Rob Gibbs

Rob Gibbs was an American animation filmmaker, storyboard artist and director associated with Pixar Animation Studios. TMDb identifies him as Robert James Gibbs, born October 17, 1964, in Escondido, California, and lists his death on April 24, 2020. His public credits show a career in story, writing and directing, especially around Pixar's Cars Toons/Mater shorts. He directed Moon Mater and Mater Private Eye, co-directed Tokyo Mater, El Materdor, Mater the Greater, Rescue Squad Mater, Heavy Metal Mater and Monster Truck Mater, and received story or writing credits on several of those projects. Earlier credits include story work on Pocahontas and animation on FernGully: The Last Rainforest, while Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), with Love carries an in-memory credit. Public source records support describing Gibbs primarily through animation storytelling, short-film directing and Pixar story work.

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1. TMDb, Rob Gibbs person profile, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/225974-rob-gibbs 2. TMDb, Monster Truck Mater, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/148605-monster-truck-mater 3. TMDb, Moon Mater, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/148608-moon-mater 4. TMDb, Tokyo Mater, 5. AllMovie, people search results for Rob Gibbs,