Rob Marshall - Biography

Last Editor: polinibini				Rob Marshall Biography -   Name : Rob Marshall Profession : American theater and film director Birth Details : born October 17, 1960 in Madison, Wisconsin Height : 5' 10" (1.78 m) Personal quotes : "People think of the geisha as a prostitute, because prostitutes started wearing white makeup and silk kimonos and calling themselves geishas, and Salary : Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) $5,000,000 +5% profit Chicago (2002) $500,000

Rob Marshall Trivia -

Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1982 Ranked #93 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. It is his first appearance on the list and he becomes one of very few to appear on it after their first film. Brother of Kathleen Marshall. He was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Theatre Choreographer of the 1997 season for Damn Yankees! Has been nominated for Broadway's Tony Award six times: as Best Choreographer, in 1993, along with collaborator Vincent Paterson, for "Kiss of the Spider Woman--The Musical;" in 1994, for "Damn Yankees!" and also for "She Loves Me;" in 1998 for "Cabaret;" and in 1999 for "Little Me;" and as Best Director (Musical), with collaborator Sam Mendes, for "Cabaret." He has yet to win. Partner of John DeLuca. He was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Theatre Choreographer of the 1997 season for "Damn Yankees!". Partner of John DeLuca.

Rob Marshall Detailed Biography -

Rob Marshall (born October 17, 1960 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American theater and film director. In 2003, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Directing for his first feature film, Chicago, starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere. In 2005, he directed Memoirs of a Geisha, starring Zhang Ziyi. In 2000, he directed the Broadway premiere of Seussical: The Musical, based of the works of Dr. Seuss. Marshall has been nominated for six Tony Awards but has yet to win. He attended Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh and is a graduate of the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. He is the brother of choreographer Kathleen Marshall.