Robert Shaye

Birth Name:

Robert Kenneth Shaye

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession

Producer, Actor, Director, Writer, Assistant director

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
Started out as the director of the short film "Image" in 1963 and as the director and cinematographer of "On Fighting Witches" in 1965
Was the head of the stills department in the film division of the Museum of Modern Art
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

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