Robert Vince (born April 8, 1962) is a Canadian director, producer, writer and screenwriter. He has been involved in movie production since the late 1980s and has been directing movies since 2000, such as '' MVP: Most Valuable Primate'', the ''Air Buddies'' series, and '' Chestnut: Hero of Central Park''.

Career

Vince, who hails from

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, is CEO of Key Pix Productions and best known as the filmmaker behind family film franchises "Air Bud" and "Air Buddies". Vince has come to specialize in making films with children and animals. His directing credits include all of the "Air Buddies" franchise films, ''Santa Pups'', ''Santa Paws'', ''Chestnut'', ''Spymate'', ''MVP: Most Valuable Primate'', ''Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch'', ''MVP: Most Vertical Primate'' and ''MXP: Most Xtreme Primate''. Before Vince launched his directing career, he ran 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.

Personal life

Vince is the brother of

William Vince William D. "Bill" Vince (November 23, 1963 – June 21, 2008) was a Canadians, Canadian film producer, producer. His credits include producing ''Air Bud'' (1997), ''Dead Heat (2002 film), Dead Heat'' (2002), ''Saved!'' (2004), and ''Capote (film) ...

, who was also a producer. Robert graduated Class of 1985 from Mount Allison University.

Filmography

Films

Producer only

* '' Millenium'' (1989) (Co-producer) * ''Cafe Romeo'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1992) * '' Tomcat: Dangerous Desires'' (1993) * ''

Anything for Love Anything may refer to: Albums * ''Anything'' (The Cranberry Saw Us demo), by the band later named the Cranberries, 1990 * ''Anything'' (The Damned album) or the title song (see below), 1986 * ''Anything'' (Kinnie Starr album) or the title son ...

'' (1993) * ''

Bulletproof Heart ''Bulletproof Heart'' is the ninth studio album by Jamaican singer and songwriter Grace Jones, released on October 31, 1989 by Capitol Records. The album, co-produced by Chris Stanley, would be Jones' last studio album for 19 years, until the rel ...

'' (1995) * '' Malicious'' (1995) * '' The Final Cut'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

Air Bud ''Air Bud'' is a 1997 sports comedy-drama film directed by Charles Martin Smith. An international co-production of the United States and Canada, the film stars Kevin Zegers as a young boy who befriends a runaway Golden Retriever (portrayed ...

'' (1997) * ''Hoods'' (1998) * '' Air Bud: Golden Receiver'' (1998)

Television

References

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* 1962 births Living people Canadian male screenwriters Film producers from British Columbia Film directors from Vancouver Writers from Vancouver Screenwriters from British Columbia {{Canada-film-director-stub