Rob Letterman
Robert Thomas "Rob" Letterman (born October 31, 1970 in Honolulu , Hawaii ) is an American film director and screenwriter .
Life
Letterman was born in Honolulu . There he also attended the Mid-Pacific Institute . He graduated from the University of Southern California . During his student days he made his first short film Los Gringos in 1999 , which was shown at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival . For DreamWorks Animation , he and one or two other directors directed the animated films Big Sharks - Small Fish (2004) and Monsters vs. Aliens (2009). He was also involved as a screenwriter on both films.
In 2010 he shot his first feature film, Gulliver's Travels - Something Big Is Coming Up For Us , a loose adaptation of the novel of the same name . In 2019, his real film adaptation Pokémon Detective Pikachu , which is based on the video game of the same name , was released.
Letterman is the father of two children.
Filmography
Director
- 1999: Los Gringos (short film)
- 2004: Big Sharks - Small Fish ( Shark Tale , also screenplay)
- 2009: Monsters vs. Aliens (also script)
- 2010: Gulliver's Travels - Something big is coming up (Gulliver's Travels)
- 2015: goosebumps (Goosebumps)
- 2019: Pokémon Detective Pikachu ( Pokémon Detective Pikachu , also screenplay)
Web links
- Rob Letterman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wayne Harada: 'Stretch Armstrong' up next for Isle-born director . In: Honoluluadvertiser.com , April 25, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Letterman, Rob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Letterman, Robert Thomas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Honolulu , Hawaii , United States |