Speaker Robert Cohen

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Robert Cohen

Director

Grainey Pictures

The pride of the Canadian Rockies, Rob is an Emmy-Award winning writer and director who has worked in every comedy format. His credits include Somebody Somewhere, Lady Dynamite, The Big Bang Theory, Saturday Night Live and The Ben Stiller Show

Rob has directed over 120 episodes of television, contributed to motion pictures including the Austin Powers, Shrek and Anchorman franchises, and his work in commercials has won numerous awards. 

His feature film documentary Being Canadian was nominated for a 2016 Writers Guild of America Award, and the script was entered into the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences permanent library. He has also written and directed numerous motion picture campaigns for Paramount, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks and Fox, starring Tom Cruise, Ben Stiller, Mike Myers, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis and Robert Downey, Jr.

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