Initially renowned as a brilliant choreographer for stage, screen and television, Rob Marshall made the rare transition to film director with his 2002 big-screen adaptation of the 1972 John Kander and Fred Ebb stage musical "Chicago," which became a smashing critical and commercial phenomenon and secured his place among Hollywood's A-list helmers.Born on Oct. 17, 1960 in Madison, WI, Marshall first began making home movies as a youth with his sisters, including a parody of "The Brady Bunch" well before it was en vogue. But dance proved to be his true calling, beginning as a performer and
