Robert Shaye Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Britannia Award for Lifetime Contributions to International Film in 2007
• Won a Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2006
• Graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Business Administration and earned his law degree from Columbia University
• Was the head of the stills department in the film division of the Museum of Modern Art
• Started out as the director of the short film "Image" in 1963 and as the director and cinematographer of "On Fighting Witches" in 1965
• Best known as the executive producer of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "The Mortal Instruments" series, and "The Golden Compass․"
• Founded New Line Cinema with Michael Lynne in 1967 as a distributor of cult films for the college circuit
• Wrote and produced the films "Stunts" in 1977 and "Alone in the Dark" in 1982
• Was the executive producer of the TV series "Freddy's Nightmares" from 1988 to 1990