| Birth date | April 8, 1962 (age 64) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Other names | Robbert Vince |
| Occupation | Director, producer, writer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Robert Vince (born April 8, 1962) is a Canadian director, producer, writer and screenwriter.[1] He has been involved in movie production since the late 1980s and has been directing movies since 2000, such as ', the Air Buddies series,[2][3] and Chestnut: Hero of Central Park.[4]
Career
Vince is a native of Vancouver and CEO of Key Pix Productions. Much of Vince's work deals with children and talking dog/animal franchises, most notably his directorial work for the Air Bud and Buddies series. His directing credits include all of the Buddies franchise films, in addition the Santa Paws subseries, the MVP series, and the Pup Star series.[5]
Vince was previously affiliated with Keystone Entertainment, where he produced, co-wrote and directed more than 33 films, primarily in partnership with Disney, Miramax and Warner Bros. Vince has two sons and splits his time between his two main offices in Malibu and Vancouver.[6]
Personal life
Vince is the brother of William Vince, who was also a producer. Robert graduated Class of 1985 from Mount Allison University.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Duke | |||
| 2000 | ' | |||
| Air Bud: World Pup | ||||
| 2001 | MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate | |||
| 2002 | Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch | |||
| 2003 | Spymate | |||
| Air Bud: Spikes Back | ||||
| 2004 | ' | |||
| Chestnut: Hero of Central Park | ||||
| 2006 | Air Buddies | |||
| 2008 | Snow Buddies | |||
| 2009 | Space Buddies | |||
| Santa Buddies | ||||
| 2010 | The Search for Santa Paws | |||
| 2011 | Spooky Buddies | |||
| 2012 | Treasure Buddies | |||
| Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups | ||||
| 2013 | Super Buddies | |||
| 2015 | Russell Madness | |||
| 2016 | Monkey Up | |||
| Pup Star | ||||
| 2017 | Pup Star: Better 2Gether | |||
| 2018 | Pup Star: World Tour | |||
| Puppy Star Christmas |
Producer only
- Millenium (1989) (Co-producer)
- Cafe Romeo (1991)
- Black Ice (1992)
- Tomcat: Dangerous Desires (1993)
- Anything for Love (1993)
- Bulletproof Heart (1995)
- Malicious (1995)
- The Final Cut (1995)
- Underworld (1996)
- Air Bud (1997)
- Hoods (1998)
- Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pup Academy | ||||
| 2020 | Russell Maniac | Also Creator | |||
| 2021 | Scaredy Cats | ||||
| 2022 | Super Pupz | ||||
| Phantom Pups | Also Creator |
References
- ^ ""Pup Star" Director Mia Moreno Chats with Dove". 30 August 2016.
- ^ "The strange, wondrous story behind 'Air Bud,' 20 years later". 19 August 2017.
- ^ Willis, John (2000-04-01). Screen World 1999. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 206–. ISBN 9781557834119. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Sitting Down with Robert Vince - Executive Producer of Pup Star: Better 2Gether #Pupstarmovie @airbud". 17 August 2017.
- ^ "In the Air Bud tonight"
- ^ "Corporate Bio". Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
External links
- Robert Vince at IMDb