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Born and raised in Minnesota, Rob is a NYC based first generation Filipino-American. Youngest of two, his interest in theater, TV and movies fueled his desire to become a performer. Participating mainly in music and theater, Rob went on to study musical theater in college, graduating with a BFA in Musical Theater Performance.
Immediately after college, Rob joined LaMama E.T.C.'s legendary Great Jones Repertory, under Ellen Stewart and subsequently began the start of over two decades of touring and performing around the world, including six and a half seasons with the internationally acclaimed MOMIX dance company.
Rob was on the WAR HORSE first national North American tour and was asked to be one of the puppeteers as Joey appearing in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Edinburgh, Scotland. He also had the opportunity to be the Production Spokesperson and Press Rep for the WAR HORSE press tour, representing the show to various tour markets all over the US and Canada.
He had the privilege to be cast in the critically praised production of HERE LIES LOVE at the Public Theater in NYC and was with Cirque du Soleil as part of the creation cast and Puppet Captain for the world tour of TORUK - THE FIRST FLIGHT, based off of James Cameron's AVATAR.
Between productions and tours, Rob was with the American Associates of the National Theatre as a Development and Special Events Coordinator, an Associate Producer on the Broadway productions of IS THIS A ROOM and DANA H., the Production Coordinator for NT America, the North American producing office for the National Theatre of Great Britain, and an Associate Producer with Mara Isaacs and her production company, Octopus Theatricals, helping create the HADESTOWN Education Initiative. Rob has also been a director, choreographer, and puppet builder, working with Matt Acheson and Fergus J. Walsh, building puppets for Lincoln Center and Broadway productions.
Rob received a Tony Award for being on the producing team of the 2022 Tony Award and 2020 Pulitzer Prize winning A STRANGE LOOP. He is now in NYC full time as an Associate Producer for No Guarantees, a Co-Producer with the HADESTOWN National Tour and upcoming West End production, and was recently a Co-Producer with HERE LIES LOVE on Broadway. He is currently a Broadway League Associate Member.
Rob is the Executive Producer, with Andrew Rasmussen, of the independent production company, Cardinal Theatricals, and is a Co-Founder of The Industry Standard Group, a commercial investment and producing group that addresses the lack of representation and diversity in commercial arts and entertainment investing and producing.