Rob Letterman

Rob Letterman is a filmmaker I keep an eye on because he works in the deceptively hard arena of large-scale animated comedy. His USC training and his debut on Shark Tale, which earned an Annie nomination, signal someone who understands both craft and crowd-pleasing rhythm, and Monsters vs. Aliens confirmed his appetite for scale. I have a theory that his Honolulu upbringing feeds into the breezy, brisk energy of his visuals. Directing animation requires balancing spectacle with timing, and the fact that he handles both is exactly why I think he is worth watching closely.

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Name (English)

Rob Letterman

Name (Japanese)

ロブ・レターマン

Reading

ろぶ・れたーまん

Born

October 31, 1970 (age 56)

Origin

Honolulu, United States

Occupation

film director / film screenwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dog

University

University of Southern California

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob%20Letterman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q428815

Tags

• film director
• film screenwriter

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.