Dave Rosenbaum
Dave Rosenbaum is an American filmmaker and CCO of Cinesite a leading VFX and Animation Company. Recent animated projects include MGM's Addams Family, David Silverman's Extinct and Mel Brooks' Blazing Samurai. He is best known as the Vice President of Talent for Illumination Entertainment overseeing artists and story for the blockbuster franchises Despicable Me, Secret Life of Pets and Sing. Dave was with Illumination at its inception and over the course of his nine year tenure, worked on nine feature films, dozens of shorts, multiple theme park rides, video games and global merchandise that rank as some of the most profitable in film history.[1]
Dave is a writer and director of Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021) based on the global stage sensation, featuring Bill Whelan's Grammy winning music and starring Pierce Brosnan, Lilly Singh and Brendan Gleeson. Dave is also producer of Pulitzer Prize winner Berkeley Breathed's Hitpig (2022) starring Peter Dinklage, Lilly Singh, RuPaul and international superstar, Anitta. Both projects, along with Blazing Samurai, fall under the Aniventure banner, a production company where Dave serves on the board. Cinesite and Aniventure have an exclusive relationship with nine films delivering in the next four years.
Early life[edit]
David Lawrence Rosenbaum was born on January 22, 1977 in Washington, DC. His parents Barbara (Loberg) and Lawrence Rosenbaum met working on Capitol Hill across opposite sides of the political aisle. Barbara worked for US Representative Joseph Karth and Lawrence eventually became Comptroller of the Small Business Administration and was awarded Meritorious Presidential Rank Awards by Presidents from two different parties, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Dave's maternal grandfather, Jerome L. Loberg (US Army, TEC 5, WWII) was a union organizer and political activist who worked for the AFL-CIO and upon his death, was eulogized by then Vice President, Hubert Humphrey.
Dave attended the University of Richmond in Virginia on the Welsh Theatre Scholarship and received the dual degrees of B.S. in Business Administration and B.A. in Theatre. He graduated with honours receiving the H. G. Quigg Award, the E. Bruce Heilman Award and the University's top honour, the University Mace Award.
Dave received his Master's Degree in Producing from The American Film Institute. His film mentors include Sid Ganis, Chris Meledandri, Warren Franklin, Peter Nagle, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Melissa Cobb and Marcia Lucas.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Department | Production company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Picture of Dorian Gray | Director | Boyana |
| 2001 | The Majestic | Production Office / Dancer | Warner Brothers |
| 2003 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Production Office | DreamWorks Animation |
| 2005 | Madagascar | Production Office | DreamWorks Animation |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Production Office | DreamWorks Animation |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Story Department | DreamWorks Animation |
| 2010 | Despicable Me | VP Talent / Story | Illumination Entertainment |
| 2011 | Hop | VP Talent / Story | Illumination Entertainment |
| 2012 | The Lorax | VP Talent / Story | Illumination Entertainment |
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | VP Talent / Story | Illumination Entertainment |
| 2015 | Minions | VP Talent / Voice (Fabrice) | Illumination Entertainment |
| 2016 | Mower Minions | Writer / Voice (Dave) | Illumination Entertainment |
| 2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | VP Talent / Story | Illumination Entertainment |
| 2016 | Sing | VP Talent / Story | Illumination Entertainment |
| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 | VP Talent / Story | Illumination Entertainment |
| 2018 | The Grinch | VP Talent / Story | Illumination Entertainment |
| 2019 | Addams Family | CCO | Cinesite |
| 2021 | Extinct | CCO | Cinesite |
| 2021 | Addams Family 2 | CCO | Cinesite |
| 2021 | Riverdance | CCO/ Director / Writer | Cinesite / Aniventure |
| 2021 | Blazing Samurai | CCO | Cinesite / Aniventure |
| 2022 | Hitpig | CCO/ Producer | Cinesite / Aniventure |
Personal Life[edit]
Dave is married to Brazilian molecular gastronomy chef, Aluizzio Vieira Dos Santos, whom he met in Sitges, Spain and married in 2018 during Carnival in Rio. They currently split their time between Montréal, Maryland and Maui.
References[edit]
- ↑ Mendelson, Scott. "Box Office: Hollywood's Most Profitable Blockbuster Franchise Is Not 'Star Wars' Or 'Avengers'". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/vfx-house-cinesite-hires-illumination-924663
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