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Rob & Big

Rob & Big, American MTV reality comedy series (2006-2008, 32 episodes) starring skateboarder Rob Dyrdek and his bodyguard Christopher "Big Black" Boykin, produced by Dickhouse, Dyrdek's first MTV series.

Rob & Chyna

Rob & Chyna was a 2016 E! reality series, a Keeping Up with the Kardashians spin-off following Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna's engagement and pregnancy; one season, canceled, later central to Chyna's 2022 lawsuit.

Rob Benedict

Rob Benedict (Robert Patrick Benedict, born 1970) is an American actor known for Felicity, Threshold, Head Case, Chuck Shurley/God on Supernatural, and The Boys; also front man of the band Louden Swain.

Rob Brown (actor)

Rob Brown (born 1984, Harlem, New York) is the American actor discovered for the lead in Finding Forrester (2000), later starring in Coach Carter, The Express, HBO's Treme as Delmond Lambreaux, and NBC's Blindspot as Edgar Reade, distinct from the several other actors named Rob or Robert Brown.

Rob Brydon

Rob Brydon (Robert Brydon Jones, born 1965) is a Welsh actor, comedian and impressionist: Uncle Bryn in Gavin & Stacey, host of Would I Lie to You? since 2009, and Steve Coogan's co-star in The Trip.

Rob Cohen

Rob Cohen (born 1949, Cornwall, New York) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter, distinct from other Robert Cohens in TV comedy. He produced The Wiz and The Witches of Eastwick, then directed The Fast and the Furious (2001), xXx, and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory

Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory is an MTV reality comedy series (2009, 7 seasons, TV-PG) in which skateboarder Rob Dyrdek runs eccentric ventures from a 25,000-square-foot skateable Los Angeles warehouse with Big Black, Drama, Big Cat, Steelo Brim, and Chanel West Coast.

Rob Estes

Rob Estes (Robert Alan Estes), American actor born 1963 in Norfolk, Virginia; known for Sgt. Chris Lorenzo in Silk Stalkings, Kyle McBride in Melrose Place, and Harry Wilson in 90210; also directed episodes of those series.

Rob Garrison

Rob Garrison (1960–2019), American actor from Wheeling, West Virginia, played Tommy in The Karate Kid films and Cobra Kai, known for the line "Get him a body bag, yeah!" Not the DA Jim Garrison or silent-era Robert Garrison.

Rob Huebel

Rob Huebel (Robert Anderson Huebel, born 1969, Columbia, South Carolina) is an American comic actor, Human Giant co-creator, Dr. Owen Maestro on Childrens Hospital and Medical Police, and Len Novak on Transparent, with two Emmy nominations.

Rob Kardashian

Rob Kardashian (Robert Arthur Kardashian Jr., born 1987) is an American television personality and businessman known for the reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Rob Knox

Rob Knox (Robert Arthur Knox, 1989–2008), British actor who played Marcus Belby in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; stabbed to death in Sidcup, London, defending his brother; his family founded the Rob Knox Foundation and London Film Festival.

Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe (Robert Hepler Lowe, born 1964, Charlottesville, Virginia) is an American actor: 1980s Brat Pack star of The Outsiders and St. Elmo's Fire, reinvented on TV in The West Wing, Parks and Recreation, and 9-1-1: Lone Star.

Rob Mallard

Rob Mallard (Robert Stephen Mallard, born 1992, Manchester) is an English actor who has played Daniel Osbourne, Ken Barlow's son, in Coronation Street since November 2016, winning the 2017 British Soap Award for Best Newcomer and advocating for essential tremor awareness.

Rob Mariano

Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano (born 1975) is an American reality TV personality who played Survivor five times, won Redemption Island 8-1-0, was All-Stars runner-up, and later appeared on The Amazing Race, Deal or No Deal Island, and The Traitors.

Rob Marshall

Rob Marshall is an American film director and choreographer whose career began in Broadway and expanded to Hollywood films like The Little Mermaid.

Rob McElhenney

Rob McElhenney, also known as Rob Mac, born 1977, is an American actor and producer who co-created It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Mythic Quest, and co-owns Wrexham AFC with Ryan Reynolds.

Rob Mills

Rob Mills (born 1982, Melbourne), nicknamed Millsy, is an Australian singer, actor, and TV host: fifth place on Australian Idol 2003, Fiyero in Wicked, Finn Kelly on Neighbours, author of Putting On A Show.

Rob Minkoff

Rob Minkoff (Robert Ralph Minkoff, born 1962, Palo Alto) is an American animator-director, CalArts graduate and Disney veteran who co-directed The Lion King (1994) with Roger Allers, then directed Stuart Little, The Haunted Mansion, The Forbidden Kingdom, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, and Paws of Fury.

Rob Morrow

Rob Morrow (born 1962, New Rochelle, New York) is an American actor and director known as Dr. Joel Fleischman on Northern Exposure (1990-95) and FBI agent Don Eppes on Numb3rs (2005-10), with Emmy and Golden Globe nominations and the film Quiz Show.

Rob Paulsen

Rob Paulsen (Robert Fredrick Paulsen III, born 1956, Detroit) is an American voice actor and singer known for Raphael (1987) and Donatello (2012) in TMNT, Yakko Warner and Pinky in Animaniacs, Carl Wheezer, a 1999 Daytime Emmy, three Annie Awards, the memoir Voice Lessons, and the Talkin' Toons podcast.

Rob Pitts

Rob 'Rabbit' Pitts (Robert Clifton Pitts, 1979-2024), American vintage car enthusiast, VINwiki storyteller, and co-creator and star of Netflix's Tex Mex Motors with Marcos 'Scooter' Carrera; died of stomach cancer at 45.

Rob Rausch

Rob Rausch (Robert Kelley Wilson Rausch, born 1998) is an Alabama snake wrangler and reality TV personality from Love Island USA Seasons 5-6 who won The Traitors US Season 4 as an original Traitor, taking $220,800, and now co-hosts Peacock's Get Me Out of Here.

Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner (1947–2025), American actor and director; Emmy-winning Meathead on All in the Family and director of This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally..., Misery, and A Few Good Men.

Rob Roy (1995 film)

Rob Roy is a 1995 historical adventure film directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring Liam Neeson as Scottish outlaw Robert Roy MacGregor and Jessica Lange as his wife Mary.

Rob Schneider

Rob Schneider (born 1963, San Francisco) is an American actor, comedian, and SNL alumnus known for Deuce Bigalow, The Hot Chick, and Adam Sandler comedies, later a political commentator and stand-up touring headliner.

Rob Stewart (filmmaker)

Rob Stewart (1979-2017) was a Canadian filmmaker and shark conservationist from Toronto, director of Sharkwater, Revolution, and Sharkwater Extinction, who died diving in the Florida Keys.

Rob Thomas (writer)

Rob Thomas (born 1965, Sunnyside, Washington) is the American television writer-producer behind Veronica Mars, Party Down, Cupid, and iZombie, distinct from the Matchbox Twenty singer; also a YA novelist whose 2013 Kickstarter funded the Veronica Mars film.

Rob-B-Hood (宝贝计划)

Rob-B-Hood (宝贝计划, Project BB) is a 2006 Hong Kong action comedy directed by Benny Chan, starring Jackie Chan, Louis Koo, and Michael Hui as thieves who kidnap a baby for 30 million dollars, selected at the 2006 Venice Film Festival.

Robb Wells

Robb Wells (born 1971 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter, and producer best known for playing Ricky on Trailer Park Boys and co-founding Swearnet.