He is an American director known for co-directing The Lion King (with Roger Allers) and feature films including Stuart Little (1999), Stuart Little 2 (2002), The Haunted Castle (2003) and The Forbidden Kingdom (2008).

In recent decades, he returned to feature animation with Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022).

His wife, Crystal Kung Minkoff, is a cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.