Dave Rosenbaum

Personal context

Summary

American animation producer, writer and director who worked at DreamWorks before joining Illumination at its founding, where he became vice president of talent and story supervisor. He contributed to films including Despicable Me, Minions, The Lorax, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets, later becoming chief creative officer for feature animation at Cinesite and Aniventure. His directing and writing credits include The Picture of Dorian Gray, Riverdance: The Animated Adventure and Hitpig, while his production work spans independent and studio animation. Rosenbaum has volunteered with organizations including Children’s Beach House, which supports underprivileged children and those with communication disabilities, but his public record does not show a recurring woke, DEI, representation-first or identity-politics persona.