- His favorite character to draw is Homer, as well as Sideshow Bob and Krusty the Clown.
- Rob graduated from Owosso High School in 1995. He was hired to draw The Simpsons about a year and a half later.
- Rob directed 'Treehouse of Horror XXIV', for which two of his artists won individual Emmy Awards -- Dima Malanitchev for Color Design and Charles Ragins for BG Design.
- Rob is a Detroit Tigers fan. When he directed his first Simpsons episode, 'The Boys of Bummer', he modeled the Bill Buckner-esque character -- Joe LaBoot -- loosely on Sparky Anderson, the Tigers manager during their championship 1984 season and during Rob's childhood.
- Rob has directed commercials, dvd menus, and ancillary projects for The Simspons, including the live-action/animated Renault commercial for the car called the Kangoo.
- Winner of 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Has been nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards and 1 Annie Award.
- Painted 76 digital paintings to go on the walls of Philip Hefflin's art gallery in Emmy-winning 'Simpsons' episode, "Mad About the Toy".
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