
Both nominations were in the category of Best Visual Effects